# Montana SB 342: Provide that chief justice appoints the court administrator

Montana SB 342, Provide that chief justice appoints the court administrator, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by John Fuller (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 342
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide that chief justice appoints the court administrator
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: John Fuller (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts, Public Officers and Employees
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (179 yes, 118 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Chief justice now appoints court administrator: mixed, low. The chief justice now appoints the court administrator, who serves at the chief justice’s pleasure. The administrator is the top operations officer for the courts and works under the chief justice. Duties include preparing judicial budgets, reporting court data to the legislature on request, aligni…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Fuller (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 57 | 42 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 42 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 32 | 16 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-03: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=43570597-96cf-4a5d-bfe7-8fa8a289089c)
- Introduced, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c7d4505f-9b2f-4168-aa83-9b362b122eb3)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=43570597-96cf-4a5d-bfe7-8fa8a289089c)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c7d4505f-9b2f-4168-aa83-9b362b122eb3)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB342-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).