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MT HB61

Bill

Status

Passed

3/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Gary Parry

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Federal special revenue funds may now carry negative cash balances at fiscal yearend when agencies are awaiting federal reimbursement for expenditures already made
  • Agencies with federal special revenue funds that have negative cash balances exceeding 7 working days must certify to the department that they are billing the federal government on the earliest allowable date
  • Monthly recertification of timely billing status is required for any month where cash remains negative for more than 7 working days
  • Failure to recertify timely billing results in blocking transactions through the statewide accounting, budgeting, and human resource system for that fund
  • Removes the formal interentity loan process for federal funds, replacing it with a certification-based system for managing temporary negative balances

Legislative Description

Revise inter-entity loan process

Appropriations

Last Action

Chapter Number Assigned

3/27/2025

Committee Referrals

State Administration1/17/2025
State Administration12/20/2024

Full Bill Text

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