Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB546: Limit study entities that may request legislation
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act limiting the types of interim study entities that may request legislation; and amending section 53-1-216, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT LIMITING THE TYPES OF INTERIM STUDY ENTITIES THAT MAY REQUEST LEGISLATION; AND AMENDING SECTION 53-1-216, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Restriction on requesting legislation. An interim committee, committee, task force, working group, commission, council, or other entity attached to the legislative branch for staffing assistance may not request legislation unless at least a majority of the entity's members are legislators. Section 2. Section 53-1-216, MCA, is amended to read: "53-1-216. Montana criminal justice oversight council -- duties -- membership. (1) (a) There is a Montana criminal justice oversight council. The council consists of 18 members as follows: (i) two members of the house of representatives, one selected by the speaker of the house and one selected by the house minority leader; and (ii) two members of the senate, one selected by the president of the senate and one selected by the senate minority leader; (iii) one district court judge and one municipal court judge selected by the chief justice of the Montana supreme court; (iv) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee; (v) the director of the department of corrections; (vi) the director of the office of state public defender; (vii) the director of the department of public health and …
Sponsors
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Fuller, John (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 17, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 4 yea, 43 nay, failed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Legislature, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB546?
- HB546 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Limit study entities that may request legislation.
- What does HB546 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act limiting the types of interim study entities that may request legislation; and amending section 53-1-216, mca.".
- What is the status of HB546?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB546?
- Mercer, Bill (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB546?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3463
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