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1 HOUSE BILL NO. 10
2 INTRODUCED BY M. HOPKINS
3 BY REQUEST OF THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM PLANNING
4
5 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO FINANCING INFORMATION
6 TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL PROJECTS; APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
7 CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; PROVIDING FOR MATTERS
8 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL
9 FUND TO THE LONG-RANGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ACCOUNT; PROVIDING FOR
10 THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR
11 VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS; MODIFYING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE FEES; PROVIDING FOR
12 REPAYMENT OF FUNDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; AMENDING SECTIONS 61-3-203, 61-3-204,
13 61-3-550, AND 61-6-158, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
14
15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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17 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of [this act], the following definitions apply:
18 (1) "Chief information officer" has the meaning provided in 2-17-506.
19 (2) "Information technology" has the meaning provided in 2-17-506.
20 (3) "Information technology capital project" means a group of interrelated information technology
21 activities that are planned and executed in a structured sequence to create a unique product or service.
22 (4) "LRITP" means the long-range information technology program account in the capital projects
23 fund type.
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25 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Appropriations and authorizations. (1) All business application
26 systems funded under this section must have a plan approved by the chief information officer for the design,
27 definition, creation, storage, and security of the data associated with the application system. The security
28 aspects of the plan must address but are not limited to authentication and granting of system privileges,
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1 safeguards against unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information, and, consistent with state
2 records retention policies, plans for the removal of sensitive data from the system when it is no longer needed.
3 It is the intent of this subsection that specific consideration be given to the potential sharing of data with other
4 state agencies in the design, definition, creation, storage, and security of the data. This plan must be approved
5 by the chief information officer and the budget director prior to releasing a request for proposal or similar
6 procurement document.
7 (2) Funds may not be released for a project until the chief information officer and the budget
8 director approve the plans described in subsection (1) and have reviewed and approved results from requests
9 for proposals or similar procurement procedures and contract documents.
10 (3) The following money is appropriated to the department of administration to be used only for the
11 indicated information technology capital projects:
12 Agency/Project LRITP State Federal Proprietary Total
13 Special Special
14 Revenue Revenue
15 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
16 Montana Cybersecurity Enhancement Project
17 21,513,774 21,513,774
18 E-Discovery/Public Information Request Software
19 2,000,000
20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
21 Commodity Assessment System
22 350,000 20,000 370,000
23 SAFHER Federal System
24 166,667 33,333 200,000
25 Grant Management System
26 40,000 20,000 60,000
27 DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK
28 Animal Health System
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1 450,000 450,000
2 Snowflake Integration
3 125,000 125,000
4 Google AI
5 425,000 425,000
6 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
7 Software Modernization (REDDI)
8 1,496,436 1,496,436
9 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
10 Financial Management System
11 758,800 596,200 1,355,000
12 Fire Finance Processing System
13 500,000 500,000
14 Flathead Reservation Information Technology System
15 700,000 700,000
16 Trust Land Management System Customer Portal
17 2,000,000 2,000,000
18 OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER
19 Wi-Fi Updates in Courthouses
20 350,000 350,000
21 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
22 Offender Management System
23 18,000,000 18,000,000
24 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
25 Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System
26 12,537,881 12,537,881 25,075,762
27 Montana Child Support Enforcement Automated System
28 4,412,940 6,304,200 20,803,860 31,521,000
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2 Electronic Health Records & Billing – State Facilities
3 25,000,000 2,321,690 285,614 27,607,304
4 Montana Healthcare Programs Modularity Project
5 4,940,613 44,465,517 49,406,130
6 SNAP Employment & Training Enterprise Solution
7 1,400,000 1,400,000 2,800,000
8 Electronic Benefits Transfer System Replacement
9 1,250,000 1,250,000 2,500,000
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11 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Judicial branch information technology capital projects
12 appropriation. (1) (a) There is appropriated to the supreme court $850,000 from the LRITP for courtroom
13 remote appearance video system in the judicial branch.
14 (b) There is appropriated to the supreme court $500,000 from the LRITP for courthouse security
15 initiative in the judicial branch.
16 (2) Before encumbering any funds appropriated in subsection (1), the office of court administrator
17 shall submit a project and security plan, as described in [section 2(1)], to the chief information officer. The chief
18 information officer shall promptly review the plan and, if necessary, make timely recommendations to the office
19 of court administrator regarding implementation of the plan.
20 (3) As part of the annual report to the law and justice interim committee and the house
21 appropriations subcommittee required under 3-1-702, the office of court administrator shall include an update
22 on the implementation of projects funded under this section.
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24 NEW SECTION. Section 4. Department of justice information technology capital projects
25 appropriation. (1) Subject to [sections 7 and 8], there is appropriated to the department of justice $50,511,000
26 from the LRITP for replacement of the MERLIN system in the department of justice.
27 (2) Before encumbering any funds appropriated in subsection (1), the department of justice shall
28 submit a project and security plan to the chief information officer. The chief information officer shall promptly
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1 review the plan and, if necessary, make timely recommendations to the department of justice regarding
2 implementation of the plan.
3 (3) The department of justice shall provide a quarterly update to the law and justice interim
4 committee and the legislative finance committee on the implementation of projects funded under this section.
