MontanaHB 11569th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Revise Montana code annotated publishing laws related to code commissioner duties

Sponsored By: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican)

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Code published in print and online

The law treats electronic releases as official publication. The code commissioner must publish key reference materials with the Montana Code Annotated. These include each section’s history, court case notes, editorial notes, cross-references, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and amendments, federal acts on authenticating laws, Montana’s constitutions, certain election ordinances, court rules, and full indexes and tables. This makes the code and its context easier to find and use.

Ongoing code updates and reorganization

After each session, the code commissioner prepares and annotates all general and permanent laws for publication. New sections get catchlines and code numbers. The commissioner keeps the code organized, updates it, and issues a yearly Official Report of changes, excluding spelling, punctuation, and capitalization fixes. The commissioner may reorganize the code title by title and meets with judges and the state bar to guide this work.

Pre-session report to fix laws

By November 1 before each regular session, the code commissioner sends a report to the legislative council. The report lists outdated or duplicate laws to repeal, and errors or unclear wording to fix. This recurring report helps keep Montana laws clear and current.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Steve Fitzpatrick
Republican • House

Cosponsors

John Fuller
Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 246 • No: 51

House vote • 3/17/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 41 • No: 8

House vote • 3/15/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 38 • No: 11

House vote • 1/22/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 76 • No: 24

House vote • 1/21/2025