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MT HB 224

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Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement

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

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Did MT HB 224 pass?

No. MT HB 224 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): (H) Died in Process

What is MT HB 224 about?

MT HB 224 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement”.

Who sponsors MT HB 224?

Ed Stafman is the primary sponsor of MT HB 224.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ed Stafmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    (H) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-03-12

    (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-01-30

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration

    amendment-deferral

  4. 2025-01-30

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration

    amendment-deferral

  5. 2025-01-30

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration

    amendment-deferral

  6. 2025-01-22

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  7. 2025-01-21

    (H) Fiscal Note Signed

  8. 2025-01-20

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  9. 2025-01-20

    (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration

  10. 2025-01-16

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  11. 2025-01-16

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-01-15

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  13. 2025-01-15

    (H) Introduced

  14. 2025-01-15

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  15. 2025-01-14

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  16. 2025-01-11

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  17. 2025-01-11

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  18. 2025-01-10

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  19. 2025-01-09

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  20. 2025-01-06

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  21. 2024-12-20

    (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold

  22. 2024-11-17

    (LC) Draft On Hold

  23. 2024-11-17

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

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    2025-01-30 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: yes
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: yes
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1595?open_tab=sum

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