Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB793: Generally revise the membership of the POST Council
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the membership of the public safety officer standards and training council; amending section 44-4-402, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL; AMENDING SECTION 44-4-402, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 44-4-402, MCA, is amended to read: "44-4-402. Membership -- composition. (1) The council consists of no more than 13 voting members appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-124 and as provided in this section. (2) Membership must (b) one chief of police, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana association of chiefs of police; (c) one sheriff, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association; (d) one representative from the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301; (e) one local law enforcement officer in a nonadministrative position, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana police protective association; (f) one detention center administrator or detention officer; (g) one Montana-certified tribal law enforcement representative; (h) one county attorney, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana county attorneys association; (i) two members one member of the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008; (j) one public safety communications officer as defined in 7-31-201 who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana chapter of the association of public-safety communications officials; - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 793 …
Sponsors
- Kmetz, Greg (R, 36) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB793?
- HB793 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise the membership of the POST Council.
- What does HB793 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the membership of the public safety officer standards and training council; amending section 44-4-402, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB793?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB793?
- Kmetz, Greg (R, 36).
- Where is the official record for HB793?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4024
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