Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB856: Revise incumbent vacancy in office laws
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the time period when an incumbent's office becomes vacant; providing an appropriation; amending section 2-16-501, mca; and providing effective dates and a retroactive applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE TIME PERIOD WHEN AN INCUMBENT'S OFFICE BECOMES VACANT; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTION 2-16-501, MCA; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 2-16-501, MCA, is amended to read: "2-16-501. Vacancies created. An office becomes vacant on the occurrence of any one of the following events before the expiration of the term of the (2) a determination pursuant to Title 53, chapter 21, part 1, that the incumbent suffers from a mental disorder and is in need of commitment; (3) the effective date stipulated in the resignation of the incumbent; (4) removal of the incumbent from office; (5) the incumbent's ceasing to be a resident of the state or, if the office is local, of the district, city, county, town, or township for which the incumbent was chosen or appointed or within which the duties of the incumbent's office are required to be discharged; (6) except as provided in 10-1-1008, absence of the incumbent from the state, without the permission of the legislature, beyond the period allowed by law; (7) the incumbent's ceasing to discharge the duty of the incumbent's office for the period of 3 consecutive months, except when prevented by sickness, when absent …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, Steve (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing Canceled
- : (S) Referred to Committee
Votes
- Do Concur (April 28, 2025): 22 yea, 27 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 27 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 56 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 56 yea, 43 nay, passed
Subjects: Legislature, Appropriations, Counties, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB856?
- HB856 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise incumbent vacancy in office laws.
- What does HB856 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the time period when an incumbent's office becomes vacant; providing an appropriation; amending section 2-16-501, mca; and providing effective dates and a retroactive applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB856?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB856?
- Fitzpatrick, Steve (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB856?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4453
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