Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HJ25: Joint house resolution calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment
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 requesting that the united states congress propose an amendment to the united states constitution to repeal the seventeenth amendment to the united states constitution.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA REQUESTING THAT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. WHEREAS, before the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, on a vacancy in the office of a senator, the governor of a state was empowered under Article I, section 3, clause 2, of the United States Constitution to fill the vacancy with a temporary appointment until the time when the state legislature convened and selected a replacement; and WHEREAS, on ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, the power to elect senators from each state was passed to the people of each state; and WHEREAS, on ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, when a vacancy occurred in the office of a senator, the governor of the state was directed to issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy provided, although the state legislature could empower the governor to appoint a temporary successor until the next election; and WHEREAS, the founders of our republic and the framers of the constitution recognized that in a republican form of government, the legislative authority should necessarily be predominant; …
Sponsors
- Millett, Tom (R, 2) · 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 (April 1, 2025): 39 yea, 60 nay, failed
Subjects: Elections, Federal Government, Public Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is HJ25?
- HJ25 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Joint house resolution calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment.
- What does HJ25 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting that the united states congress propose an amendment to the united states constitution to repeal the seventeenth amendment to the united states constitution.
- What is the status of HJ25?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJ25?
- Millett, Tom (R, 2).
- Where is the official record for HJ25?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2903
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