MT HB5

Appropriates money for major repair and capital development projects for the 2025-2027 biennium, including $150 million transfer from the general fund to the capital developments long-range building program account

Funds major Department of Corrections projects including $150 million for Montana State Prison low-side housing expansion and $21 million for MSP site infrastructure upgrades

Appropriates funds for Montana State Hospital and Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center projects totaling over $30 million for mechanical system replacements, licensure upgrades, and facility improvements

Transfers $26.5 million from the capital developments account to the Board of Investments for building a behavioral health facility, with required plan adoption by the budget director

Increases the threshold for state-owned buildings required to be included in facility inventory and condition assessments from $150,000 to $300,000, and requires agencies to submit 6-year capital development facilities strategic plans with project requests