HB 613 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to state aid to public libraries

HB 613 revises the requirements for public libraries and public library districts to receive state aid in Montana. The bill mandates that libraries receiving state grants must provide matching funds, requiring $1 in cash for every $1 of the grant. These matching funds must be contributed by local or tribal governments and cannot come from other state or federal sources. To ensure compliance, a responsible official must certify that these matching fund requirements have been met.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025

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LC3456.pdf → HB0613_1.pdf · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from LC 3456 to HB 613.1 and updated to reflect its introduction by sponsor B. Mercer. A minor text swap occurred in Section 1, changing the order of compliance requirements for certification from 'subsection (4)(b) and 22-1-326(3)' to '22-1-326(3) and subsection (4)(b)'. This change is purely technical and does not alter the legal obligations or policy intent of the bill.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from LC 3456 to HB 613.1, and the sponsor was identified as B. Mercer.

The order of compliance requirements in Section 1 was swapped, but the meaning remains unchanged.

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Amendments

Feb 27, 2025

Amended

(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration

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Feb 21, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration

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Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

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