MT HB 722
deadProvide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends
Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower
- Introduced
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- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2025-06-09 — (S) Died in Standing Committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Brad Barkerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-12-14
(LC) Drafter Assigned
2025-02-18
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-02-18
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-02-22
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-22
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-23
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-23
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-24
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-25
(H) Introduced
2025-02-25
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
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2025-02-25
(H) First Reading
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2025-02-26
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-02-26
(H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
2025-02-27
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration
committee-passage
2025-02-27
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration
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2025-03-03
(H) Fiscal Note Received
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2025-03-03
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
2025-03-04
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-03-04
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-03-05
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
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2025-03-06
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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2025-03-06
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
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2025-03-06
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-03-12
(S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
2025-03-14
(S) First Reading
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2025-03-14
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
referral-committee
2025-04-11
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) State Administration
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2025-04-14
(S) Taken from Table in Committee - (S) State Administration
2025-04-14
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) State Administration
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2025-06-09
(S) Died in Standing Committee
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Versions
Documents
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Votes
do_pass
2025-02-27 · pass · 15-4
Member-level votes (19)
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Kelly Kortum: yes
- Ed Byrne: no
- Frank Smith: no
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lukas Schubert: no
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Kathy Love: no
- Peter Strand: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
Do Pass
2025-03-05 · pass · 97-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: no
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: yes
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: absent
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: absent
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
Do Pass
2025-03-06 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: yes
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: absent
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
to_table
2025-04-11 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
to_take_from_the_table
2025-04-14 · fail · 2-5
Member-level votes (9)
- Bob Phalen: no
- Janet Ellis: no
- Matt Regier: abstain
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: no
- Denise Hayman: no
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: abstain
Related bills
- Replaces: LC 3682
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