HB 113 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise resident preferences for public contracts and contract term limits

HB 113 clarifies which personal items inside a towed or stored motor vehicle are exempt from being held as part of a towing and storage lien. The bill specifies that food and perishable goods are exempt only if they are consumer products not intended for resale. It also explicitly exempts prescription items, original identifying documents, financial instruments like cash or credit cards, certain personal and business records, and child safety items. This aims to provide clearer guidelines for tow truck operators and vehicle owners regarding property subject to or exempt from these liens.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 26, 2024 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC0276.pdf HB0113_1.pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally renumbered from LC 0276 to HB 113 and updated with the primary sponsor's name. The most significant policy change involves a potential expansion of the maximum contract duration for supplies and services, with the text showing a transition from a 10-year limit to a 7-year limit.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding contract duration limits appears to have been modified, potentially shortening the maximum allowable term for state contracts from 10 years to 7 years.
REQUIREMENT

The maximum duration for state contracts for supplies or services was changed from a limit of 10 years to a limit of 7 years.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from LC 0276 to HB 113, and the primary sponsor was added to the header.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 24, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Dec 30, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Dec 26, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Steve Fitzpatrick
Steve Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
MT
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