This bill revises the duties of the Code Commissioner in relation to the publication of the Montana Code Annotated. It includes new definitions and clarifications regarding the terms used in the code, such as the definition of "publication" and the process of "recodifying" laws. The bill amends Section 1-11-101 to include the phrase "unless the context requires otherwise" in the definitions section, and it expands the definition of "recodify" to include additional tasks such as changing section captions to better reflect content.

In Section 1-11-204, the bill modifies the Code Commissioner's responsibilities by removing the requirement to submit recommendations in a tabular form and instead allows for a more flexible presentation. It also eliminates the need for a complete subject index and replaces it with cross-reference tables. The bill clarifies the commissioner's duties to include correcting errors and inconsistencies in the law, and it allows the commissioner to recodify the Montana Code Annotated on a title-by-title basis, emphasizing that this task should not interfere with other interim duties. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_1(1): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_1(2): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_1(3): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_1(4): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_1(5): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_1(6): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_1: 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_2: 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(1): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(10): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(11): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(12): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(2): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(3): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(4): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(5): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(6): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(7): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(8): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X(9): 1-11-101, 1-11-204
HB0115_X: 1-11-101, 1-11-204