Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB236: Allow longevity payments for county detention officers
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising county detention officer salaries; providing that detention officers receive longevity payments similar to deputy sheriffs and undersheriffs; superseding the unfunded mandate laws; and amending sections 7-4-2507 and 7-4-2510, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING COUNTY DETENTION OFFICER SALARIES; PROVIDING THAT DETENTION OFFICERS RECEIVE LONGEVITY PAYMENTS SIMILAR TO DEPUTY SHERIFFS AND UNDERSHERIFFS; SUPERSEDING THE UNFUNDED MANDATE LAWS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 7-4-2507 AND 7-4-2510, MCA. Section 1. Section 7-4-2507, MCA, is amended to read: "7-4-2507. Deputy sheriff, and undersheriff, and detention officer employed under sheriff's office -- provisions -- construction. If there is a conflict between 7-4-2508 through 7-4-2510 and any other law, 7-4-2508 through 7-4-2510 govern with respect to undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs, and detention officers employed by a county under a sheriff's office." Section 2. Section 7-4-2510, MCA, is amended to read: "7-4-2510. Sheriff's office -- longevity payments. Beginning Unless already provided for in a negotiated agreement, beginning on the date of the deputy sheriff's, or undersheriff's, or detention officer's first anniversary of employment with the office and adjusted annually, a deputy sheriff, or undersheriff, or detention officer is entitled to receive a longevity payment amounting to 1% of the minimum base annual salary for each year of service with the office. This payment must be made in equal monthly installments. The payment, nonpayment, increase, lack of increase, or decrease of the discretionary salary under 7-4-2503(2)(c) has no impact on the longevity payment." Section 3. Unfunded mandate laws superseded. The provisions of [this act] expressly supersede and modify the requirements of …
Sponsors
- Usher, Barry (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Essmann, Sherry (R, 49)
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): 70 yea, 28 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 55 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 32 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 34 yea, 16 nay, passed
Subjects: County Officers, County Finance, Counties, Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB236?
- SB236 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allow longevity payments for county detention officers.
- What does SB236 do?
- In its own words: An act revising county detention officer salaries; providing that detention officers receive longevity payments similar to deputy sheriffs and undersheriffs; superseding the unfunded mandate laws; and amending sections 7-4-2507 and 7-4-2510, mca.
- What is the status of SB236?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB236?
- Usher, Barry (R, 19), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB236?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4010
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