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Montana Legislature · HB 271 · (H) Vetoed by Governor

Provide that there is a limited executive privilege to the public records act

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

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2025 session

Where it is

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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Nov 14, 2024
(LC) Draft On Hold · Nov 14, 2024
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold · Dec 19, 2024
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Jan 14, 2025
(LC) Draft in Edit · Jan 15, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Jan 15, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Jan 15, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Jan 15, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Jan 15, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Jan 20, 2025
(H) Introduced · Jan 21, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Jan 22, 2025
(H) First Reading · Jan 22, 2025
(H) Hearing · Jan 23, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended · Jan 31, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended · Jan 31, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Feb 11, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed · Feb 11, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Feb 12, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed · Feb 12, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate · Feb 12, 2025
(S) First Reading · Feb 13, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Feb 21, 2025
(S) Hearing · Mar 14, 2025
(S) Tabled in Committee · Apr 24, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Apr 25, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Apr 25, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 28, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred · Apr 28, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 29, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 29, 2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 29, 2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 29, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · May 2, 2025
(S) Signed by President · May 6, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Governor · May 7, 2025
(H) Vetoed by Governor · May 13, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Ed Stafman

Recorded votes

Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-29 · BILL_CONCURRED · NO 23, YES 27
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-28 · BILL_CONCURRED · NO 17, YES 31, NO_EXCUSED 1, ABSENT 1
Do PassHouse · 2025-02-12 · BILL_PASSED · YES 56, NO 44
Do PassHouse · 2025-02-11 · BILL_PASSED · YES 51, NO 48, YES_EXCUSED 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: (H) Vetoed by Governor (May 13, 2025).