Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

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                                    _____________ BILL NO. _____________
                                          (Primary Sponsor)
                           INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
               BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VENDING MACHINE ACCOUNT IN THE
 STATE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND; PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTION
 17-7-502, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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         NEW SECTION. Section 1.        Vending machine special revenue account -- purpose -- statutory
 appropriation. (1) There is a vending machine account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the
 department of public health and human services.
         (2)      The department shall collect a percentage of income from vending machines on federal
 property and state property that are not operated by a blind vendor and deposit it in the account. The
 percentage of income to be collected may be established by the department through its authority under 18-5-
 414.
         (3)      Money deposited in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the
 department and may be used only for the purposes of this part in a manner consistent with federal law.
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         Section 2. Section 17-7-502, MCA, is amended to read:
         "17-7-502. Statutory appropriations -- definition -- requisites for validity. (1) A statutory
 appropriation is an appropriation made by permanent law that authorizes spending by a state agency without
 the need for a biennial legislative appropriation or budget amendment.
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         (2)      Except as provided in subsection (4), to be effective, a statutory appropriation must comply with
 both of the following provisions:
         (a)      The law containing the statutory authority must be listed in subsection (3).
         (b)      The law or portion of the law making a statutory appropriation must specifically state that a
 statutory appropriation is made as provided in this section.
         (3)      The following laws are the only laws containing statutory appropriations: 2-17-105; 5-11-120; 5-
 11-407; 5-13-403; 5-13-404; 7-4-2502; 7-4-2924; 7-32-236; 10-1-108; 10-1-1202; 10-1-1303; 10-2-603; 10-2-
 807; 10-3-203; 10-3-310; 10-3-312; 10-3-314; 10-3-316; 10-3-802; 10-3-1304; 10-4-304; 10-4-310; 15-1-121;
 15-1-142; 15-1-143; 15-1-218; 15-1-2302; 15-31-165; 15-31-1004; 15-31-1005; 15-35-108; 15-36-332; 15-37-
 117; 15-39-110; 15-65-121; 15-70-128; 15-70-131; 15-70-132; 15-70-433; 16-11-119; 16-11-509; 17-3-106; 17-
 3-212; 17-3-222; 17-3-241; 17-6-101; 17-6-214; 17-7-133; 17-7-215; [section 1]; 18-11-112; 19-3-319; 19-3-
 320; 19-6-410; 19-9-702; 19-13-604; 19-17-301; 19-18-512; 19-19-305; 19-19-506; 19-20-604; 19-20-607; 19-
 21-203; 20-3-369; 20-7-1709; 20-8-107; 20-9-250; 20-9-534; 20-9-622; [20-15-328]; 20-26-617; 20-26-1503;
 22-1-327; 22-3-116; 22-3-117; [22-3-1004]; 23-4-105; 23-5-306; 23-5-409; 23-5-612; 23-7-301; 23-7-402; 30-
 10-1004; 37-43-204; 37-50-209; 37-54-113; 39-71-503; 41-5-2011; 42-2-105; 44-4-1101; 44-4-1506; 44-12-
 213; 44-13-102; 50-1-115; 53-1-109; 53-6-148; 53-9-113; 53-24-108; 53-24-206; 60-5-530; 60-11-115; 61-3-
 321; 61-3-415; 67-1-309; 69-3-870; 69-4-527; 75-1-1101; 75-5-1108; 75-6-214; 75-11-313; 75-26-308; 76-13-
 150; 76-13-151; 76-13-417; 76-17-103; 77-1-108; 77-2-362; 80-2-222; 80-4-416; 80-11-518; 80-11-1006; 81-1-
 112; 81-1-113; 81-2-203; 81-7-106; 81-7-123; 81-10-103; 82-11-161; 85-20-1504; 85-20-1505; [85-25-102]; 87-
 1-603; 87-5-909; 90-1-115; 90-1-205; 90-1-504; 90-6-331; and 90-9-306.
