Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB790: Provide for disclosure of criminal records between DOR and DOJ and fingerprinting of certain employees
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing for disclosure of criminal record background information retained by the department of justice to the department of revenue; requiring fingerprinting for certain department of revenue employees; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL RECORD BACKGROUND INFORMATION RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; REQUIRING FINGERPRINTING FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE EMPLOYEES; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Coordination with department of justice -- fingerprinting -- criminal history of department employees. (1) The department may contact and request information from the department of justice, which is designated as a criminal justice agency within the meaning of 44-5-103, for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding the department's employees for compliance with federal requirements for access to federal taxpayer information. (2) (a) The department shall require any employee with access to federal taxpayer information as a part of their employment to submit a full set of fingerprints for the purpose of fingerprint checks by the Montana department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation. (b) The employee shall sign a release of information to the department. (c) After completion of the criminal record background check, the department of justice shall forward all criminal history record information, as defined in 44-5-103, in any jurisdiction to the department as authorized in 44-5-303. (d) The department is responsible to the department of justice …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Taxation
Common questions
- What is HB790?
- HB790 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide for disclosure of criminal records between DOR and DOJ and fingerprinting of certain employees.
- What does HB790 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing for disclosure of criminal record background information retained by the department of justice to the department of revenue; requiring fingerprinting for certain department of revenue employees; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB790?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB790?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52).
- Where is the official record for HB790?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3021
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