HB 790 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Provide for disclosure of criminal records between DOR and DOJ and fingerprinting of certain employees

HB 790 would allow the Department of Revenue (DOR) to request criminal history information from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its employees. It would require DOR employees who handle federal taxpayer information to submit fingerprints for background checks by both the Montana DOJ and the FBI. The DOJ would then share any criminal history records with the DOR. This measure aims to ensure compliance with federal requirements for accessing federal taxpayer information.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action May 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC3021.pdf → HB0790_1.pdf · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was officially renamed from LC 3021 to HB 790, indicating a transition from a committee-level draft to a formal House bill. The primary substantive change is the addition of a specific sponsor, B. Mercer, and the inclusion of an 'Authorized Print Version' label, which confirms the document is now the official legislative text ready for consideration.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the modifications are purely procedural and formatting.

TECHNICAL

Added the specific name of the bill's sponsor, B. Mercer.

Added an 'Authorized Print Version' header to identify the official text.

Updated the bill number and version identifier from LC 3021 to HB 790.

Removed the previous LC 3021 identifiers and placeholder text.

Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

97–2

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 100

Mar 7, 2025

D Democratic42

40 Yea 2 Nay

95% Yea

R Republican58

57 Yea 1

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2025

Amended

(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

upper

Mar 7, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (97-2-1)

house

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors