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
43–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 18, 2025
D
Democratic18
66% Yea
R
Republican32
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
P
Greg Overstreet
RRepublican
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