{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-60-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-60-204","heading":"Public hearing required -- effective date of certain rules.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a rule, amendment, or repeal of the state building code is a matter of significant public interest for purposes of 2-3-103 and may not take effect until after a public hearing by the department.\n(2) If a hearing with adequate public notice pursuant to 2-3-103 has been held by the department of justice with respect to the duties contained in chapter 3 of this title or by the board of plumbers, the department of public health and human services, or the state electrical board on a proposed rule relating to building and equipment standards in their respective fields, a public hearing by the department is not required. The proposed rule is effective upon approval of the department and filing with the secretary of state as a part of the state building code.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 60. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS","Part 2. State Building Code"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0600/part_0020/section_0040/0500-0600-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:34Z","sha256":"01f5e3af8a051c337cff88f9b1cff5657cd5d60fe51a12b418c905496a7a5419","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-60-203","next":"us-mt/50-60-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}