Constitutional amendment revising selection of supreme court justices
HB 506 proposed a constitutional amendment to change the method of selecting Montana Supreme Court justices. Currently, these justices are elected by qualified voters. If approved, the bill would have revised this to have Supreme Court justices appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees. This list would be provided by a nomination committee consisting of legislative leaders and two attorneys, with appointments subject to Senate confirmation. District court judges would have continued to be elected by voters.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill added a new co-sponsor, P. Elverum, to the list of legislators supporting the measure. This change does not alter the substantive policy, scope, or requirements of the bill itself.
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Added P. Elverum to the list of co-sponsors.
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
22
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Barker
RRepublican
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