Generally revise laws related to jury duty
SB 370 increases daily compensation for Montana jurors: $25-$60 per day for attending jury duty and an additional $25-$60 per day if selected for a specific case. It directly affects individuals summoned for jury service in criminal cases, providing higher pay than current rates. The bill establishes a funding mechanism where counties submit invoices to the Office of Court Administrator for reimbursement of these costs. This replaces the existing fee structure under Section 3-15-201, MCA, specifically for criminal trials or settlements requiring jury service.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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The bill adds a period to the end of several sentences to fix punctuation errors. It also renumbers the section from 2 to 19 and adjusts line numbers, but these are minor formatting and numbering adjustments rather than substantive policy changes.
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Added missing periods at the end of sentences to correct punctuation.
Adjusted section numbering and line references to reflect the updated text structure.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025 · House Apr 18, 2025
How they voted
45–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 4, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 18, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-6-1)
house
Apr 18, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-4-1)
senate
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Yakawich
RRepublican
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