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69th Legislature 2025                                                                                             LC0281.1
                                     _____________ BILL NO. _____________
                   INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
                          BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
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  A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ADOPTING THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL MILITARY LAWS,
  REGULATIONS, AND CODES APPLICABLE TO THE GOVERNANCE OF THE MONTANA NATIONAL
  GUARD; AMENDING SECTION 10-1-104, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE.”
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  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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          Section 1. Section 10-1-104, MCA, is amended to read:
          "10-1-104.   Federal regulations to govern. (1) Federal laws and regulations, forms, precedents, and
  usages relating to and governing the armed forces of the United States and the national guard, as in effect on
  October 1, 2023 2025, insofar as they are applicable and not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this
  state or with a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to 10-1-105, apply to and govern the national guard of this
  state, including all members on active duty within the state as active duty guard/reserve (AGR) personnel under
  Title 32 of the United States Code.
          (2)      The Uniform Code of Military Justice, as in effect on October 1, 2023 2025, including the
  regulations, manuals, forms, precedents, and usages implementing, interpreting, and complementing the code,
  is adopted for use by the national guard of this state and applies, insofar as the code is not otherwise
  inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, including the regulations, manuals, forms, precedents,
  and usages implementing, interpreting, and complementing the constitution and laws of this state, or with a rule
  or regulation adopted pursuant to 10-1-105, to the greatest extent practicable to govern the national guard of
  this state, including all members on active duty within the state as active duty guard/reserve (AGR) personnel
  under Title 32 of the United States Code when the members are serving other than in a federal capacity under
  Title 10 of the United States Code."
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          NEW SECTION.        Applicability. [This act] applies to events that occur and proceedings begun on or
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69th Legislature 2025                                          LC0281.1
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