# Montana SB 49: Exempt lawyers serving in certain public offices from professional disciplinary measure and proceedings for actions taken while in office

Montana SB 49, Exempt lawyers serving in certain public offices from professional disciplinary measure and proceedings for actions taken while in office, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Barry Usher (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 49
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Exempt lawyers serving in certain public offices from professional disciplinary measure and proceedings for actions taken while in office
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-13
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts, Judges and Justices, Professions and Occupations A-D, Professions and Occupations E-N
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (100 yes, 98 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: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Do Concur | fail | 45 | 53 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 29 | 21 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 26 | 24 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-21: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-09: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-13: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=aad2356a-6d1f-4242-be06-766b55b0e2b9)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c66773e1-69e1-4b37-a865-e67397e7af39)
- Introduced, 2024-12-13: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=66c3cf50-33a9-4ea4-8ca2-5ba8d20e0178)

## 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 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=aad2356a-6d1f-4242-be06-766b55b0e2b9)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c66773e1-69e1-4b37-a865-e67397e7af39)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=66c3cf50-33a9-4ea4-8ca2-5ba8d20e0178)

## 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-SB49-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).