# Montana SB 12: Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration

Montana SB 12, Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy Trebas (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 12
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-02
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Government, Counties, Local Government, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (306 yes, 42 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- County printing board is abolished: cost, low. The law repeals the Board of County Printing and its meeting rules. The board ends, and the Department of Administration takes over its duties.
- Statewide caps and standards for county legal ads: mixed, low. The Department of Administration now runs county legal advertising. It sets and enforces maximum prices. The cap is $14 per folio for the first insertion and $12 per folio for later insertions. Each year on March 1, the Department adjusts the caps by the smaller of 2% or the CPI‑U inflation rate an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lyn Bennett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 88 | 11 |   |
| 2025-03-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 80 | 20 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 45 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | AMD-SB0012.001.002 Kassmier D/PASS | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 47 | 3 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2024-12-02: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5380ae13-0781-4e6c-ba77-3fc71acd8c89)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=afcaa99c-6bee-49c0-af81-96d941ba4b40)
- Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8204dbf9-34eb-4e99-9bb4-daa3445bbade)

## 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=5380ae13-0781-4e6c-ba77-3fc71acd8c89)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=afcaa99c-6bee-49c0-af81-96d941ba4b40)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8204dbf9-34eb-4e99-9bb4-daa3445bbade)

## 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-SB12-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).