# Montana HB 722: Provide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends

Montana HB 722, Provide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brad Barker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-09 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB722-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 722
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Brad Barker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Communications, Information Technology, State Government, Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (196 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Barker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 1 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-06-09: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Taken from Table in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6dae9536-03de-4ca8-86a9-821e345442c6)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6dae9536-03de-4ca8-86a9-821e345442c6)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB722-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).