Text of MT HB 701 (2025)
Provide for calculation of attorney fees against government entity
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69th Legislature 2025
HB 701.1
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Authorized Print Version – HB 701
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HOUSE BILL NO. 701
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INTRODUCED BY R. GREGG
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A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROVIDING HOW TO CALCULATE ATTORNEY FEES
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AWARDED AGAINST A GOVERNMENT ENTITY; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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NEW SECTION. Section 1. Calculating attorney fees awarded against government entity. In a
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legal action in which attorney fees are assessed, awarded, or otherwise incurred, whether by operation of law
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or by order of a court, against the state, a political subdivision, or an agency of the state or a political
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subdivision, the attorney fees must be calculated not to exceed the hourly salary rate paid to the attorney
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general, as determined under 2-16-405, multiplied by the number of attorney hours devoted to the action.
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NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
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integral part of Title 25, chapter 10, part 7, and the provisions of Title 25, chapter 10, part 7, apply to [section 1].
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NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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