Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB35: Allocating judicial standards commission to the department of justice
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act allocating the judicial standards commission to the department of justice for administrative purposes; amending section 3-1-1101, mca; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ALLOCATING THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES; AMENDING SECTION 3-1-1101, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 3-1-1101, MCA, is amended to read: "3-1-1101. Creation and composition of commission -- allocation. (1) There is created a judicial standards commission consisting of five members as follows: (a) two district court judges appointed by the speaker of the house as provided in 3-1-1115 and confirmed by the senate; (b) one attorney who has practiced law in this state for at least 10 years, appointed by the attorney general and confirmed by the senate; and (c) two citizens who are not attorneys or judges of any court, active or retired, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. (2) Members shall serve staggered 4-year terms. (3) The judicial standards commission is allocated to the department of justice for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121. However, the commission may hire its own personnel, and 2-15121(2)(d) does not apply. (4) The judicial standards commission shall exercise its functions independently of the department and without approval or control of the department." NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2025. - END - …
Sponsors
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56) · primary sponsor
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20)
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (February 14, 2025): 28 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 14, 2025): 25 yea, 25 nay, failed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 59 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 23, 2025): 58 yea, 42 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0035.001.002 Stafman DO PASS (January 23, 2025): 42 yea, 58 nay, failed
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Courts, Public Officers and Employees, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB35?
- HB35 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allocating judicial standards commission to the department of justice.
- What does HB35 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act allocating the judicial standards commission to the department of justice for administrative purposes; amending section 3-1-1101, mca; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB35?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB35?
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB35?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0522
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