HJ 42 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Interim study on procurement, no-bid contracts, and transparency on no-bid purchases

HJ 42 requests an interim study of state agency procurement practices in Montana. This study will review existing statutes and rules, identify how agencies determine whether to seek bids, and examine state procurement items over $25,000 from the past four years for any deviations from the Montana Procurement Act. It aims to identify funds paid to vendors selected outside standard processes, evaluate contracts for waste, fraud, or abuse, and investigate ways to standardize contract reporting. The study will culminate in recommendations for changes to prevent future deviations and will be reported to the 70th Legislature.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

2723
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
9 Yea 23 Nay
71% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 6, 2025
Introduced
(H) Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-23)
senate
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 23, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (70-29-1)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Becky Edwards
Becky Edwards
DDemocratic
MT
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