Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB162: Generally revise criminal justice oversight council laws
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to the criminal justice oversight council; expanding the types of local court judges who may be appointed to the council; directing the code commissioner to recodify the statute enacting the council; amending section 53-1-216, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL; EXPANDING THE TYPES OF LOCAL COURT JUDGES WHO MAY BE APPOINTED TO THE COUNCIL; DIRECTING THE CODE COMMISSIONER TO RECODIFY THE STATUTE ENACTING THE COUNCIL; AMENDING SECTION 53-1-216, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 53-1-216, MCA, is amended to read: "53-1-216. Montana criminal justice oversight council -- duties -- membership. (1) (a) There is a Montana criminal justice oversight council. The council consists of 18 members as follows: (i) two members of the house of representatives, one selected by the speaker of the house and one selected by the house minority leader; and (ii) two members of the senate, one selected by the president of the senate and one selected by the senate minority leader; (iii) one district court judge and one municipal court judge who presides over a city or municipal court or who is a justice of the peace, both of whom must be selected by the chief justice of the Montana supreme court; (iv) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee; (v) the director of the department of corrections; (vi) the director of the office of state public defender; (vii) the director of the department of public health and human services; (viii) a county sheriff and a county attorney appointed …
Sponsors
- Usher, Barry (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Regier, Amy (R, 6)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 11, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 10, 2025): 39 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Courts, Legislature
Common questions
- What is SB162?
- SB162 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise criminal justice oversight council laws.
- What does SB162 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to the criminal justice oversight council; expanding the types of local court judges who may be appointed to the council; directing the code commissioner to recodify the statute enacting the council; amending section 53-1-216, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB162?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB162?
- Usher, Barry (R, 19), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB162?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0028
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