Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB506: Constitutional amendment revising selection of supreme court justices
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act submitting to the qualified electors of montana an amendment to article vii, section 8, of the montana constitution to revise the method of selection for justices of the montana supreme court; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MONTANA AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 8, OF THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION TO REVISE THE METHOD OF SELECTION FOR JUSTICES OF THE MONTANA SUPREME COURT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Article VII, section 8, of The Constitution of the State of Montana is amended to read: "Section 8. Selection. (1) Supreme court justices and district court judges shall be elected by the qualified electors as provided by law shall be selected as provided in subsection (3). (2) District court judges shall be elected by the qualified electors as provided by law. (3) (a) Supreme court justices shall be appointed by the governor from a list of nominees provided by a nomination committee consisting of the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leaders of each house, and two current or former attorneys. The two attorneys must be selected by the first four members, with the majority and minority party members of the committee each selecting one attorney to serve on the committee. (b) For a vacancy in the office of supreme court justice caused by the end of the justice's term, the nomination …
Sponsors
- Barker, Brad (R, 55) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Referendum Proposal Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Constitutional Amendment Proposals, Legislature
Common questions
- What is HB506?
- HB506 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Constitutional amendment revising selection of supreme court justices.
- What does HB506 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act submitting to the qualified electors of montana an amendment to article vii, section 8, of the montana constitution to revise the method of selection for justices of the montana supreme court; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB506?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB506?
- Barker, Brad (R, 55).
- Where is the official record for HB506?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3573
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