Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB52: Create Montana Court of Chancery
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing jurisdictional terms, including a removal process, procedure, use of alternative dispute resolution, administration, hearings, an application process, and compensation; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING JURISDICTIONAL TERMS, INCLUDING A REMOVAL PROCESS, PROCEDURE, USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ADMINISTRATION, HEARINGS, AN APPLICATION PROCESS, AND COMPENSATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." WHEREAS, the Legislature seeks to improve the quality and timeliness of justice afforded by the state judicial system and improve Montana's economic competitiveness; and WHEREAS, the need to do so is particularly pressing in the areas of business law, land use law, and constitutional law; and WHEREAS, experience, both inside and outside of Montana, has demonstrated that the improved quality of justice from courts with special expertise benefits the citizens of a state and improves a state's economic competitiveness. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Chancery court -- creation. Under the provisions of Article VII, section 1, of the Montana constitution, there is created the Montana court of chancery. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Jurisdiction. (1) The chancery court has the following power: (a) to hear and resolve suits for equitable or declaratory relief based on the alleged unconstitutionality or other illegality of a legislative enactment or a proposed or adopted legislative referendum or a proposed or adopted citizen initiative; (b) to hear and resolve suits for equitable or declaratory relief pertaining to the use of land and …
Sponsors
- McGillvray, Tom (R, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Bill Withdrawn
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Courts
Common questions
- What is SB52?
- SB52 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create Montana Court of Chancery.
- What does SB52 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing jurisdictional terms, including a removal process, procedure, use of alternative dispute resolution, administration, hearings, an application process, and compensation; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of SB52?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB52?
- McGillvray, Tom (R, 26).
- Where is the official record for SB52?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1440
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