# Montana SB 44: Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine

Montana SB 44, Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel Emrich (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB44-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 44
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-12
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts, Judges and Justices, Legislature, Education - K-12, State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (122 yes, 123 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | ReconsAction -Emrich | fail | 20 | 27 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 29 | 20 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Do Pass | fail | 23 | 26 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | AMD-SB0044.001.002 Olsen D/PASS | fail | 18 | 32 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-12: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bccc8a5f-ffd6-4e23-965c-41829a2a00ba)
- Introduced, 2024-12-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b62b6e37-41a6-446d-bbfd-81ebe86cfbaa)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bccc8a5f-ffd6-4e23-965c-41829a2a00ba)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b62b6e37-41a6-446d-bbfd-81ebe86cfbaa)

## 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-SB44-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).