Appropriations by budget amendment

Corrected the bill title and introductory text to remove redundant phrasing and align with standard legislative formatting.

Standardized the capitalization of agency names and program titles throughout the document for consistency.

Fixed line breaks and spacing issues in the financial tables to ensure the enrolled bill is clear and readable.

Removed draft-specific markers and page headers that were present in the earlier version but not in the final enrolled bill.

The expiration date for several federal budget amendment authorities was changed from fiscal year 2027 to fiscal year 2026, meaning those funds will stop being available sooner than previously planned.

A new funding line was added to appropriate $30,560 for the Montana Justice Institute for fiscal year 2025.

The list of specific programs under the Governor's Office and Office of Public Instruction was completely rewritten, changing which specific grants are authorized to continue into future fiscal years.

The bill number was updated from HB0004.2 to HB0004.3, and minor formatting adjustments were made to section headers.

Added a specific requirement that the Secretary of State's Help America Vote Act Elections Security Grant expires 10 days after the effective date of the act, rather than continuing into a future fiscal year.

Removed the Montana Arts Council and Forensic Science Division entries from the list of programs authorized to continue receiving federal budget amendment authority.

Reclassified the Johnson and Johnson Settlement funding from state special funds to federal funds, and added new line items for the Johnson and Johnson Settlement and Law Enforcement Dispatch Services.

Reordered the bill sections and updated the title to explicitly include provisions for fund transfers and an immediate effective date.

Added a new section authorizing federal budget amendment authority for the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, specifically the Fisheries Division.

Updated the bill number from LC 0709 to HB 4 and changed the primary sponsor to L. Jones.

Removed the specific line item regarding the assessment of northern long-eared and tricolored bats, which was present in the previous version.