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HB110 • 2025

Revise legislative services requirements to provide certain printed session information

Revise legislative services requirements to provide certain printed session information

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Steve Fitzpatrick
Last action
2025-04-03
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about new fees or how the Legislative Services Division will manage future requests for printed materials.

Changes to Legislative Services Division Requirements

This law changes how the Legislative Services Division provides printed and electronic information about bills, resolutions, and amendments during legislative sessions.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement for the Legislative Services Division to sell single copies of bills, resolutions, and amendments.
  • Eliminates the subscription service for daily status sheets or proceedings updates by mail.
  • Requires the Legislative Services Division to provide electronic versions of all bills, resolutions, and amendments.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Legislative Services Division
  • People who buy printed copies of legislative documents
  • Subscribers to daily status sheets or proceedings updates

Terms To Know

Legislative Services Division
A part of the Montana state government that supports the legislature with information and services.
Electronic version
Digital copies of documents that can be read on computers or other devices.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify new fees for electronic versions.
  • It is unclear how the Legislative Services Division will handle requests for printed materials after these changes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-03 HOUSE

    (H) Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-04-03 HOUSE

    Chapter Number Assigned

  3. 2025-03-25 HOUSE

    (H) Transmitted to Governor

  4. 2025-03-24 SENATE

    (S) Signed by President

  5. 2025-03-21 HOUSE

    (H) Signed by Speaker

  6. 2025-03-18 HOUSE

    (H) Returned from Enrolling

  7. 2025-03-17 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  8. 2025-03-17 SENATE

    (S) 3rd Reading Concurred

  9. 2025-03-17 HOUSE

    (H) Sent to Enrolling

  10. 2025-03-15 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  11. 2025-03-15 SENATE

    (S) 2nd Reading Concurred

  12. 2025-02-19 SENATE

    (S) Hearing

  13. 2025-02-19 SENATE

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

  14. 2025-02-19 SENATE

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred

  15. 2025-01-27 HOUSE

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

  16. 2025-01-27 SENATE

    (S) First Reading

  17. 2025-01-27 SENATE

    (S) Referred to Committee

  18. 2025-01-24 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  19. 2025-01-24 HOUSE

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

  20. 2025-01-23 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  21. 2025-01-23 HOUSE

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

  22. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  23. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  24. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed

  25. 2025-01-08 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  26. 2025-01-08 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  27. 2025-01-08 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  28. 2025-01-07 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

  29. 2025-01-06 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  30. 2024-12-30 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  31. 2024-12-26 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  32. 2024-12-26 HOUSE

    (H) Introduced

  33. 2024-12-26 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  34. 2024-11-18 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  35. 2024-11-17 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  36. 2024-11-16 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  37. 2024-11-15 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  38. 2024-11-10 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  39. 2024-11-07 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  40. 2024-10-08 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Revise legislative services requirements to provide certain printed session information

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
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69th Legislature 2025 HB 110
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 110
ENROLLED BILL
AN ACT REVISING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO SELL CERTAIN
PRINTED INFORMATION RELATED TO A LEGISLATIVE SESSION; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO SELL SINGLE COPIES OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND
AMENDMENTS AND TO PROVIDE A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO ACCESS STATUS SHEETS;
REQUIRING THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF BILLS,
RESOLUTIONS, AND AMENDMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 5-11-212, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN
IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 5-11-212, MCA, is amended to read:
"5-11-212. Fees for proceedings -- electronic version requirement. (1) A complete set of the
proceedings of a regular or special session of the legislature may be purchased from the legislative services
division for the amount prescribed by the legislative council. Upon receipt of payment, the executive director of
the legislative services division shall supply the purchaser with a complete set of the proceedings.
(2) A purchaser who requests that a set of the proceedings be mailed shall pay an additional fee
as prescribed by the council for each complete set that is mailed.
(3) Single copies of bills, resolutions, or amendments to bills or resolutions may be purchased from
the legislative services division for a price varying with the length of the document as prescribed by the
legislative council.
(4) Single copies of status sheets or status of proceedings may be purchased from the legislative
services division for a price per copy as prescribed by the legislative council. A person may subscribe to receive
daily copies of the status sheets or status of proceedings by mail for a fee set by the legislative council to cover
the costs of the service.
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69th Legislature 2025 HB 110
- 2 - Authorized Print Version – HB 110
ENROLLED BILL
(3) The legislative services division shall provide an electronic version of each bill and resolution
and each amendment to a bill or resolution.
(5)(4) The executive director of the legislative services division shall account for all funds collected
under this section and shall transmit the funds to the treasurer of the state of Montana, who shall credit them to
the general fund."
Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
- END -
I hereby certify that the within bill,
HB 110, originated in the House.
___________________________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
___________________________________________
Speaker of the House
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
___________________________________________
President of the Senate
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
HOUSE BILL NO. 110
INTRODUCED BY S. FITZPATRICK
BY REQUEST OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
AN ACT REVISING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO SELL CERTAIN
PRINTED INFORMATION RELATED TO A LEGISLATIVE SESSION; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR
THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO SELL SINGLE COPIES OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND
AMENDMENTS AND TO PROVIDE A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO ACCESS STATUS SHEETS; REQUIRING
THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS,
AND AMENDMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 5-11-212, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE.