SB 517 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revise irrigation district commissioner election laws

SB 517 would require candidates for irrigation district commissioner to reside within the district they seek to represent. This bill amends Montana law to mandate that commissioner candidates live in the district and clarifies that voters in a specific district division (based on land ownership) elect commissioners for that division. The law would take effect immediately upon passage. This change directly affects individuals running for irrigation district commissioner positions across Montana.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025

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LC3542.pdf → SB0517_1.pdf · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from LC 3542 to SB 517, indicating a shift from a committee report or legislative code citation to the official Senate Bill number. The sponsor information was updated to explicitly name J. Kassier and L. Jones, replacing a blank field. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, eligibility criteria, or operational requirements, were identified in the provided text.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 3542 to SB 517.

Sponsor names added as J. Kassier and L. Jones.

Header text updated to reflect the official Authorized Print Version.

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Amendments

Mar 5, 2025

Amended

(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

(S) Introduced

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors