Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB224: Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting a judge or a judicial candidate from knowingly seeking, accepting, using, advertising, promoting, or otherwise knowingly seeking to benefit from a contribution or an endorsement from a political party.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING A JUDGE OR A JUDICIAL CANDIDATE FROM KNOWINGLY SEEKING, ACCEPTING, USING, ADVERTISING, PROMOTING, OR OTHERWISE KNOWINGLY SEEKING TO BENEFIT FROM A CONTRIBUTION OR AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A POLITICAL PARTY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Unlawful actions related to contributions or endorsements from political party -- judge or judicial candidates. A judge or a judicial candidate may not knowingly seek, accept, use, advertise, promote, or otherwise knowingly seek to benefit from a contribution or an endorsement from a political party. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 13, chapter 35, part 2, and the provisions of Title 13, chapter 35, part 2, apply to [section 1]. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB
Sponsors
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59) · primary sponsor
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading Concurred
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Crimes, Courts
Common questions
- What is HB224?
- HB224 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement.
- What does HB224 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting a judge or a judicial candidate from knowingly seeking, accepting, using, advertising, promoting, or otherwise knowingly seeking to benefit from a contribution or an endorsement from a political party.
- What is the status of HB224?
- Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB224?
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB224?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1595
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