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House committee advances state IT capital bill after questions about $6 million federal funds
Summary
House Bill 10, the state information-technology capital bill, was recommended by committee; members questioned the source and justification of about $6 million listed as federal funds for IT projects and discussed cyber-security and legacy-system modernization priorities.
Representative Jay Fitzpatrick, sponsor of House Bill 10, described the proposal as Montana's primary vehicle for information-technology capital projects in the 2025-27 biennium, focusing on modernization of legacy systems, cybersecurity enhancements and citizen-facing portals.
Fitzpatrick said the bill "implements advanced protections like AI driven threat detection and identity proofing to safeguard sensitive data," and that the proposal seeks to reduce reliance on…
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