         (4)      There is a statutory appropriation to pay the principal, interest, premiums, and any costs or fees
 associated with issuing, paying, securing, redeeming, or defeasing all bonds, notes, or other obligations, as due
 in the ordinary course or when earlier called for redemption or defeased, that have been authorized and issued
 pursuant to the laws of Montana. Agencies that have entered into agreements authorized by the laws of
 Montana to pay the state treasurer, for deposit in accordance with 17-2-101 through 17-2-107, as determined
 by the state treasurer, an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest as due on the bonds or notes have
 statutory appropriation authority for the payments. (In subsection (3): pursuant to sec. 10, Ch. 360, L. 1999, the
 inclusion of 19-20-604 terminates contingently when the amortization period for the teachers' retirement
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 system's unfunded liability is 10 years or less; pursuant to sec. 73, Ch. 44, L. 2007, the inclusion of 19-6-410
 terminates contingently upon the death of the last recipient eligible under 19-6-709(2) for the supplemental
 benefit provided by 19-6-709; pursuant to sec. 5, Ch. 383, L. 2015, the inclusion of 85-25-102 is effective on
 occurrence of contingency; pursuant to sec. 6, Ch. 423, L. 2015, the inclusion of 22-3-116 and 22-3-117
 terminates June 30, 2025; pursuant to sec. 4, Ch. 122, L. 2017, the inclusion of 10-3-1304 terminates
 September 30, 2025; pursuant to sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 2017, the inclusion of 90-6-331 terminates June 30, 2027;
 pursuant to sec. 10, Ch. 374, L. 2017, the inclusion of 76-17-103 terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to secs.
 11, 12, and 14, Ch. 343, L. 2019, the inclusion of 15-35-108 terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 1, Ch.
 408, L. 2019, the inclusion of 17-7-215 terminates June 30, 2029; pursuant to secs. 1, 2, 3, Ch. 139, L. 2021,
 the inclusion of 53-9-113 terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 8, Ch. 200, L. 2021, the inclusion of 10-4-
 310 terminates July 1, 2031; pursuant to secs. 3, 4, Ch. 404, L. 2021, the inclusion of 30-10-1004 terminates
 June 30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 5, Ch. 548, L. 2021, the inclusion of 50-1-115 terminates June 30, 2025;
 pursuant to secs. 5 and 12, Ch. 563, L. 2021, the inclusion of 22-3-1004 is effective July 1, 2027; pursuant to
 sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 2023, sec. 2, Ch. 20, L. 2023, and sec. 3, Ch. 20, L. 2023, the inclusion of 81-1-112, 81-1-
 113, and 81-7-106 terminates June 30, 2029; pursuant to sec. 9, Ch. 44, L. 2023, the inclusion of 15-1-142
 terminates December 31, 2025; pursuant to sec. 10, Ch. 47, L. 2023, the inclusion of 15-1-2302 terminates
 June 30, 2025; pursuant to sec. 2, Ch. 374, L. 2023, the inclusion of 10-3-802 terminates June 30, 2031;
 pursuant to sec. 12, Ch. 558, L. 2023, the inclusion of 20-9-250 terminates December 31, 2029; pursuant to
 sec. 4, Ch. 621, L. 2023, the inclusion of 22-1-327 terminates July 1, 2029; pursuant to sec. 24, Ch. 722, L.
 2023, the inclusion of 17-7-133 terminates June 30, 2027; pursuant to sec. 10, Ch. 758, L. 2023, the inclusion
 of 44-4-1506 terminates June 30, 2027; and pursuant to sec. 10, Ch. 764, L. 2023, the inclusion of 15-1-143
 terminates December 31, 2025.)"
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         NEW SECTION. Section 3.          Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
 integral part of Title 18, chapter 5, part 4, and the provisions of Title 18, chapter 5, part 4, apply to [section 1].
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         NEW SECTION. Section 4.          Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2025.
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Statutes affected: 
LC Text: 17-7-502