HB 54 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Repeal DLI commissioner signature requirement

HB 54 removes a requirement that the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) must counter-sign warrants for payments from Montana's Unemployment Trust Fund. This change directly affects the DLI's payment processing workflow, streamlining how unemployment benefit payments are authorized. The bill repeals Section 39-51-405 (which mandated the signature) and amends Section 39-51-406 to reflect this removal, with immediate effect upon enactment.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Dec 11, 2024 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Jan 14, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0)
senate
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 14, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0)
house
Jan 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Dec 11, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
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Photo of Gary Parry
Gary Parry
RRepublican
MT
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