Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB224: Create indigenous peoples day
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing indigenous peoples' day as a legal holiday in montana; and amending section 1-1-216, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY IN MONTANA; AND AMENDING SECTION 1-1-216, MCA. Section 1. Section 1-1-216, MCA, is amended to read: "1-1-216. Legal holidays and business days. (1) The following are legal holidays in the state of (b) New Year's Day, January 1; (c) Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January; (d) Lincoln's and Washington's Birthdays Presidents' Day, the third Monday in February; (e) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; (f) Independence Day, July 4; (g) Labor Day, the first Monday in September; (h) Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day, the second Monday in October; (i) Veterans' Day, November 11; (j) Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November; (k) Christmas Day, December 25; (l) State general election day. (2) (a) If any of the holidays in subsection (1)(b) through (1)(l) fall on a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. (b) If any of the holidays in subsection (1)(b) through (1)(l) fall on a Saturday, the Friday preceding is a holiday. - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 224 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 SB 224 (c) All other days are business days." Section 2. Notification to Montana supreme court. The secretary of state shall send a copy of [this act] to the Montana supreme court. The Montana …
Sponsors
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50) · primary sponsor
- Running Wolf, Tyson (D, 16)
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 10, 2025): 81 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 9, 2025): 87 yea, 10 nay, passed
- AMD-SB0224.002.001 Byrne DO PASS (April 9, 2025): 26 yea, 69 nay, failed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2025): 47 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Indians, State Government
Common questions
- What is SB224?
- SB224 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create indigenous peoples day.
- What does SB224 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing indigenous peoples' day as a legal holiday in montana; and amending section 1-1-216, mca.
- What is the status of SB224?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB224?
- Morigeau, Shane (D, 50), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB224?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0002
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