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Legislative Bill Watch

Bills the State Bar of Montana is watching in the 2023 Montana Legislature

FULL WATCH LIST

     
Bill Number Sponsor Short Title Status Note
House Bills        
HB 2 Llew Jones, HD-18, Conrad General Appropriations Act  Hearing -- (S) Hearing -- (S) Finance and Claims, April 6 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 opposed
HB 410  Brandon Ler (R) HD 35 Establish a time limit for service of process (S) Scheduled for third reading, April 7 Bar opposed
HB 436 Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R) HD 22 Revise laws regarding the substitution of judges (S) Scheduled for second reading, April 7 Bar opposed
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
  (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
HB 595 Scot Kerns (R) HD 23 Generally revise judicial election laws (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal Bar opposed
HB 654  Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R) HD 22 Revise laws related to court recordings (S) Died in Process* 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 (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed
HB 815 Lyn Hellegaard (R) HD 97 Revise laws related to constitutional petition and expression rights (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 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 opposed
HB 933 Joe Read (R) HD 93 Adopt the original 13th amendment (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed
HB 965 Jerry Schillinger (R) HD 37 (H) Missed Deadline for Referendum Proposal Transmittal* Constitutional amendment to remove supreme court rulemaking authority Bar opposed
         
Senate Bills        
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
  Bar opposed
SB 200 Greg Hertz (R) SD 6 Revise use of party affiliation for nonpartisan races (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed
SB 201 Greg Hertz (R) SD 6 Revise judicial recusal laws when parties made campaign contributions (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments Bar opposed
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 opposed
SB 302 Daniel Emrich (R) SD 11 Require partisan general elections for judges
  (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
SB 311
  Barry Usher (R) SD 20
Reduce the number of associate judges on the Supreme Court
 
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
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 opposed
SB 395 Carl Glimm (R) SD 2 Allow judicial candidates to announce endorsements (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed
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 opposed
SB 440 Barry Usher (R) SD 20 Revise laws relating to IOLTA accounts (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed
SB 509 Barry Usher (R) SD 20 Eliminate annual license tax for attorneys (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* Bar supports
SB 562  Chris Friedel (R) SD 26 Constitutional amendment regarding term limits for other public officials/judges (S) Missed Deadline for Referendum Proposal Transmittal* Bar opposed
         
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 opposed
SJ 15  Tom McGillvray (R) SD 23 Resolution on Marbury v. Madison (H) Referred to Committee -- (H) Judiciary Bar opposed
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

 

* after status indicates the bill is probably dead

DEAD/PROBABLY DEAD BILLS

Bill Number Sponsor Short Title Status Note
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
  (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
HB 595 Scot Kerns (R) HD 23 Generally revise judicial election laws
  (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
HB 772 Lyn Hellegaard (R) HD 97 Revising laws related to judicial disqualification and recusal
  (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
SB 44 Jason D Small (R) SD 21 Revise laws pertaining to court administration of certain civil cases Tabled in Committee* -- (S) Judiciary, Jan. 6 Bar supported
SB 302 Daniel Emrich (R) SD 11 Require partisan general elections for judges
  (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
SB 311
  Barry Usher (R) SD 20
Reduce the number of associate judges on the Supreme Court
 
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal*
Bar opposed
SB 372 Daniel Emrich (R) SD 11 Constitutional amendment to revise selection of certain judges and justices (S) Tabled in Committee* -- (S) Judiciary Bar opposed
SB 395 Carl Glimm (R) SD 2 Allow judicial candidates to announce endorsements (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed
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 opposed
SB 440 Barry Usher (R) SD 20 Revise laws relating to IOLTA accounts (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed
SJ 11 Keith Regier (R) SD 3 Joint resolution defining law (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* Bar opposed

 

* after status indicates the bill is probably dead