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69th Legislature 2025 HB 701.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 701
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 701
2 INTRODUCED BY R. GREGG
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROVIDING HOW TO CALCULATE ATTORNEY FEES
5 AWARDED AGAINST A GOVERNMENT ENTITY; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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9 NEW SECTION. Section 1. In a
10 legal action in which attorney fees are assessed, awarded, or otherwise incurred, whether by operation of law
11 or by order of a court, against the state, a political subdivision, or an agency of the state or a political
12 subdivision, the attorney fees must be calculated not to exceed the hourly salary rate paid to the attorney
13 general, as determined under 2-16-405, multiplied by the number of attorney hours devoted to the action.
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15 NEW SECTION. Section 2. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
16 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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18 NEW SECTION. Section 3. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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