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Montana bill would restore competitive RFPs for Lottery contracts, sponsors say
Summary
Sen. Matt Regier’s Senate Bill 232 would reverse a 2023 amendment that exempted the Montana Lottery from competitive procurement. Supporters — including a lottery commissioner and gaming industry representatives — told the House Judiciary Committee the change would restore transparency and competition.
Sen. Matt Regier, sponsor of Senate Bill 232, told the House Judiciary Committee that last-session language carving the Lottery out of the Montana Procurement Act unintentionally expanded an exemption and delayed the Lottery’s planned competitive procurement. "Let's be accountable and transparent," Regier said as he urged the committee to rewind the 2023 amendment.
John Metropoulos, an appointed member of the Lottery Commission, said the amendment produced what he called a "stealth amendment" that delayed the commission's request-for-proposal (RFP) process and created doubt about the integrity of procurement decisions.…
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