HB 506 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

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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Total actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Mar 28, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
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Feb 14, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
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Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
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Brad Barker
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