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Senate panel hears bill to standardize municipal public notices
Summary
The Senate Local Government Committee heard House Bill 394, which would standardize municipal public noticing timelines by moving from calendar days to business-day notice windows and creating a short and long notice option. Supporters said the change simplifies administration and public understanding; no formal vote was taken.
House Bill 394, which would standardize how cities and towns publish public notices, was introduced to the Montana Senate Local Government Committee on Jan. 1, 2025, by Representative Larry Brewster.
Supporters told the committee the bill simplifies and clarifies existing, varying municipal noticing rules by creating a short window and a long window measured in business days rather than calendar days. Mike Maas, the city clerk in Bozeman, testified that the change "aims to simplify and…
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