SB 120 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provide for article V commissioner selection and oversight

Montana's SB 120 establishes rules for selecting, overseeing, and recalling state delegates to a potential Article V constitutional convention. It requires commissioners to meet specific qualifications (e.g., 10 years U.S. citizenship, 5 years Montana residency, no recent federal roles) and prohibits them from supporting changes to the "one state, one vote" rule or amending key constitutional protections like the Bill of Rights. The bill mandates a legislative resolution defining commissioners' limited authority (based on Montana's application or prior state applications) and creates an advisory committee to manage vacancies and enforce boundaries. The bill died in committee in May 2025 and did not become law.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB0120_1(11).pdf SB0120_2.pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill number was updated from SB 120.1 to SB0120.2, and the age requirement for commissioner candidates was reduced from 25 years old to 18 years old. This change expands eligibility for the commission by allowing younger individuals to serve, potentially increasing diversity and representation among candidates.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same, but eligibility criteria for commissioners were broadened to include younger applicants.
ELIGIBILITY

Age requirement for commissioner candidates was lowered from 25 years to 18 years, expanding the pool of eligible candidates.

TECHNICAL

Bill number was updated from SB 120.1 to SB0120.2, likely reflecting a revision or renumbering in the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

2821
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic18
1 Yea 17 Nay
94% Nay
R Republican32
27 Yea 4 Nay 1
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Mar 19, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (41-59)
house
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Legislative Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Legislative Administration
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Legislative Administration
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-21-1)
senate
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tom McGillvray
Tom McGillvray
RRepublican
MT
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