Revise code commissioner duties to include repealing unconstitutional policies from Montana code
HB 674 proposes to update the responsibilities of Montana's Code Commissioner. It would add a new duty requiring the commissioner to recommend legislation that eliminates laws from the Montana Code that courts have found to be unconstitutional and permanently blocked from being enforced. This change aims to ensure the published code reflects only valid, enforceable statutes. It directly affects the Code Commissioner's review process and the accuracy of the official state legal code.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Failed
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
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LC3788.pdf
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MINOR
The bill number and title were updated to reflect the new House Bill 674.1. The most significant substantive change is the reordering of the list of materials the Code Commissioner must publish with the Montana Code Annotated; the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were swapped in position within the list. This change is primarily technical and organizational, as the legal requirement to include both documents remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The order of items in the list of required publications was swapped, moving the Declaration of Independence to item (d) and the U.S. Constitution to item (e).
The bill number was changed from LC 3788 to HB 674.1, and the sponsor list was updated to reflect the current legislative sponsors.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025
How they voted
19–30
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 28, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (19-30-1)
senate
Apr 3, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Legislative Administration
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Legislative Administration
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (65-34-1)
house
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Zooey Zephyr
DDemocratic
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