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Committee probes Montana Highway Patrol pay, retirement gap and recruiting gains after raises
Summary
Lawmakers questioned DOJ and MHP representatives about a 14% salary-survey increase already granted, an ongoing request for additional pay authority, a $2 million request to restore a supplemental statutory retirement contribution, and early recruiting gains after the pay changes.
Committee members pressed Department of Justice and Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) leaders about recent pay changes, the statutory retirement contribution for troopers and recruitment outcomes.
Staff and the MHP colonel said the department used salary-survey results to give a 14% increase to troopers last July and is now asking for additional authority in HB 2 to stay competitive in higher‑cost markets. "We already gave a 14% pay increase to the troopers," a DOJ manager said when explaining the timeline. The salary‑survey results set an available adjustment but…
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