# Montana SB 48: Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints

Montana SB 48, Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Carl Glimm (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB48-2025
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 48
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-12
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Carl Glimm (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts, Judges and Justices
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (191 yes, 155 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Citizens can speak about judicial complaints: benefit, low. If you file a written complaint about a judge, you can share it publicly at any time. Once the complaint’s subject is public through you, other sources, a judge’s waiver, or other appropriate circumstances, the Judicial Standards Commission may issue limited statements. It can confirm an investigat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carl Glimm (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Millett (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 | 55 | 43 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 30 | 19 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | AMD-SB0048.001.002 Smith D/PASS | fail | 18 | 32 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-30: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-11: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-12: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=29a05d4e-f8db-4cb1-b84a-79d2da7d9142)
- Introduced, 2024-12-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a68f5fb0-fe7d-42c8-b883-fec4f44b5c42)

## 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=29a05d4e-f8db-4cb1-b84a-79d2da7d9142)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a68f5fb0-fe7d-42c8-b883-fec4f44b5c42)

## 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-SB48-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).