Generally revise salaries for certain elected officials
HB 611 revises the process for determining the salaries of several elected state officials in Montana, including the Governor, Attorney General, and State Auditor. The Department of Administration is required to conduct a biennial salary survey comparing these officials' salaries to those in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho. If the average salary from the surveyed states is higher, that average will become the new salary for the Montana official, effective July 1 of the following year. This bill also clarifies that the State Auditor serves as the ex officio Commissioner of Insurance and Securities, with the salary changes for the State Auditor taking effect on January 1, 2028.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text shows minor formatting changes and a new applicability date of January 1, 2028 for the state auditor. The substantive policy content regarding the amendment to Section 2-16-405 of the Montana Code Annotated remains unchanged between the two versions.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly states it applies to the state auditor beginning January 1, 2028, establishing a future effective date for the auditor-related provisions.
TIMELINE
Added a specific applicability date of January 1, 2028 for the state auditor, clarifying when the new requirements become effective.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustments including removal of extra blank lines and standardization of text formatting in the bill header and footer sections.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025
How they voted
32–18
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 15, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-18)
senate
Apr 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-4-1)
house
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott DeMarois
DDemocratic
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