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SB 33MONTANASession 2025State BillSigned into law
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Montana transfers state-owned building plan review and inspection authority to the Department of Labor and Industry

Original title: State buildings subject to state building code review

Last action · April 17, 2025: Chapter Number AssignedSponsor: Greg Hertz

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What This Bill Does

Montana transfers the authority and responsibility for , permitting, inspection, and for public buildings owned or operated by state agencies to the Department of Labor and Industry. The Department of Labor and Industry must provide building plans and an opportunity for comment to affected cities, towns, and counties, and must transmit final building plans and notices of actions taken to those local jurisdictions.

Why it matters

State agencies must now obtain building permits and code approvals for public construction projects directly from the Department of Labor and Industry instead of local municipal or county authorities, while local governments retain review opportunities and receive final plan copies.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Department of Labor and Industry

The department assumes new authority and responsibility for conducting plan reviews, permitting, inspections, and building code enforcement for all state-owned or operated public buildings.

Directly affected

State agencies

State agencies must submit their public buildings to the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor and Industry for all plan reviews, permitting, and inspections.

Directly affected

Counties, cities, and towns

Local jurisdictions receive building plans and an opportunity to provide comment, as well as notices and final copies of building plans from the Department of Labor and Industry, instead of exercising direct local enforcement on state-owned structures.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is now responsible for building code enforcement on state-owned buildings?
The Department of Labor and Industry is responsible for , permitting, inspection, and for public buildings owned or operated by state agencies.
Do local governments still receive building plans for state-owned structures under this law?
Yes, the Department of Labor and Industry must provide building plans and an opportunity to provide comment to affected cities, towns, and counties, as well as transmit copies of final building plans and actions taken.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

38 actions
  1. Apr 17, 2025Senate
    Chapter Number Assigned
  2. Apr 16, 2025SenateEnrolled
    (S) Signed by Governor
  3. Apr 8, 2025Senate
    (S) Transmitted to Governor
  4. Apr 8, 2025House
    (H) Signed by Speaker
  5. Apr 2, 2025Senate
    (S) Signed by President
  6. Mar 31, 2025Senate
    (S) Returned from Enrolling
Show 32 earlier actions
  1. Mar 26, 2025Senate
    (S) Sent to Enrolling
  2. Mar 26, 2025House
    (H) 3rd Reading
  3. Mar 26, 2025House
    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
  4. Mar 25, 2025House
    (H) 2nd Reading
  5. Mar 25, 2025House
    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseCommittee
    (H) Committee Report
  7. Mar 20, 2025HouseCommittee
    (H) Committee Executive Action
  8. Feb 12, 2025House
    (H) Hearing
  9. Feb 7, 2025House
    (H) 1st Reading
  10. Feb 7, 2025HouseCommittee
    (H) Referred to Committee
  11. Feb 6, 2025Senate
    (S) Transmitted to House
  12. Feb 6, 2025Senate
    (S) 3rd Reading
  13. Feb 6, 2025Senate
    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
  14. Feb 5, 2025Senate
    (S) 2nd Reading
  15. Feb 5, 2025Senate
    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
  16. Feb 3, 2025SenateCommittee
    (S) Committee Report
  17. Jan 31, 2025SenateCommittee
    (S) Committee Executive Action
  18. Jan 24, 2025Senate
    (S) Hearing
  19. Jan 14, 2025SenateCommittee
    (S) Referred to Committee
  20. Jan 9, 2025Senate
    (S) Fiscal Note Printed
  21. Jan 8, 2025Senate
    (S) Fiscal Note Received
  22. Jan 6, 2025Senate
    (S) 1st Reading
  23. Dec 18, 2024Senate
    (S) Fiscal Note Requested
  24. Dec 12, 2024SenateIntroduced
    (S) Introduced
  25. Dec 12, 2024House
    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
  26. Dec 10, 2024House
    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
  27. Dec 9, 2024House
    (LC) Draft in Assembly
  28. Dec 9, 2024House
    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
  29. Dec 6, 2024House
    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
  30. Dec 6, 2024House
    (LC) Draft in Edit
  31. Dec 6, 2024House
    (LC) Draft in Legal Review
  32. Sep 23, 2024House
    (LC) Drafter Assigned

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Sponsors

Greg HertzSenate · District 7RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

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policy shift98% confidence

Centralization of State Building Regulation

Shifts oversight of state-owned buildings from decentralized local municipal and county authorities to a single state agency.

Department of Labor and Industry

Connected Entities

Department of Labor and Industry, Department of Administration, Greg Hertz
OrganizationDepartment of Labor and Industry“Assumes authority for plan review, permitting, inspection, and building code enf”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Administration“Requested the legislation.”Map →
PersonGreg Hertz“Primary sponsor of Senate Bill 33.”Map →

Sources

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bills.legmt.gov

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  • Controversy15
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