House Bill No. 13 revises the laws governing state employee compensation in Montana, focusing on per diem rates, employer contributions for group benefits, and legislator pay rates for future biennia. Key amendments include a reduction in the base salary increases for state employees from $1.50 to $1.00 per hour and from 4% to 2.5%. The bill also establishes new reimbursement rates for meals and lodging for state employees while traveling for official business, aligning these rates with federal standards. Additionally, it sets a future salary structure for legislators, linking their pay to the average hourly wage in Montana, with specific calculations for the legislative sessions beginning in 2027 and 2029.

The bill includes appropriations to fund these changes, allocating $1,000,000 from the General Fund, $500,000 from State Special Revenue, $250,000 from Federal Special Revenue, and $50,000 from Proprietary Funds for the office of budget and program planning to address personnel vacancies and other contingencies. Furthermore, it provides $75,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Administration for a labor-management training initiative for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025. The effective date for the provisions of this act is set for July 1, 2025, and it amends several sections of the Montana Code Annotated, specifically 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, and 5-2-301, to incorporate these changes.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1(1): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1(2): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1(3): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1(4): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1(5): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1(6): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1(7): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_1: 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(1): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(10): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(11): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(2): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(3): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(4): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(5): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(6): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(7): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(8): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2(9): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_2: 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_3: 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(1): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(10): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(11): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(12): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(13): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(14): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(15): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(16): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(17): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(18): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(19): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(2): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(20): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(3): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(4): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(5): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(6): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(7): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(8): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X(9): 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301
HB0013_X: 2-18-303, 2-18-501, 2-18-703, 5-2-301