Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ6: Joint resolution for legislature's consent and approval long-range legislative branch capitol development plan
Status: Passed one chamber, April 22, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana recommending the legislature's consent to and approval of the longrange legislative branch capitol development plan.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA RECOMMENDING THE LEGISLATURE'S CONSENT TO AND APPROVAL OF THE LONGRANGE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CAPITOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WHEREAS, for decades the Montana Capitol building has suffered from overcrowding and constrained public access to the legislative process, with the past 20 years seeing exponentially increasing demands on the People's House; and WHEREAS, with overwhelming support during the 2023 legislative session, the Montana Legislature passed and approved House Bill 856 that defined and allocated current space for the Legislature and the people of Montana in the Capitol and within the Capitol complex; and WHEREAS, HB 856 also directed the Legislative Council, with consultation by the Legislative Finance Committee and the Legislative Audit Committee, to develop an updated Long-Range Legislative Branch Capitol Development Plan to determine and illustrate current and future Legislative Branch space needs; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the long-range plan is to offer nonbinding options and recommendations for the Legislature to provide space needed for the legislative process to work effectively; and WHEREAS, the long-range plan identified that the functional capacity of the historic Capitol building has been exceeded and that the existing space configuration is interfering with optimal effectiveness of the legislative process; and WHEREAS, the findings in the long-range plan concluded that additional space …
Sponsors
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Walsh, Ken (R, 69)
Latest actions
- : (S) Filed with Secretary of State
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 2, 2025): 32 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 26, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (March 24, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
- AMD-SJ0006.001.001 Fitzpatrick S DO PASS (March 24, 2025): 87 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 15, 2025): 43 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: General Joint Resolution, Legislature
Common questions
- What is SJ6?
- SJ6 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Joint resolution for legislature's consent and approval long-range legislative branch capitol development plan.
- What does SJ6 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana recommending the legislature's consent to and approval of the longrange legislative branch capitol development plan.
- What is the status of SJ6?
- Passed one chamber as of April 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Filed with Secretary of State (April 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ6?
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SJ6?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0932
Source: official Montana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.