Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB200: Generally revise cooperative laws
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising cooperative laws; establishing out-of-state cooperative association rights, exemptions, and privileges; providing definitions; and amending sections 2-15-401, 35-17-103, 35-17-104, and 35-17-202, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING COOPERATIVE LAWS; ESTABLISHING OUT-OF-STATE COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RIGHTS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PRIVILEGES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 2-15-401, 35-17-103, 35-17-104, AND 35-17-202, MCA. Section 1. Section 2-15-401, MCA, is amended to read: "2-15-401. Duties of secretary of state -- authority. (1) In addition to the duties prescribed by the constitution, the secretary of state shall: (a) attend at every session of the legislature for the purpose of receiving bills and resolutions and to perform other duties as may be devolved on the secretary of state by resolution of the two houses or either of them; (b) keep a register of and attest the official acts of the governor, including all appointments made by the governor, with date of commission and names of appointees and predecessors; (c) affix the great seal, with the secretary of state's attestation, to commissions, pardons, and other public instruments to which the official signature of the governor is required; (d) record in proper books all articles of incorporation filed in the secretary of state's office; (e) take and file receipts for all books distributed by the secretary of state and direct the county clerk of each county to take and file receipts for all books distributed by the county clerk; (f) certify to the governor the names of those persons who have received at …
Sponsors
- Gillespie, Bruce "Butch" (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23)
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 (April 2, 2025): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (March 1, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AMD-SB0200.001.001 Ellis D/PASS (March 1, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Utilities
Common questions
- What is SB200?
- SB200 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise cooperative laws.
- What does SB200 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising cooperative laws; establishing out-of-state cooperative association rights, exemptions, and privileges; providing definitions; and amending sections 2-15-401, 35-17-103, 35-17-104, and 35-17-202, mca.
- What is the status of SB200?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB200?
- Gillespie, Bruce "Butch" (R, 9), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB200?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3214
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