Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB603: Eliminate attorney requirements on quasi-judicial boards
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act removing the requirement that at least one member of a quasi-judicial board be an attorney licensed to practice law in montana; amending sections 2-15-124, 2-151019, 2-15-1822, 2-15-2305, 2-15-2502, 2-15-3110, 2-15-3402, and 2-15-3406, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF A QUASI-JUDICIAL BOARD BE AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MONTANA; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-15-124, 2-151019, 2-15-1822, 2-15-2305, 2-15-2502, 2-15-3110, 2-15-3402, AND 2-15-3406, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 2-15-124, MCA, is amended to read: "2-15-124. Quasi-judicial boards. If an agency is designated by law as a quasi-judicial board for the purposes of this section, the following requirements apply: (1) The number of and qualifications of its members are as prescribed by law. In addition to those qualifications, unless otherwise provided by law, at least one member must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. (2) The governor shall appoint the members. A majority of the members must be appointed to serve for terms concurrent with the gubernatorial term and until their successors are appointed. The remaining members must be appointed to serve for terms ending on the first day of the third January of the succeeding gubernatorial term and until their successors are appointed. It is the intent of this subsection that the governor appoint a majority of the members of each quasi-judicial board at the beginning of the governor's term and the remaining members in the middle of the governor's term. As used in this subsection, "majority" means the next …
Sponsors
- Overstreet, Greg (R, 88) · primary sponsor
- Usher, Barry (R, 19)
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 36 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 32 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 68 yea, 31 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 66 yea, 33 nay, passed
Subjects: State Government
Common questions
- What is HB603?
- HB603 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Eliminate attorney requirements on quasi-judicial boards.
- What does HB603 do?
- In its own words: An act removing the requirement that at least one member of a quasi-judicial board be an attorney licensed to practice law in montana; amending sections 2-15-124, 2-151019, 2-15-1822, 2-15-2305, 2-15-2502, 2-15-3110, 2-15-3402, and 2-15-3406, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB603?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB603?
- Overstreet, Greg (R, 88), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB603?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1885
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