Resolution on Marbury v. Madison
HJ 14 is a joint resolution declaring that the Montana Legislature, Governor, and Judicial Branch all share equal responsibility for interpreting and upholding the state and federal constitutions. It asserts that no single branch has exclusive power to interpret the law or bind the decisions of the other branches. The resolution specifically states that the 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case *Marbury v. Madison* does not establish the courts as the sole or final authority on constitutional interpretation. It directs the Secretary of State to distribute copies of this resolution to various state and federal officials.
Bill status
died
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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LC0895.pdf
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The bill number was changed from LC0895 to HJ 14, and the bill type was updated from a generic Joint Resolution to a House Joint Resolution. The text of the resolution itself remains unchanged, with only the header and footer metadata reflecting the new numbering and sponsor information.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from LC0895 to HJ 14.
Bill type updated from generic Joint Resolution to House Joint Resolution.
Sponsor names (L. Deming, B. Ler) were added to the introduction line.
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
45–55
Failed
Total votes 100
Mar 20, 2025
D
Democratic42
100% Nay
R
Republican58
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (45-55)
house
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 17, 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
Lee Deming
RRepublican
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