Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB901: Create a fire department health and safety grant program
Status: Chaptered, June 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing a fire department health and safety grant program; providing for charitable donations to fund grants; establishing grant eligibility, purposes, and limits; requiring an application fee; providing a statutory appropriation; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 17-7-502, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FIRE DEPARTMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO FUND GRANTS; ESTABLISHING GRANT ELIGIBILITY, PURPOSES, AND LIMITS; REQUIRING AN APPLICATION FEE; PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTION 17-7-502, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Fire department health and safety grant account -- statutory appropriation. (1) There is a fire department health and safety grant special revenue account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. (2) The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the disaster and emergency services division of the department of military affairs established in 2-15-1204. (3) The following must be deposited in the and (b) application fees received pursuant to [section 2(5)]. (4) Money in the account may be used to award grants to fire departments pursuant to [section 2]. Section 2. Fire department health and safety grants -- eligibility -- grant purposes and limits -- rulemaking. (1) A fire department, company, or district created under Title 7, chapter 33, may apply for a grant under this section. (2) A grant may be used for the purchase or acquisition of safety equipment or other materials that benefit the health and safety of firefighters, including but not limited to personal protective equipment, saunas, shower facilities, and washing or extraction …
Sponsors
- Gist, Steve (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Beard, Becky (R, 38)
Latest actions
- : (H) Veto Override
- : (H) Veto Override Vote in Progress
- : (H) Vetoed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 44 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 79 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 84 yea, 15 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Appropriations, Revenue, State, Emergency Services
Common questions
- What is HB901?
- HB901 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create a fire department health and safety grant program.
- What does HB901 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing a fire department health and safety grant program; providing for charitable donations to fund grants; establishing grant eligibility, purposes, and limits; requiring an application fee; providing a statutory appropriation; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 17-7-502, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB901?
- Chaptered as of June 16, 2025. Latest action: (H) Veto Override (June 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB901?
- Gist, Steve (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB901?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3333
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