Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB284: Revise district court laws
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to district courts; combining the 10th and 14th judicial districts; providing an additional judge to the 13th judicial district; amending sections 3-5-101 and 3-5-102, mca; providing a transition; and providing effective dates.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO DISTRICT COURTS; COMBINING THE 10TH AND 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTS; PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL JUDGE TO THE 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT; AMENDING SECTIONS 3-5-101 AND 3-5-102, MCA; PROVIDING A TRANSITION; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES." WHEREAS, the workload in the 10th Judicial District is equal to 0.7 of a fulltime judge, and the workload in the 14th Judicial District is equal to 0.4 of a fulltime judge, and combined they are equal to 1.1 of a fulltime judge -- lower than the workload in almost every other judicial district; and WHEREAS, Yellowstone County's 13th Judicial District currently has the workload equivalent of 13.9 judges with only 8 full-time judges working today. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 3-5-101, MCA, is amended to read: "3-5-101. Judicial districts defined. In this state, there are 22 21 judicial districts, distributed as (2) 2nd (3) 3rd (4) 4th (5) 5th (6) 6th (7) 7th (8) 8th (9) 9th - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB **** 69th Legislature 2025 SB 284.1 (10) 10th district: Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Meagher, Musselshell, and Petroleum, and Wheatland Counties; (11) 11th (12) 12th (13) 13th (14) 14th (15)(14)15th 14th (16)(15)16th 15th district: Custer, Carter, Fallon, Powder River, Garfield, Treasure, …
Sponsors
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) 1st Reading
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Courts
Common questions
- What is SB284?
- SB284 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise district court laws.
- What does SB284 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to district courts; combining the 10th and 14th judicial districts; providing an additional judge to the 13th judicial district; amending sections 3-5-101 and 3-5-102, mca; providing a transition; and providing effective dates.".
- What is the status of SB284?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB284?
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7).
- Where is the official record for SB284?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1049
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