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MT SB311

Bill

Status

Passed

5/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shane Morigeau

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • State Director of Indian Affairs must collaborate with the legislative services division and state-tribal relations committee to provide all legislators with information and training on Indian law, federal Indian policy history, and tribal members' legal rights

  • Required training resources include regularly updated tribal relations handbooks, notifications about governor's office training sessions, and links to Indian Education for All resources from the Office of Public Instruction

  • Legislators must be notified of and invited to participate in annual training sessions provided by the governor's office and tribal governments for state agency managers on tribal legal status and issues

  • Deadline for the governor's annual report to tribal governments on state-tribal activities is extended from September 15 to October 15

  • Secretary of State must send a copy of the act to each federally recognized tribal government in Montana; effective July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Enhance legislative understanding of state-tribal relations

Legislature

Last Action

Chapter Number Assigned

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/9/2025
State Administration3/7/2025
Legislative Administration2/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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