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MontanaSB 1269th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration

Sponsored By: Jeremy Trebas (Republican)

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Bill Overview

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3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

No price caps on county forms

The Department of Administration cannot set maximum prices for printed county forms. Counties and vendors negotiate those prices. Printers gain pricing flexibility, and counties lose a state cap.

Price caps for county legal ads

The Department of Administration sets maximum prices for county legal ads: $14 per folio for the first run and $12 for each later run. Each year, the department adjusts the caps by the smaller of 2% or CPI-U. New caps start on March 1, and the department publishes them as a rule. The department sets typeface, size, style, and spacing rules for legal ads. Within 30 days of publishing a new schedule, the department sends each county commission a free copy and the effective date. County commissioners must require printers to verify dates run, use of the department’s style, and prices at or under the cap.

County printing duties move to Administration

The law eliminates the Board of County Printing and moves its duties to the Department of Administration. All references in this part now mean the department, not the board. The statutes that created the board and its meetings are repealed. County officials and printers now work with the department.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jeremy Trebas

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Lyn Bennett

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 303 • No: 42

Senate vote • 3/31/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 88 • No: 11

Senate vote • 3/29/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 77 • No: 20

Senate vote • 2/25/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 45 • No: 4

Senate vote • 2/21/2025

AMD-SB0012.001.002 Kassmier D/PASS

Yes: 46 • No: 4

Senate vote • 2/21/2025

Do Pass As Amended

Yes: 47 • No: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    4/17/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    4/16/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/8/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    4/8/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    4/7/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/2/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    3/31/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading Concurred

    3/31/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Concurred

    3/29/2025House

  10. Committee Report--Bill Concurred

    3/27/2025House

  11. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

    3/27/2025House

  12. Hearing

    3/5/2025House

  13. First Reading

    2/26/2025House

  14. Referred to Committee

    2/26/2025House

  15. Transmitted to House

    2/25/2025Senate

  16. 3rd Reading Passed

    2/25/2025Senate

  17. 2nd Reading Passed as Amended

    2/21/2025Senate

  18. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried

    2/21/2025Senate

  19. 2nd Reading Pass Consideration

    2/20/2025Senate

  20. 2nd Reading Pass Consideration

    2/19/2025Senate

  21. Committee Report--Bill Passed

    2/15/2025Senate

  22. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

    2/14/2025Senate

  23. Hearing

    1/20/2025Senate

  24. Referred to Committee

    1/14/2025Senate

  25. Fiscal Note Printed

    1/13/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    2/24/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    12/9/2024

    PDF

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