Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB66: Generally revise definitions relating to the judiciary
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act creating definitions of general application relating to judicial officers and conduct; and amending section 1-1-202, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT CREATING DEFINITIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION RELATING TO JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND CONDUCT; AND AMENDING SECTION 1-1-202, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 1-1-202, MCA, is amended to read: "1-1-202. Terms relating to procedure and the judiciary. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply in the Montana Code Annotated: (1) "Bias" means a prejudice for or against a party or issue arising for reasons other than the facts of a case or the law governing a case. Bias in a judicial officer may be inferred from comments, facial expressions, prior activity, distortion of the law to obtain a particular result, or a conflict of interest. (2) "Conflict of interest" arises when a judicial officer has a financial, political, or other kind of interest that arguably creates bias. (3) "Deposition" means a written declaration under oath or affirmation, made upon on notice to the adverse party for the purpose of enabling the adverse party to attend and cross-examine. (4) "Impartiality" means the practice of making judicial decisions in accordance with the law fairly and without evidence of bias. (2)(5) "Judicial officers" means justices of the supreme court, judges of the district courts, justices of the peace, municipal judges, and city judges, water court judges, standing masters, and …
Sponsors
- Noland, Mark (R, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone - McGillvray (January 24, 2025): 29 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 25 yea, 25 nay, failed
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Courts
Common questions
- What is SB66?
- SB66 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise definitions relating to the judiciary.
- What does SB66 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act creating definitions of general application relating to judicial officers and conduct; and amending section 1-1-202, mca.".
- What is the status of SB66?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB66?
- Noland, Mark (R, 6).
- Where is the official record for SB66?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1783
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