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6 Section 5. Section 61-3-203, MCA, is amended to read:
7 "61-3-203. Fee for original certificate of title -- disposition. (1) Until June 30, 2028, a A person
8 applying for a certificate of title shall pay the department, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer a fee of:
9 (a) $10 if the vehicle for which a certificate of title is sought is not a light vehicle or a truck or bus
10 that weighs 1 ton or less; or
11 (b) $12 if the vehicle for which application is made is a light vehicle or a truck or bus that weighs 1
12 ton or less.
13 (2) The amount of $5 of the fee imposed pursuant to subsection (1) must be forwarded to the
14 department for deposit in the motor vehicle information technology system account provided for in 61-3-550,
15 and the remaining amount must be deposited in the state general fund.
16 (3) For expedited certificates of title, which may be issued only by the Montana motor vehicle
17 division, the entirety of the fee imposed pursuant to subsection (1) must be deposited into the motor vehicle
18 information technology system account provided for in 61-3-550.
19 (4) Beginning July 1, 2028, the fee imposed in subsection (1)(a) is $5 and the fee imposed in
20 subsection (1)(b) is $7 and all fees paid pursuant to this section must be deposited in the state general fund."
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22 Section 6. Section 61-3-204, MCA, is amended to read:
23 "61-3-204. Replacement certificate of title -- application. (1) (a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen,
24 destroyed, mutilated, or becomes illegible or if the owner wants to update personal information on the electronic
25 record of title or have a replacement certificate of title issued with updated information, the owner, as shown on
26 the electronic record of title, may apply for and request the department to issue a replacement certificate of title.
27 The application must include satisfactory evidence of the facts requiring the replacement certificate of title and
28 be accompanied by a fee of $10.
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1 (b) The amount of $5 of the fee must be deposited in the state general fund in accordance with 15-
2 1-504, and the remaining $5 must be deposited in the motor vehicle information technology system account
3 provided for in 61-3-550.
4 (c) Beginning July 1, 2026 2038, the fee for a replacement certificate of title is $5 and the entire
5 fee must be deposited in the state general fund.
6 (2) Each replacement certificate of title issued by the department must contain the following
7 statement: "This replacement voids any previously issued title.""
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9 Section 7. Section 61-3-550, MCA, is amended to read:
10 "61-3-550. Motor vehicle information technology system account. (1) There is a motor vehicle
11 information technology system account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102.
12 (2) ( a) Until June 30, 2019, $4 of the fee received by the department pursuant to 61-3-103 (8) for
13 a security interest or other lien must be deposited in the account.
14 (b) Until June 30, 2026 2038, fees received by the department pursuant to 61-3-103(9) and $5 of
15 each fee received under 61-3-203 or 61-3-204 for a certificate of title must be deposited in the account.
16 (3) The money in the motor vehicle information technology system account must be appropriated
17 by the legislature to the department of justice and must be used by the department for the purpose of:
18 (a) repaying any indebtedness or loan incurred for the creation of a new information technology
19 system for motor vehicles; or
20 (b) payment of costs directly incurred in the creation and support of the new motor vehicle
21 information technology system.
22 (4) (a) Funds in the motor vehicle information technology system account must be used to repay
23 the general fund for the motor vehicle information technology system.
24 (b) By June 30 of each fiscal year, the department of justice shall transfer $2.5 million from the
25 account to the general fund. The repayment will continue through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2038.
26 (c) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, through the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2033, the
27 department shall transfer an additional $500,000 by June 30 of each fiscal year from the account to the general
28 fund."
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2 Section 8. Section 61-6-158, MCA, is amended to read:
3 "61-6-158. Vehicle insurance verification and license plate operating account. (1) There is a
4 vehicle insurance verification and license plate operating account in the state special revenue fund type as
5 provided in 17-2-102.
6 (2) Fees imposed under 61-3-321(7)(b)(ii) and (13), 61-3-333, 61-3-465(1)(b)(i), 61-3-480(2)(c)(i),
7 61-3-562(1)(a)(ii), or 61-3-701(5) or established and collected under 61-6-105 must be deposited in the
8 account.
9 (3) The money in the vehicle insurance verification and license plate operating account must be
10 used by the department to pay costs incurred in or associated with the operation, maintenance, and
11 enhancement of the system established under 61-6-157 and the contract required in 61-3-338 for the
12 manufacture and distribution of license plates by Montana correctional enterprises or other costs incurred by
13 the department or as otherwise appropriated by the legislature to the department.
14 (4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, through the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2033, the
15 department of justice shall transfer $500,000 from the vehicle insurance verification and license plate operating
16 account to the general fund by June 30 of each fiscal year."
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18 NEW SECTION. Section 9. Transfer of funds. The state treasurer shall transfer $147,575,008 from
19 the general fund to the LRITP on an as-needed incremental basis no later than June 30, 2025.
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21 NEW SECTION. Section 10. Severability. If a part of [this act] is invalid, all valid parts that are
22 severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of [this act] is invalid in one or more of its applications,
23 the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications.
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25 NEW SECTION. Section 11. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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Statutes affected:
HB0010_1.pdf: 61-3-203, 61-3-204, 61-3-550, 61-6-158
HB0010_2.pdf: 61-3-203, 61-3-204, 61-3-550, 61-6-158
HB0010_3.pdf: 61-3-203, 61-3-204, 61-3-550, 61-6-158
HB0010_4.pdf: 61-3-203, 61-3-204, 61-3-550, 61-6-158
Amended: 61-3-203, 61-3-204, 61-3-550, 61-6-158
Introduced: 61-3-203, 61-3-204, 61-3-550, 61-6-158