Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB480: Revise when a party in a proceeding is entitled to jury trial
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to when a party to a proceeding is entitled to a trial by jury; providing that any party in a proceeding challenging legislative acts or ballot issues may demand a trial by jury to determine an issue of fact; amending section 27-8-302, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO WHEN A PARTY TO A PROCEEDING IS ENTITLED TO A TRIAL BY JURY; PROVIDING THAT ANY PARTY IN A PROCEEDING CHALLENGING LEGISLATIVE ACTS OR BALLOT ISSUES MAY DEMAND A TRIAL BY JURY TO DETERMINE AN ISSUE OF FACT; AMENDING SECTION 27-8-302, MCA. Section 1. Trial jury right in constitutional challenges -- definition. (1) When a proceeding challenges the constitutionality or other illegality of a legislative act or a proposed or adopted ballot issue, as defined in 13-1-101, and that proceeding involves the determination of an issue of fact, any party to the proceeding is entitled to a trial by jury on a determination of an issue of fact that is in dispute. (2) When a proceeding under this chapter challenges the constitutionality or other illegality of a legislative act or a proposed or adopted ballot issue, as defined in 13-1-101, and that proceeding involves the determination of an issue of fact, any party to the proceeding is entitled to a trial by jury on a determination of an issue of fact that is in dispute. Section 2. Section 27-8-302, MCA, is amended to read: "27-8-302. Jury trial. (1) When a proceeding under this chapter involves the determination of an issue of fact, such the issue may be tried and determined in the same …
Sponsors
- Ler, Brandon (R, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) Reconsidered Previous Action
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- ReconsAction - Sullivan (April 18, 2025): 45 yea, 52 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 50 yea, 49 nay, passed
- ReconsAction for thrid reading - S Fitzpatrick (April 17, 2025): 54 yea, 44 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 48 yea, 50 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 55 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 32 yea, 17 nay, passed
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Courts, Ballot Issues
Common questions
- What is HB480?
- HB480 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise when a party in a proceeding is entitled to jury trial.
- What does HB480 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to when a party to a proceeding is entitled to a trial by jury; providing that any party in a proceeding challenging legislative acts or ballot issues may demand a trial by jury to determine an issue of fact; amending section 27-8-302, mca.
- What is the status of HB480?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB480?
- Ler, Brandon (R, 33).
- Where is the official record for HB480?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2936
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