# Montana HB 126: Revise legislative oversight of administrative rules and encourage public comment Montana HB 126, Revise legislative oversight of administrative rules and encourage public comment, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by David Bedey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB126-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 126 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise legislative oversight of administrative rules and encourage public comment - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Administrative Rules, Legislature, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (296 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Email comments and free rule documents: benefit, low. Agencies must accept public comments by email. They must publish the email address for comments. Email comments are kept as part of the official record. If you ask for documents, the agency must email them and cannot charge a fee. - Cost impact shown in rule notices: benefit, low. If a proposed rule would change fees, costs, or benefits, the notice must estimate total dollars and how many people are affected, if known. This helps the public see money impacts before a rule is adopted. - Lawmakers get early say on rules: benefit, low. Before drafting rules to implement a new law, agencies must contact the bill’s primary sponsor to get comments and share the timeline. At least 10 days before publishing a proposal, the agency must try to reach the sponsor using contact info on file and state in the notice when and how it did so. I… - More voice at rule hearings: benefit, low. Proposal notices must let people request a presentation and ask questions if there is a hearing. At the start of the hearing, the presider reads the review committee notice. People can add their names to the interested-person list. Before adopting a rule, the agency must answer the questions or com… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Fuller (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-10: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-09: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-30: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-29: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-28: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-14: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-08: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-07: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4343e2d8-5d1e-4f91-a932-ade46811525e) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e026ba1d-f86f-4822-a3d3-fb032e488f6d) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0f457d2d-16ff-403f-9f02-0d5469860465) ## 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=4343e2d8-5d1e-4f91-a932-ade46811525e) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e026ba1d-f86f-4822-a3d3-fb032e488f6d) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0f457d2d-16ff-403f-9f02-0d5469860465) ## 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-HB126-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).