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Governor’s office backs repeal of ‘federal mandates’ reporting law; agencies say report takes staff time with little action
Summary
House Bill 495 would repeal Montana’s Federal Mandates Act and its reporting duties. The governor’s policy office and several agency directors told the committee the mandated report consumes staff hours and has produced no actionable outcomes; opponents asked for retained declaration language and records of the statute’s original purpose.
House Bill 495, presented as a governor’s request measure, would repeal Montana’s Federal Mandates Act (statutory citation referenced at the hearing as 2‑1‑402), a requirement that state agencies report on federal mandates and their costs to the governor and Legislature.
Kevin Northey, policy adviser to the governor, told the Judiciary Committee the report consumes “hundreds of hours of staff time” and yields little actionable result. “Compiling…
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