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MT HB 322

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Reduce the number of associate judges on the Supreme Court

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lukas Schubertprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-08-27

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

  2. 2024-11-18

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  3. 2024-12-04

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  4. 2024-12-12

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  5. 2024-12-13

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  6. 2024-12-18

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  7. 2024-12-18

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  8. 2025-01-24

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  9. 2025-01-28

    (H) Introduced

  10. 2025-01-28

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

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  11. 2025-01-28

    (H) First Reading

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  12. 2025-02-04

    (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary

  13. 2025-02-12

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary

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  14. 2025-02-12

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary

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  15. 2025-02-12

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary

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  16. 2025-02-22

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

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  17. 2025-02-22

    (H) 2nd Reading Not Passed

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  18. 2025-03-12

    (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  19. 2025-05-20

    (H) Died in Process

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass_as_amended

    2025-02-12 · pass · 12-8

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Denise Joy: no
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Tom France: no
    • Amy Regier: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-22 · fail · 29-71

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: no
    • Jill Cohenour: no
    • Mary Caferro: no
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: no
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: no
    • Larry Brewster: no
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: no
    • Connie Keogh: no
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Gist: no
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: no
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: no
    • Greg Oblander: no
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Mark Thane: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • George Nikolakakos: no
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Brad Barker: no
    • Jonathan Karlen: no
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Bill Mercer: no
    • David Bedey: no
    • Marilyn Marler: no
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: no
    • Russ Miner: no
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: no
    • Ed Buttrey: no
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: no
    • Ron Marshall: yes
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: no
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • John Fitzpatrick: no
    • Valerie Moore: no
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: no
    • Curtis Cochran: no
    • Scott DeMarois: no
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • James Reavis: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: no
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: no
    • Mike Vinton: no
    • Steven Kelly: no
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: no
    • Thedis Crowe: no
    • Eric Albus: no
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: no
    • Brian Close: no
    • Greg Overstreet: no
    • Pete Elverum: no
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: no
    • Lyn Bennett: no
    • Jane Weber: no
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Debo Powers: no
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Denise Joy: no

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0025?open_tab=sum

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