Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ22: Joint resolution to repeal the 17th amendment to the US constitution
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana calling for the repeal of the seventeenth amendment to the united states constitution.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA CALLING FOR THE REPEAL OF THE SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. WHEREAS, before the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, on a vacancy in the office of a senator, the governor of a state was empowered under Article I, section 3, clause 2, of the United States Constitution to fill the vacancy with a temporary appointment until the state legislature convened and selected a replacement; and WHEREAS, on ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, the power to elect senators from each state was passed to the people of each state; and WHEREAS, on ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, when a vacancy occurred in the office of a senator, the governor of the state was directed to issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy provided, although the state legislature could empower the governor to appoint a temporary successor until the next election; and WHEREAS, the founders of our republic and the framers of the constitution recognized that in a republican form of government, the legislative authority should necessarily be predominant; and WHEREAS, the founders intended that the legislative authority be divided into two different …
Sponsors
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Millett, Tom (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 35 yea, 64 nay, failed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 29 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
Subjects: General Joint Resolution, Elections, Federal Government, Public Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is SJ22?
- SJ22 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Joint resolution to repeal the 17th amendment to the US constitution.
- What does SJ22 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana calling for the repeal of the seventeenth amendment to the united states constitution.
- What is the status of SJ22?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ22?
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SJ22?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3367
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