Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB194: Generally revise laws related to juries
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to juries; revising requirements for notice and summons to jurors; revising requirements for motions to discharge a jury panel; amending sections 3-15-405, 3-15-411, 3-15-501, and 46-16-112, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO JURIES; REVISING REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICE AND SUMMONS TO JURORS; REVISING REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTIONS TO DISCHARGE A JURY PANEL; AMENDING SECTIONS 3-15-405, 3-15-411, 3-15-501, AND 46-16-112, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 3-15-405, MCA, is amended to read: "3-15-405. Notice to jurors. The clerk of court shall serve notice by mail on the persons drawn as jurors and require the persons to respond by mail as to their qualifications to serve as jurors. The clerk of court may attach to the notice a jury questionnaire and a form for an affidavit claiming an excuse from service provided for in 3-15-313. If a person fails to respond to the notice, the clerk shall certify the failure to the sheriff, who shall serve the notice personally on the person and make reasonable efforts to require the person to respond to the notice." Section 2. Section 3-15-411, MCA, is amended to read: "3-15-411. Term of service of jurors. (1) The persons whose names are so returned are known as regular jurors and noticed must serve for 1 year and until other persons are selected and returned unless they are excused by the court or a judge pursuant to 3-15-501. (2) If Except as provided in subsection (3), if jurors …
Sponsors
- Regier, Amy (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Usher, Barry (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : 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
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 43 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 71 yea, 28 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 67 yea, 32 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0194.001.003 France DO PASS (January 31, 2025): 41 yea, 58 nay, failed
Subjects: Courts, Juries and Jurors
Common questions
- What is HB194?
- HB194 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to juries.
- What does HB194 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to juries; revising requirements for notice and summons to jurors; revising requirements for motions to discharge a jury panel; amending sections 3-15-405, 3-15-411, 3-15-501, and 46-16-112, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of HB194?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB194?
- Regier, Amy (R, 6), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB194?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0568
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