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MT SB 52

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Create Montana Court of Chancery

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

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Quick answers

Did MT SB 52 pass?

No. MT SB 52 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (S) Died in Process

What is MT SB 52 about?

MT SB 52 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Create Montana Court of Chancery”.

Who sponsors MT SB 52?

Tom McGillvray is the primary sponsor of MT SB 52.

Introduced
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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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-23

    (S) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-03-12

    (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-02-12

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary

    amendment-deferral

  4. 2025-02-11

    (S) Bill Withdrawn

  5. 2025-02-04

    (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary

  6. 2025-01-28

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  7. 2025-01-28

    (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary

  8. 2025-01-28

    (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  9. 2025-01-27

    (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed

  10. 2025-01-27

    (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  11. 2025-01-26

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  12. 2025-01-10

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

  13. 2025-01-10

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  14. 2025-01-07

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-01-07

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  16. 2025-01-06

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  17. 2024-12-18

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  18. 2024-12-16

    (S) Introduced

  19. 2024-12-16

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  20. 2024-12-11

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  21. 2024-12-11

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  22. 2024-12-11

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  23. 2024-12-11

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  24. 2024-12-06

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  25. 2024-12-06

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  26. 2024-11-15

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

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    2025-02-12 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: abstain
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Cora Neumann: abstain
    • Laura Smith: abstain
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1440?open_tab=sum

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