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Appropriations committee: Go Trust bill passes; several funding and policy bills tabled or fail in final votes

2866166 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

The Montana House Appropriations Committee voted final actions on multiple bills. Notable outcomes in the recorded transcript: House Bill 924 (Go Trust) passed as amended; House Bill 256 was tabled; House Bill 951 failed; House Bill 505 passed; House Bill 366 was tabled; House Bill 185 passed as amended.

The House Appropriations Committee completed executive action and recorded votes on several bills. Major outcomes in the portion of the transcript provided: House Bill 924, a comprehensive reinvestment/"Go Trust" package, passed after multiple amendments; several other appropriations and policy bills were tabled or failed on committee votes.

Votes at a glance

- House Bill 924 (Go Trust and related trust allocations): Passed as amended. The committee adopted a sequence of amendments (voice and roll-call votes) and the final motion to pass the bill as amended carried, with the final recorded tally reported in the transcript as "13 voting yes, 10 voting no." The bill includes multiple subtrusts and initial one-time appropriations for subaccounts; committee discussion spanned caps, triggers for transfers, and whether to allocate a larger share to pensions or housing.

- House Bill 256 (creation of Mountainaw Water Trust and special revenue accounts): Tabled. Representative Walsh moved to table; the roll-call result in the transcript was recorded as 19 yes to table and the motion carried, so the bill was tabled.

- House Bill 951 (transfer to local road and bridge account): Failed on a committee roll call. The final tally recorded in the transcript was 10 yes and 13 no; the motion to advance or pass did not carry.

- House Bill 505…

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