Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HJ14: Resolution on Marbury v. Madison
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana that it is the equal responsibility of the legislature, governor, and judicial branch to interpret and maintain fidelity to the constitution and that no single branch has exclusive power to bind its decisions on another branch of government and that the 1803 case of marbury versus madison does not state or assert that it is the exclusive role of the courts to say what the law is or that their decisions are final and binding on other branches of government.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA THAT IT IS THE EQUAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR, AND JUDICIAL BRANCH TO INTERPRET AND MAINTAIN FIDELITY TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT NO SINGLE BRANCH HAS EXCLUSIVE POWER TO BIND ITS DECISIONS ON ANOTHER BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AND THAT THE 1803 CASE OF MARBURY VERSUS MADISON DOES NOT STATE OR ASSERT THAT IT IS THE EXCLUSIVE ROLE OF THE COURTS TO SAY WHAT THE LAW IS OR THAT THEIR DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING ON OTHER BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. WHEREAS, Article VI of the United States Constitution states that "this Constitution... shall be the supreme Law of the Land" and that "State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this constitution"; and WHEREAS, the oath to "support, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of Montana" gives each branch coequal duty to interpret and maintain fidelity to the constitutions of the United States and Montana; and WHEREAS, the 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803), states that "the powers of the legislature are defined and limited" and that "it is a proposition too …
Sponsors
- Deming, Lee (R, 54) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
Votes
- Do Pass (March 20, 2025): 45 yea, 53 nay, failed
Subjects: Judges and Justices, General Joint Resolution, Courts
Common questions
- What is HJ14?
- HJ14 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Resolution on Marbury v. Madison.
- What does HJ14 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana that it is the equal responsibility of the legislature, governor, and judicial branch to interpret and maintain fidelity to the constitution and that no single branch has exclusive power to bind its decisions on another branch of government and that the 1803 case of marbury versus madison does not state or assert that it is the exclusive role of the courts to say what the law is or that their decisions are final and binding on other branches of government.
- What is the status of HJ14?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJ14?
- Deming, Lee (R, 54).
- Where is the official record for HJ14?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0895
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