FULL WATCH LIST
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| Bill Number |
Sponsor |
Short Title |
Status |
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| HB 2 |
Llew Jones, HD-18, Conrad |
General Appropriations Act |
Hearing -- (S) Hearing -- (S) Finance and Claims, April 6 |
Monitor |
| HB 169 |
Tony Brockman (R) HD 9 |
Clarify confirmation requirements for interim judicial appointees |
Chapter Number Assigned, March 16 |
Monitor |
| HB 260 |
Matt Regier (R) HD 4 |
Revise laws regarding legislative special counsel |
| (H) Free Conference Committee Appointed |
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Monitor |
| HB 326 |
Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R) HD 43 |
Revise laws relating to the appointment of the judicial standards commission |
Returned from Enrolling, April 3 |
Bar opposes |
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| HB 410 |
Brandon Ler (R) HD 35 |
Establish a time limit for service of process |
(S) Scheduled for third reading, April 7 |
Bar opposes |
| HB 436 |
Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R) HD 22 |
Revise laws regarding the substitution of judges |
(S) Scheduled for second reading, April 7 |
Bar opposes |
| HB 464 |
Paul Fielder (R) HD 13 |
Establish Judicial Transparency Act |
(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
Bar opposed |
| HB 589 |
Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R) HD 22 |
Provide for electors of a county to petition for a grand jury |
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(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
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Bar opposed |
| HB 595 |
Scot Kerns (R) HD 23 |
Generally revise judicial election laws |
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(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
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Bar opposed |
| HB 709 |
Jane Gillette (R) HD 64 |
Create and share publicly a district court/judge performance indicator display |
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred -- (S) Judiciary, April 6 |
Bar supports |
| HB 772 |
Lyn Hellegaard (R) HD 97 |
Revising laws related to judicial disqualification and recusal |
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(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
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Bar opposed |
| HB 915 |
Bill Mercer (R) HD 46 |
Constitutional amendment to change process to select supreme court justices |
(S) Hearing -- (S) Judiciary -- April 12, 8:00a.m., Rm 303 |
Bar opposes |
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| Senate Bills |
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| SB 44 |
Jason D Small (R) SD 21 |
Revise laws pertaining to court administration of certain civil cases |
(S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* |
Bar supports |
| SB 187 |
Chris Friedel (R) SD 26 |
Revise use of party affiliation for nonpartisan races |
Hearing, House Judiciary March 15; 8:00 a.m., Rm 137 |
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| SB 200 |
Greg Hertz (R) SD 6 |
Revise use of party affiliation for nonpartisan races |
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
Bar opposes |
| SB 201 |
Greg Hertz (R) SD 6 |
Revise judicial recusal laws when parties made campaign contributions |
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments |
Bar opposes |
| SB 224 |
Greg Hertz (R) SD 6 |
Require court report on district court case numbers and substitutions |
Referred to House Judiciary Committee, March 13 |
Bar monitoring |
| SB 230 |
John Fuller (R) SD 4 |
Provide that office of court administrator is under clerk of the supreme court |
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
Bar opposes |
| SB 302 |
Daniel Emrich (R) SD 11 |
Require partisan general elections for judges |
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(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
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Bar opposes |
| SB 311 |
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Reduce the number of associate judges on the Supreme Court |
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(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
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Bar opposes |
| SB 355 |
Brad Molnar (R) SD 28 |
Require disqualification of certain judges receiving political contributions |
(H) Hearing (H) Judiciary, April 4 |
Bar opposes |
| SB 372 |
Daniel Emrich (R) SD 11 |
Constitutional amendment to revise selection of certain judges and justices |
Missed deadline for referendum proposal transmittal, April 6 |
Bar opposes |
| SB 395 |
Carl Glimm (R) SD 2 |
Allow judicial candidates to announce endorsements |
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
Bar opposes |
| SB 438 |
Barry Usher (R) SD 20 |
Revise laws relating to the judiciary to require audit of state bar of Montana |
(S) Bill Not Heard at Sponsor's Request -- (S) Judiciary |
Bar opposes |
| SB 440 |
Barry Usher (R) SD 20 |
Revise laws relating to IOLTA accounts |
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
Bar opposes |
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| SJ 3 |
Ryan Lynch (D) SD 37 |
Joint resolution related to the Justice Counts Initiative |
(H) Hearing -- (H) Judiciary, March 16, 8:00 a.m., Rm 137 |
Bar supports |
| SJ 11 |
Keith Regier (R) SD 3 |
Joint resolution defining law |
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* |
Bar opposes |
| SJ 15 |
Tom McGillvray (R) SD 23 |
Resolution on Marbury v. Madison |
(H) Referred to Committee -- (H) Judiciary |
Bar opposes |
| SR 6 |
Keith Regier (R) SD 3 |
Confirm governor's appointees for the Judicial Standards Commission |
(S) Filed with Secretary of State |
Bar supports |
| SR 7 |
Keith Regier (R) SD 3 |
Confirm governor's appointee for district court judge - district 20 |
(S) Filed with Secretary of State |
Bar Supports |
| SR 8 |
Keith Regier (R) SD 3 |
Confirm governor's appointee for district court judge - district 10 |
(S) Filed with Secretary of State |
Bar supports |