Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB879: Interim study bill on the impacts of federal actions on the state of Montana
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing for a legislative study of the impact of federal directives on montana's economy by the legislative finance committee; providing an appropriation; providing for contingent voidness; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A LEGISLATIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL DIRECTIVES ON MONTANA'S ECONOMY BY THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT VOIDNESS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." WHEREAS, President Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20, 2025; and WHEREAS, since the day of his inauguration, President Trump and his executive appointees have issued many directives through various means, including executive orders and the newly created Department of Government Efficiency; and WHEREAS, these directives have and will continue to have significant impacts on Montana's people, businesses, governments, and landscapes; and WHEREAS, these impacts may necessitate significant actions by Montana's executive and legislative branches, as well as local governments, tribes, the Board of Regents, school districts, and universities, including the replacement of lost funding, the development or modification of programs or structures that are being reduced or eliminated through federal directives, the adjustment of budgets, and the provision of assistance to the many Montanans who have lost their jobs as federal employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB **** 69th Legislature 2025 HB 879.1 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Legislative finance committee study of economic impacts related to …
Sponsors
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
Votes
- Take from STH to Second Reading (April 2, 2025): 42 yea, 51 nay, failed
Subjects: Interim Study Bills, Appropriations, Federal Government, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB879?
- HB879 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Interim study bill on the impacts of federal actions on the state of Montana.
- What does HB879 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing for a legislative study of the impact of federal directives on montana's economy by the legislative finance committee; providing an appropriation; providing for contingent voidness; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of HB879?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB879?
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB879?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4447
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