Legislative Finance Committee 2027 Biennium

May 2025

Agenda
- Proposed Rules of the LFC
  - Adopted Rules of the LFC
- Memo Requesting a Performance Audit of OPI

SECTION A

BIENNIAL REPORTS
- 2-17-101, MCA, Biennial Lease Summary Report
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - DOA General Services Division
ANNUAL REPORTS
- 5-11-210, MCA, Actual Costs for Legislation with Projected Fiscal Impact
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Montana State Fund Annual Budget
    - Office of Budget & Program Planning (October 1, 2024)
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Montana State Fund Annual Budget
    - Office of Budget & Program Planning (October 1, 2023)
- 5-12-208, MCA, Grant Reporting
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Commissioner of Political Practices
    - Department of Commerce (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Department of Labor & Industry (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Secretary of State (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - State Auditor's Office
- 15-1-121(4)(b), MCA, Entitlement Share Growth Factor
  - Fiscal Year 2025, October 1
    - Department of Revenue
- 17-1-102, MCA, Encumbrance Extensions
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Department of Administration
- 17-2-107, MCA, Inter-Entity Loans
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Department of Administration
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Department of Administration
- 17-2-302, MCA, Fee Account Balances Exceeding Biennium Appropriations
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Office of Budget & Program Planning
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Office of Budget & Program Planning
- 17-2-304, MCA, Public Service Announcements
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Office of Budget & Program Planning
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Office of Budget & Program Planning
- 17-6-105, MCA, Modified Deposit Schedules
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Department of Administration
- 17-8-101, MCA, Enterprise & Internal Service Funds
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Department of Administration
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Department of Administration
QUARTERLY REPORTS
- 2-6-1033, MCA, Quarterly Claims Reports
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Q1 (July - September 2024)
    - Q2 (October - December 2024)
    - Q3 (January - March 2025)
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Q1 (July - September 2023)
    - Q2 (October - December 2023)
    - Q3 (January - March 2024)
    - Q4 (April - June 2024)
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Q4 (April - June 2023)
- 5-12-209, MCA, Public Information Request
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Q1 (July - September 2024)
      - Secretary of State
    - Q2 (October - December 2024)
    - Q3 (January - March 2025)
      - Office of Public Information Requests
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Q4 (April - June 2024)
      - Department of Administration
- 5-11-210, MCA, Debt Payoff or Other Expenditure from Debt & Liability Free Fund
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Q2 (October - December 2024)
      - Office of Budget & Program Planning
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Q4 (April - June 2024)
      - Office of Budget & Program Planning
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Q4 (April - June 2023)
      - Office of Budget & Program Planning

SECTION B

ANNUAL REPORTS
- 5-12-208, MCA, Grant Reporting
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Department of Public Health & Human Services (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
QUARTERLY REPORTS
- 2-6-1033, MCA, Quarterly Claims Reports
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Q1 (July - September 2023)
      - Department of Public Health & Human Services
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Q4 (April - June 2023)
      - Department of Public Health & Human Services
- 5-12-205(4), MCA, Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Program Level Report
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Q1 (July - September 2024)
      - Department of Public Health & Human Services
DATE SPECIFIC REPORTS
- DPHHS Operation of State-Run Health Care Facilities Appropriation Report
  - September 1, 2024
  - September 1, 2023
- House Bill 2
  - DPHHS 2021 Legislative Session FMAP Savings Report (September 1, 2023)

SECTION C

ANNUAL REPORTS
- 5-12-208, MCA, Grant Reporting
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Department of Agriculture (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Department of Environmental Quality (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
    - Department of Transportation (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Department of Agriculture
    - Department of Transportation
QUARTERLY REPORTS
- 2-6-1033, MCA, Quarterly Claims Reports
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Q1 (July - September 2024)
      - Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
      - Department of Transportation
    - Q2 (October - December 2024)
      - Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks
      - Department of Transportation
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Q1 (July - September 2023)
      - Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
      - Department of Transportation
    - Q2 (October - December 2023)
      - Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
      - Department of Transportation
    - Q3 (January - March 2024)
      - Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
      - Department of Transportation
    - Q4 (April - June 2024)
      - Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
      - Department of Transportation
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Q4 (April - June 2023)
      -  Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
      - Department of Transportation
- 5-12-501, MCA, HB 5 WMA Facilities Upgrade Quarterly Report
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Q4 (April - June 2023)
      - Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks

SECTION D

ANNUAL REPORTS
- 5-12-208, MCA, Grant Reporting
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Department of Justice (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Judicial Branch (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
QUARTERLY REPORTS
- 2-6-1033, MCA, Quarterly Claims Reports
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Q1 (July – September 2024)
      - Department of Justice
    - Q2 (October – December 2024)
      - Department of Justice
      - Office of Public Defender
    - Q3 (January - March 2025)
      - Office of Public Defender
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Q1 (July – September 2023)
      - Department of Justice
      - Office of Public Defender
    - Q4 (April – June 2024)
      - Department of Justice
- 5-12-209, MCA, Public Information Requests
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Q2 (October - December 2024)
      - Department of Justice
      - Judicial Branch

SECTION E

ANNUAL REPORTS
- 5-12-208, MCA, Grant Reporting
  - Fiscal Year 2025
    - Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
  - Fiscal Year 2024
    - Board of Public Education
    - Montana Arts Council (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Montana Historical Society (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Montana State Library (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
    - Office of Public Instruction (downloads as an excel spreadsheet)
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Office of Public Instruction
- 17-2-107, MCA, Inter-Entity Loans
  - Fiscal Year 2023
    - Montana University Systems
DATE SPECIFIC REPORTS
- House Bill 946, Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
- House Bill 367, OPI Database Modernization Status & Overview Report

Legislative Finance Committee 2025 Biennium (2023-2025)

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Committee Members

Senator Josh Kassmier (Chair)
Senator Janet Ellis
Senator Carl Glimm
Senator Emma Kerr-Carpenter
Senator Shane Morigeau
Senator Tony Tezak
Rep. Paul Tuss (Vice Chair)
Rep. Eric Albus
Rep. Brad Barker
Rep. Llew Jones
Rep. Connie Keogh
Rep. Luke Muszkiewicz

Ex Officio

Rep. Terry Falk
Rep. Jane Gillette
Rep. Jerry Schillinger
Rep. Fiona Nave
Rep. David Bedey
Rep. John Fitzpatrick

The Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) is a permanent joint administrative committee of the Montana Legislature. Administrative committees are created by state law to manage the administrative functions of the Legislative Branch; the LFC oversees the Legislative Fiscal Division.

The LFC meets during the interim between sessions to review fiscal issues. Meeting agendas, minutes, and reports will be added to this website as they become available.

To find out how vacancies are filled, what the powers and duties of the committee are, and other details associated with the LFC, see the Montana Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 12, Part 2.

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Legislative Finance Committee 2027 Biennium

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