Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB891: Provide subpoena powers to the office of inspector general
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to the department of public health and human services; authorizing the office of inspector general to issue subpoenas to compel production of certain records relevant to investigations of waste, fraud, or abuse; providing an appropriation; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS RELEVANT TO INVESTIGATIONS OF WASTE, FRAUD, OR ABUSE; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Department of public health and human services to investigate reports of waste, fraud, or abuse -- subpoena power. (1) There is an office of inspector general in the department of public health and human services. The office of inspector general may issue a subpoena to compel the production of financial records, documents, records, or data, including information in electronic form, relevant to its investigation of waste, fraud, or abuse in health care services and public assistance programs administered by the department. (2) A subpoena must be signed by the director of the department of public health and human services and the inspector general. Section 2. Appropriation. There is appropriated $5,000 from the general fund to the department of public health and human services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to implement the provisions of [section 1]. Section 3. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 53, chapter 2, part 1, and the provisions of Title 53, chapter 2, part 1, apply to [section …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Glimm, Carl (R, 3)
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
- : (S) Returned to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 32 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 29 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 57 yea, 41 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 63 yea, 36 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, Appropriations, State Government, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB891?
- HB891 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide subpoena powers to the office of inspector general.
- What does HB891 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to the department of public health and human services; authorizing the office of inspector general to issue subpoenas to compel production of certain records relevant to investigations of waste, fraud, or abuse; providing an appropriation; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB891?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB891?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB891?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2722
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