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MontanaHB 69369th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Generally revise laws applicable to district courts

Sponsored By: Stacy Zinn (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New rules for multi-judge district courts

In districts with more than one judge, the court may run that many sessions at once. Judges must split the court into numbered departments and share work as equally as possible. In districts with more than five judges, they may set up specialized dockets. If judges do not assign the work or departments, any interested person can ask the Montana Supreme Court to order it. The Supreme Court files the order in each county, and judges who refuse can be held in contempt.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stacy Zinn

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Laura Smith

    Democrat • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 279 • No: 5

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 47 • No: 1

House vote • 4/10/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 37 • No: 4

House vote • 3/7/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 3/6/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/13/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/8/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/1/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/29/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/16/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/11/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Concurred

    4/11/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading Concurred

    4/10/2025Senate

  10. Committee Report--Bill Concurred

    3/28/2025Senate

  11. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

    3/28/2025Senate

  12. Hearing

    3/27/2025Senate

  13. Hearing

    3/21/2025Senate

  14. Referred to Committee

    3/17/2025Senate

  15. First Reading

    3/14/2025Senate

  16. Transmitted to Senate

    3/7/2025House

  17. 3rd Reading Passed

    3/7/2025House

  18. 2nd Reading Passed

    3/6/2025House

  19. Committee Report--Bill Passed

    3/1/2025House

  20. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

    3/1/2025House

  21. Hearing

    2/25/2025House

  22. First Reading

    2/24/2025House

  23. Referred to Committee

    2/24/2025House

  24. Introduced

    2/24/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/14/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/24/2025

    PDF

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