Title 5, Title 5

All bills reported out of a committee of the legislature having an effect on the revenues, expenditures, or fiscal liability of the state or of a county or municipality, except appropriation measures carrying specific dollar amounts, shall include a fiscal note incorporating an e…

A fiscal note also may be requested on a bill, as the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives may allow, by: (1) a committee considering the bill; (2) a majority of the members of the house in which the bill is to be considered, at the time of second reading; o…

The budget director, in cooperation with the state or local agencies or officials or organizations representing local agencies or officials affected by the bill, is responsible for the preparation of the fiscal note and shall return same within 6 days. The director may request ad…

(1) A completed fiscal note must be submitted by the budget director to the presiding officer who requested it. Upon receipt of the completed fiscal note, the presiding officer shall notify the sponsor of the bill for which the fiscal note was prepared that the fiscal note has be…

(1) Fiscal notes must, when possible, show in dollar amounts the estimated increase or decrease in revenue or expenditures, costs that may be absorbed without additional funds, and long-range financial implications. A comment or opinion relative to the merits of the bill may not …

The budget director shall make available on request to any member of the legislature all background information used in developing a fiscal note.

(1) Except for the general appropriations act and any bill exempted by the legislature, for each bill with an estimated expenditure amount of over $500,000 from the general fund in any 1 of the 4 fiscal years identified in the bill's fiscal note, or as required in the bill, that …

(1) A bill that, if enacted, may require a local government unit to perform an activity or provide a service or facility that requires a direct expenditure of additional funds without a specific means to finance the activity, service, or facility in violation of 1-2-112 or 1-2-11…

Each bill passed by the legislature, except bills proposing amendments to the Montana constitution, bills ratifying proposed amendments to the United States constitution, resolutions, and initiative and referendum measures, must be submitted to the governor for the governor's sig…

When the governor approves a bill, the governor shall sign the bill with the date of approval and deposit the bill in the office of the secretary of state.

If a bill presented to the governor contains several distinct items of appropriation of money, the governor may disapprove one or more items while approving other portions of the bill. If an item is disapproved, the governor shall append to the bill, at the time of signing it, a …

The governor may return any bill to the originating house with the governor's recommendations for amendment. The originating house shall reconsider the bill under its rules relating to an amendment offered in committee of the whole. The bill is then subject to the following proce…

(1) A bill or item or items of an appropriations bill become law whenever: (a) the bill passes both houses of the legislature; (b) the bill is returned by the governor without signature and with objections to the bill or, if it is a bill containing several items of appropriation …

(1) (a) If, on the day the governor desires to return a bill without approval and with objections to the bill to the house in which it originated, that house has adjourned for the day, but not for the session, the governor may deliver the bill with the message to either the chief…

(1) A bill that has passed both houses of the legislature and has not been returned by the governor within 10 days after its delivery to the governor becomes law. (2) The governor shall deliver the bill to the secretary of state and direct the secretary of state to authenticate i…

The governor shall transmit one copy of each veto message to the legislative services division.