MontanaLegislative auditor would review Montana disciplinary counsel office
If enacted, the Legislative Auditor would examine the disciplinary counsel office’s funding and work, with the Judicial Branch paying the audit’s full cost.
What it does
The Legislative Auditor would review the Office of Disciplinary Counsel’s funding and work. The Judicial Branch would pay the full cost.
The proposed definition of “state agency” would include entities created by or supervised by the Montana Supreme Court, along with other listed government bodies.
Argument forReviewing the office’s funding and work could help lawmakers understand how it uses money and carries out its duties.
Argument againstPaying the audit’s full cost could leave the Judicial Branch with less money for other work.
More detail
The Legislative Auditor would conduct or direct a one-time performance audit of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. The audit could examine funding sources and spending over the past 10 years, along with the office’s budgets, costs, and work over time. The auditor would plan it based on risk and consider the office’s responsibilities and goals. The Judicial Branch would pay the audit’s full cost. The audit would be completed and presented to the Legislative Audit Committee by December 15, 2026. After committee review, it would go to specified lawmakers and be posted online.
The proposed text would define “state agency” to include entities created by or supervised by the Montana Supreme Court. The definition also lists state offices and other government bodies, plus people or units that spend or hold public money as described in the text.
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- Introduced
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Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23(S) Died in ProcessDied
- Mar 27(H) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Do Concur. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 27(H) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Mar 25(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
- Mar 24(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
- Vote recorded be_concurred_in. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17(H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- Feb 7(H) 1st Reading
- Feb 7(H) Referred to Committee - (H) JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 6(S) Transmitted to House
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6(S) 3rd Reading
- Feb 6(S) Scheduled for 3rd ReadingMinor
- Feb 5(S) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5(S) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Feb 3(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
- Vote recorded do_pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
- Jan 26(S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- Jan 9(S) Fiscal Note Printed
- Jan 8(S) Fiscal Note Signed
- Jan 7(S) Referred to Committee - (S) JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 6(S) 1st Reading
- Jan 1(S) Fiscal Note ReceivedMinor
- 2024
- Dec 18(S) Fiscal Note Requested
- Dec 6(S) Introduced
- Dec 6(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Dec 3(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Nov 27(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Nov 26(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Nov 25(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Nov 22(LC) Draft in Edit
- Nov 20(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Oct 24(LC) Drafter AssignedIntroduced
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