Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB741: Generally revise procurement laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing and revising definitions; revising exceptions to procurement laws; amending sections 18-4-123, 18-4-132, 53-21-1007, and 90-14-110, mca; repealing section 8011-225, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING AND REVISING DEFINITIONS; REVISING EXCEPTIONS TO PROCUREMENT LAWS; AMENDING SECTIONS 18-4-123, 18-4-132, 53-21-1007, AND 90-14-110, MCA; REPEALING SECTION 8011-225, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 18-4-123, MCA, is amended to read: "18-4-123. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise or a different meaning is prescribed for a particular section, the following definitions apply: (1) "Business" means a corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint-stock company, joint venture, or other private legal entity. (2) "Change order" means a written order, signed by an authorized department representative, directing the contractor to make changes that the changes clause of the contract authorizes the department to order without the consent of the contractor. (3) "Contract" means all types of state agreements, regardless of what they may be called, for the procurement or disposal of supplies or services. (4) "Contract modification" means a written alteration in specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery, period of performance, price, quantity, or other provisions of a contract accomplished by mutual action of the parties to the contract. (5) "Contractor" means a person having a contract with a governmental body. (6) "Data" means recorded information, regardless of form or characteristic. (7) "Department" means the department of administration. …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: State Government, Public Contracts
Common questions
- What is HB741?
- HB741 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise procurement laws.
- What does HB741 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing and revising definitions; revising exceptions to procurement laws; amending sections 18-4-123, 18-4-132, 53-21-1007, and 90-14-110, mca; repealing section 8011-225, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB741?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB741?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52).
- Where is the official record for HB741?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3446
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