Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB36: Disallowing judge to serve as chair of judicial standards commission
Status: Chaptered, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting a judge on the judicial standards commission from serving as presiding officer of the commission; and amending section 3-1-1101, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING A JUDGE ON THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION FROM SERVING AS PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COMMISSION; AND AMENDING SECTION 3-1-1101, MCA." 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. (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) A district court judge may not serve as the presiding officer of the commission." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB
Sponsors
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56) · primary sponsor
- Usher, Barry (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (February 14, 2025): 28 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 14, 2025): 25 yea, 25 nay, failed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 58 yea, 39 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 23, 2025): 57 yea, 42 nay, passed
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Courts
Common questions
- What is HB36?
- HB36 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Disallowing judge to serve as chair of judicial standards commission.
- What does HB36 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting a judge on the judicial standards commission from serving as presiding officer of the commission; and amending section 3-1-1101, mca.".
- What is the status of HB36?
- Chaptered as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB36?
- Nave, Fiona (R, 56), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB36?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1437
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