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MT SB 385

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Create a general claims court

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

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tom McGillvrayprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-07

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

  2. 2025-02-18

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  3. 2025-02-18

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  4. 2025-02-18

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  5. 2025-02-18

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  6. 2025-02-18

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  7. 2025-02-19

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  8. 2025-02-20

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  9. 2025-02-20

    (S) Introduced

  10. 2025-02-20

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  11. 2025-02-21

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-02-21

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  13. 2025-02-23

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  14. 2025-02-27

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  15. 2025-02-28

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

    committee-passage

  16. 2025-02-28

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

    committee-passage

  17. 2025-03-04

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  18. 2025-03-04

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  19. 2025-03-04

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

  20. 2025-03-05

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  21. 2025-03-05

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  22. 2025-03-06

    (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims

    referral-committee,referral-committee

  23. 2025-03-12

    (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims

  24. 2025-03-21

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Not Passed - (S) Finance and Claims

    committee-failure

  25. 2025-04-09

    (S) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal

  26. 2025-05-23

    (S) Died in Process

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass_as_amended

    2025-02-28 · pass · 5-3

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Laura Smith: no
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-03-05 · pass · 28-22

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: no
    • Denise Hayman: no
    • Jeremy Trebas: no
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Christopher Pope: no
    • Russ Tempel: no
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: no
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: no
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: no
    • Susan Webber: no
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
    • Ellie Boldman: no
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Dave Fern: no
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: no
    • Shane Morigeau: no
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: no
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Jacinda Morigeau: no

  • do_pass

    2025-03-21 · fail · 11-11

    Member-level votes (22)
    • John Esp: yes
    • Janet Ellis: no
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: no
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: no
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
    • Gayle Lammers: no
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Derek Harvey: no
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
    • Christopher Pope: no
    • Russ Tempel: no
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Josh Kassmier: no
    • Carl Glimm: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4358?open_tab=sum

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