Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB834: Create a government evidence and impact commission
Status: Passed one chamber, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing the government data and impact commission; outlining membership of the commission; providing duties of the commission; providing an appropriation; and providing an immediate effective date and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNMENT DATA AND IMPACT COMMISSION; OUTLINING MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; PROVIDING DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. WHEREAS, the Legislature and the governor represent all citizens of Montana and are accountable to their constituents to ensure that government is run efficiently; and WHEREAS, the governor is charged with executing the law and managing each executive branch agency for the citizens of the state; and WHEREAS, the Legislature is charged with defining state policy, ensuring accountability of all political subdivisions of the state, appropriating requests to fund the state's operations, and maintaining a balanced budget; and WHEREAS, there is not a cohesive system in place to measure the programmatic impact that has value to policymakers in achieving the collective goals and objectives of the legislative branch and executive branch; and WHEREAS, the government data and impact commission is established to develop and make recommendations regarding collection and integration of targeted data and development of impactful performance measures to ensure the effective use of state resources and efficient administration of state government. Section 1. Government data and impact commission. (1) There is a government data and impact commission. (2) (a) The commission consists of the following voting members: - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 834 …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (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
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 65 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 92 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 40 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 40 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 1, 2025): 59 yea, 40 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 31, 2025): 64 yea, 34 nay, passed
Subjects: State Government
Common questions
- What is HB834?
- HB834 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create a government evidence and impact commission.
- What does HB834 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing the government data and impact commission; outlining membership of the commission; providing duties of the commission; providing an appropriation; and providing an immediate effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB834?
- Passed one chamber as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB834?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52).
- Where is the official record for HB834?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4230
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