HB 431 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to the judicial standards commission

HB 431 amends Montana law to allow the Speaker of the House to appoint a person to fill anticipated vacancies on the Judicial Standards Commission, streamlining the process for when a commissioner's term is ending. The bill requires the Speaker to notify district court judges, who then provide a list of willing judges to the legislative nomination panel. The panel must recommend at least three qualified names to the Speaker, who selects the final appointee. This change takes immediate effect upon approval and directly affects the Speaker of the House, the Judicial Standards Commission, and district court judges who may be considered for appointments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

436
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 18, 2025
D Democratic18
12 Yea 6 Nay
66% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-6-1)
senate
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0)
house
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Greg Overstreet
Greg Overstreet
RRepublican
MT
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