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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise laws on the selection of municipal court judges"
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description: "Revise laws on the selection of municipal court judges"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 127"
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citation: "Montana SB 127 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris Friedel"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-12-13"
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last_action: "2021-04-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31bc6418-6293-4989-8c9b-733a5372e9df"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=127&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
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source_hash: "df40eb612082b7c578ca5d4926e8aa1e4d4d337203d2d49a881ae9583469da77"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana SB 127 (2021) — Revise laws on the selection of municipal court judges
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB0127_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0127_1.pdf)
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2. **SB0127_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0127_2.pdf)
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3. **SB0127_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0127_X.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0127.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–5** (pass) · lower
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- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **74–24** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **78–22** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chris Friedel — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
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- **2020-12-29** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2021-01-06** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2021-01-07** Draft in Edit
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- **2021-01-11** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2021-01-11** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2021-01-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2021-01-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-01-12** Executive Director Review
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- **2021-01-12** Draft in Assembly
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- **2021-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-01-12** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2021-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-01-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2021-01-20** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2021-01-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-21** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-26** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
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- **2021-01-28** Amendments Available
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- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-02-03** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-03** Transmitted to House
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- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-11** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-03-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-03-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-03-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-16** Returned to Senate
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- **2021-03-17** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2021-03-30** Signed by President
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- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-12** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31bc6418-6293-4989-8c9b-733a5372e9df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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