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Bill would change salary‑survey benchmark for state auditor to reflect modern duties
Summary
Representative DeMaris presented House Bill 611 to instruct the Department of Administration to compare the Montana State Auditor's salary with surrounding states' commissioners of securities and insurance, aligning the survey with the office's actual duties.
Representative DeMaris told the committee House Bill 611 would correct a long‑standing mismatch between the constitutional office title "state auditor" and the modern duties of the elected official, who serves ex officio as commissioner of securities and insurance. The change would require the Department of Administration to survey salaries for the comparable office in surrounding states using the…
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