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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to the judiciary"
description: "Generally revise laws related to the judiciary"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 710"
citation: "Montana HB 710 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Judges and Justices", "Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathy Love"]
version_count: 42
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-13T14:00:19+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T17:23:29+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2b510d3-bfe8-4945-883e-600f4d38a9c2"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2938?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "273e16b2502428eeb6861bd3424307fb05d6aae6bd7317d6a7c64e2020b75293"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---
# Montana HB 710 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to the judiciary
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0710.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290362)
2. **HB0710.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290363)
3. **HB0710_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287620)
4. **HB0710_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292379)
5. **HB0710_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292380)
6. **HB0710_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292381)
7. **HB0710_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292382)
8. **HB0710_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286789)
9. **HB0710_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292384)
10. **HB0710_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293906)
11. **HB0710_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294078)
12. **HB0710_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307194)
13. **HB0710_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314689)
14. **HB0710_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314690)
15. **HB0710_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314691)
16. **HB0710_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292385)
17. **HB0710_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292386)
18. **HB0710_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292420)
19. **HB0710_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292423)
20. **HB0710_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292425)
21. **HB0710_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292431)
22. **HB0710_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292432)
23. **HB0710_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292434)
24. **HB0710_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292383)
25. **HB0710_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314693)
26. **HB0710_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317222)
27. **HB0710_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320756)
28. **HB0710_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321653)
29. **HB0710_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321654)
30. **HB0710_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321655)
31. **HB0710_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324712)
32. **HB0710_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326754)
33. **HB0710_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314944)
34. **HB0710_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314957)
35. **HB0710_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314958)
36. **HB0710_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314969)
37. **HB0710_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314972)
38. **HB0710_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314973)
39. **HB0710_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314995)
40. **HB0710_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314996)
41. **HB0710_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314692)
42. **LC2938.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285372)
## Votes
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kathy Love — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-13T14:00:19+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-13T14:00:19+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-15T00:24:20+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-01-29T19:34:48+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-18T22:06:53+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-18T22:11:05+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-20T22:30:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-20T22:35:26+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-21T15:12:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-21T15:27:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-21T15:30:55+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-21T15:53:15+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-24T17:25:04+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-24T22:12:37+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-24T22:24:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-25T18:12:05+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T20:06:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-25T22:58:36+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-03-01T20:25:30+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T00:51:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-04T21:10:03+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-04T22:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T19:20:50+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-05T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T01:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T17:03:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:13:16+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T15:17:21+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:11:10+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-17T19:48:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-20T14:44:53+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-28T19:26:46+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-07T06:01:31+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-09T18:30:23+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-09T22:33:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T18:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:28:18+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T17:07:07+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T23:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24T16:30:16+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-24T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01T21:14:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-05T17:23:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2b510d3-bfe8-4945-883e-600f4d38a9c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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