SR 7 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Confirm governor's appointee for district court judge in 7th

This resolution confirms the Governor's appointment of Scott Herring as a judge for Montana's Seventh Judicial District. It directly affects the Seventh Judicial District Court by formally approving Herring's appointment to serve a term ending January 3, 2027. The resolution is procedural, requiring the Senate to formally consent to the Governor's appointment as mandated by Montana law. No new policy or substantive change is created - this is solely a confirmation of an existing judicial appointment.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

491
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 18, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
(S) Filed with Secretary of State
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 15, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Barry Usher
Barry Usher
RRepublican
MT
19