# Montana SR 80: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of corrections

Montana SR 80, Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of corrections, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Barry Usher (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-04-22 (Filed with Secretary of State) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SR 80
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of corrections
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-28
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Filed with Secretary of State
- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Legislature, Corrections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (96 yes, 3 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
- Cosponsor: Matt Regier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Adopt | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Rerefer to Judicary-McGillvray | pass | 48 | 2 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-04-22: Filed with Secretary of State (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9d2c34d5-2aff-4e37-be43-007d1f170e6f)
- Introduced, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=486937ee-b089-4d93-8aff-bfc9daee26fe)

## 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=9d2c34d5-2aff-4e37-be43-007d1f170e6f)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=486937ee-b089-4d93-8aff-bfc9daee26fe)

## 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-SR80-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).