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Committee tables bill that would let legislators use alternate email addresses for public business
Summary
Senate Bill 506, which would permit legislators to designate non‑.mt.gov email accounts for legislative correspondence subject to public‑records rules, drew technical and security concerns from IT staff and was tabled in executive action.
Senate Bill 506 drew committee scrutiny over security, archiving and operational costs before the panel voted to table the measure.
Sponsor Senator Morgeau said the bill would let legislators designate a separate, non‑legislative email address for official business while making clear that records received at that address remain subject to Montana’s public‑records requirements. “It’s an option to afford people who want to consolidate and use one,” Morgeau said, describing his campaign/business email as an account he uses for legislative correspondence and saying he had no objection…
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