# Montana HB 10: Long-range information technology appropriations Montana HB 10, Long-range information technology appropriations, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by John Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB10-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 10 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Long-range information technology appropriations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-11 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Information Technology, Money Transfer, Motor Vehicles, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (436 yes, 61 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Smarter traffic and fuel systems funded: benefit, medium. The law provides $7,500,000 to Transportation for IT projects. This funds an Advanced Transportation Management System and a Motor Fuels System. The money can be used only for these projects. Funds are released only after CIO and budget director approvals and procurement review. - State administration systems get IT upgrades: benefit, medium. The law provides $21,753,700 to the Department of Administration for statewide IT projects. Examples include the Enterprise Financial Warehouse, Enterprise Data Catalog, recruiting and onboarding modernization, cybersecurity upgrades, AI and legacy system fixes, website improvements, and infrastruc… - Upgrades to public benefits and health systems: benefit, medium. The law provides $7,895,806 to Public Health and Human Services for IT projects. This includes $1,830,651 in state funds and $6,065,155 in federal funds. Projects support child welfare, child support, secure data links for benefit programs, and modernization of legacy systems. Funds are released on… - Better water rights and permit systems: benefit, low. The law provides $4,890,000 to Natural Resources and Conservation for IT upgrades. Projects include a Water Rights Information System rewrite, GIS migration, and a licensing and permitting system replacement. Money is limited to these projects and is released only after CIO and budget director appr… - Courts and prisons get tech upgrades: benefit, low. The law funds key justice system IT projects. Corrections gets $3,111,000 for safety and surveillance and an enterprise operations system. The Judicial branch gets $1,475,000 to refresh e‑filing architecture and cybersecurity. The State Public Defender gets $124,135 for statewide courthouse Wi‑Fi.… - Museum information systems upgrade funded: benefit, low. The law provides $947,500 to the Montana Historical Society for Museum Systems Operations and Management. The money can be used only for this project. Funds are released only after CIO and budget director approvals and procurement review. - Tax system moves to cloud hosting: benefit, low. The law provides $500,000 to the Department of Revenue to move the GenTax system to an AWS‑hosted environment. The money can be used only for this project. Funds are released only after CIO and budget director approvals and procurement review. - College cyber and system upgrades funded: benefit, low. The law provides $5,018,360 to higher education for IT projects. It funds CyberMontana programs, security information and event management, and system replacements for several community colleges. Money is limited to these projects and is released only after CIO and budget director approvals and pro… - Stronger security and approvals for state IT: mixed, low. The law requires a CIO‑approved plan for any business application system funded here. Plans must cover system design, rollout, and how data stays secure. Security plans must show how users log in and get privileges, how to block leaks, and how to delete sensitive data under records rules. No money… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 7 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 2 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 39 | 11 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 12 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass | pass | 82 | 16 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Do Pass | pass | 87 | 13 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-28: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-28: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-25: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-23: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-19: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-18: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-03: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-04: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2024-12-11: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b657a947-ac8e-457a-a1db-7cd103cccc3d) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f5aa664c-864e-4290-8cc0-fc5360086864) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9c59cda5-8656-427e-867a-745997fd4c91) - Introduced, 2024-12-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d7eeb6c1-260a-4d07-a92c-db51ca36b4f9) ## Related bills - SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed) - HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed) - HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed) - SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b657a947-ac8e-457a-a1db-7cd103cccc3d) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f5aa664c-864e-4290-8cc0-fc5360086864) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9c59cda5-8656-427e-867a-745997fd4c91) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d7eeb6c1-260a-4d07-a92c-db51ca36b4f9) ## Related - [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025) - [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025) - [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025) - [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB10-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).