HJ 22 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Joint resolution acknowledging that Christ is King

House Joint Resolution 22 is a legislative measure through which the Montana Senate and House of Representatives formally acknowledge the kingship of Jesus Christ over the world. The resolution also directs the Secretary of State to transmit copies of this acknowledgement to various federal, state, and tribal officials.

Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Failed

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC4329.pdf → HJ0022_1.pdf · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from LC 4329 to HJ 22, and the sponsor list was expanded to include additional legislators. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged, as it still acknowledges the kingship of Jesus Christ over Montana and directs the Secretary of State to send copies to tribal governments, federal officials, and state representatives.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 4329 to HJ 22, indicating a shift in legislative tracking or filing system.

Additional sponsors (C. Glimm, L. Deming, B. Usher, J. Gillette, T. Falk, G. Kmetz, M. Noland, T. Tezak, J. Hinkle, B. Phalen) were added to the sponsor list.

Formatting and page headers were updated to reflect the new bill number and authorized print version designation.

Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2025

How they voted

7–85

Failed · 8 other

Total votes 100

Apr 4, 2025

D Democratic42

41 Nay 1

97% Nay

R Republican58

7 Yea 44 Nay 7

75% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 4, 2025

Vote failed

House Vote: fail (7-85-8)

house

Mar 27, 2025

Amended

(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors