Revise special session polling laws
HB 348 revises the process for Montana legislators to request a special session when the legislature is not in session. It increases the number of legislators required to initiate a poll for a special session from 10 to 30. Additionally, the bill mandates that any request for a special session poll must include specific draft legislation proposed for consideration during that session. These changes affect the mechanisms by which legislators can trigger the process to potentially call an extraordinary legislative session.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Feb 22, 2025
How they voted
29–21
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican32
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-21)
senate
Apr 9, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Legislative Administration
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Legislative Administration
upper
Feb 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (65-32-3)
house
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Legislative Administration
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Legislative Administration
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Legislative Administration
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
George Nikolakakos
RRepublican
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