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MT SR 16

died on adjournment

Confirm supreme court chief justice appointee for water judge

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

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Quick answers

Did MT SR 16 pass?

No. MT SR 16 died when the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-22): (S) Filed with Secretary of State

What is MT SR 16 about?

MT SR 16 is a resolution in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Confirm supreme court chief justice appointee for water judge”.

Who sponsors MT SR 16?

Barry Usher is the primary sponsor of MT SR 16.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-22 — (S) Filed with Secretary of State
Bill type
resolution
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Barry Usherprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-22

    (S) Filed with Secretary of State

  2. 2025-04-21

    (S) Signed by President

    passage

  3. 2025-04-11

    (S) Returned from Enrolling

  4. 2025-04-11

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  5. 2025-04-10

    (S) Sent to Enrolling

  6. 2025-04-10

    (S) Resolution Adopted

  7. 2025-04-10

    (S) Sent to Enrolling

  8. 2025-04-10

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  9. 2025-04-09

    (S) Committee Report--Resolution Adopted as Amended - (S) Judiciary

  10. 2025-04-07

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Resolution Adopted as Amended - (S) Judiciary

    committee-passage

  11. 2025-04-03

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  12. 2025-02-25

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  13. 2025-02-25

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-02-24

    (S) Introduced

  15. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  16. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  17. 2025-02-22

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  18. 2025-02-22

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  19. 2025-02-20

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  20. 2025-02-19

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  21. 2025-02-19

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • resolution_adopted_as_amended

    2025-04-07 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes

  • Do Adopt

    2025-04-10 · pass · 50-0

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: yes
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Denise Hayman: yes
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Dave Fern: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Jacinda Morigeau: yes

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4378?open_tab=sum

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