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MontanaSB 7569th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Senate

Revise amendment process for legislation that is subject to a sunset

Sponsored By: Sue Vinton (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Rules to change law end dates

Montana now sets clear steps to change a statute’s end (sunset) date. Lawmakers can revise the date by amending the original session law, and they can do this any number of times. If two bills in the same session set different end dates, a coordination instruction can resolve it; if not, the latest end date wins and earlier ones are void. A change does not take effect unless the revising bill is effective before the later of the original or the new end date. Coordinated updates to the original and prior revising session laws in the same enactment remain valid. The law takes effect on passage and approval and applies retroactively to laws passed and approved on or after the start of the 69th legislative session.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Sue Vinton

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • George Nikolakakos

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 292 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 98 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/18/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 97 • No: 1

Senate vote • 2/7/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/6/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 48 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    4/3/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    4/3/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    3/27/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    3/26/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    3/24/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    3/21/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    3/19/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading Concurred

    3/19/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Concurred

    3/18/2025House

  10. Committee Report--Bill Concurred

    2/24/2025House

  11. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

    2/24/2025House

  12. Hearing

    2/17/2025House

  13. First Reading

    2/10/2025House

  14. Referred to Committee

    2/10/2025House

  15. Transmitted to House

    2/7/2025Senate

  16. 3rd Reading Passed

    2/7/2025Senate

  17. 2nd Reading Passed

    2/6/2025Senate

  18. Committee Report--Bill Passed

    2/4/2025Senate

  19. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

    2/4/2025Senate

  20. Hearing

    1/29/2025Senate

  21. Referred to Committee

    1/7/2025Senate

  22. First Reading

    1/6/2025Senate

  23. Introduced

    12/27/2024Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/20/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    3/20/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    12/27/2024

    PDF

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