republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2025/sb-45.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system"
description: "Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 45"
citation: "Montana SB 45 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Judges and Justices", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom McGillvray"]
version_count: 137
action_count: 75
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2024-10-08T19:14:46+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T14:20:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2624d84c-09be-4f4f-a355-fb08c3d5b1ea"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0527?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "7eb5ecd2ae9be80b05838533317c80184d60aac066df6b37b444d272bd632b3d"
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 SB 45 (2025) — Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **LC0527.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267292)
2. **SB0045.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279251)
3. **SB0045.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280399)
4. **SB0045.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272971)
5. **SB0045.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279174)
6. **SB0045.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280398)
7. **SB0045.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277626)
8. **SB0045.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275037)
9. **SB0045.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279173)
10. **SB0045.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279255)
11. **SB0045.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280401)
12. **SB0045.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275033)
13. **SB0045.001.009_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278248)
14. **SB0045.001.009_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278247)
15. **SB0045.002.014_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280009)
16. **SB0045.002.014_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280007)
17. **SB0045.002.015_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279897)
18. **SB0045.002.015_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279898)
19. **SB0045.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301019)
20. **SB0045.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301018)
21. **SB0045.004.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306971)
22. **SB0045.004.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306969)
23. **SB0045.004.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307211)
24. **SB0045.004.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307664)
25. **SB0045.006.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315232)
26. **SB0045_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267828)
27. **SB0045_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279303)
28. **SB0045_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279304)
29. **SB0045_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279305)
30. **SB0045_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279306)
31. **SB0045_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279307)
32. **SB0045_1(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289524)
33. **SB0045_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275100)
34. **SB0045_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276171)
35. **SB0045_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278398)
36. **SB0045_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278399)
37. **SB0045_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278401)
38. **SB0045_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278402)
39. **SB0045_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279172)
40. **SB0045_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279218)
41. **SB0045_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267827)
42. **SB0045_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278404)
43. **SB0045_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279310)
44. **SB0045_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279311)
45. **SB0045_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279326)
46. **SB0045_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279328)
47. **SB0045_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279348)
48. **SB0045_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279351)
49. **SB0045_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279355)
50. **SB0045_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279359)
51. **SB0045_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289525)
52. **SB0045_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278411)
53. **SB0045_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278412)
54. **SB0045_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278453)
55. **SB0045_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278454)
56. **SB0045_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278461)
57. **SB0045_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278465)
58. **SB0045_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279308)
59. **SB0045_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279309)
60. **SB0045_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278403)
61. **SB0045_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289495)
62. **SB0045_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289523)
63. **SB0045_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289526)
64. **SB0045_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289537)
65. **SB0045_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303901)
66. **SB0045_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304443)
67. **SB0045_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304444)
68. **SB0045_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304445)
69. **SB0045_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304446)
70. **SB0045_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283046)
71. **SB0045_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304448)
72. **SB0045_4(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307877)
73. **SB0045_4(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307878)
74. **SB0045_4(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307879)
75. **SB0045_4(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307888)
76. **SB0045_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304449)
77. **SB0045_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304500)
78. **SB0045_4(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304501)
79. **SB0045_4(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304502)
80. **SB0045_4(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304503)
81. **SB0045_4(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304504)
82. **SB0045_4(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304605)
83. **SB0045_4(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307876)
84. **SB0045_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304447)
85. **SB0045_5(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307895)
86. **SB0045_5(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309004)
87. **SB0045_5(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309445)
88. **SB0045_5(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309559)
89. **SB0045_5(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309560)
90. **SB0045_5(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313025)
91. **SB0045_5(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313026)
92. **SB0045_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307894)
93. **SB0045_7.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319224)
94. **SB0045_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313028)
95. **SB0045_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313654)
96. **SB0045_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314330)
97. **SB0045_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314331)
98. **SB0045_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314332)
99. **SB0045_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314333)
100. **SB0045_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314334)
101. **SB0045_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314335)
102. **SB0045_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314336)
103. **SB0045_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317177)
104. **SB0045_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317491)
105. **SB0045_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313029)
106. **SB0045_X(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319227)
107. **SB0045_X(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319229)
108. **SB0045_X(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319230)
109. **SB0045_X(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319234)
110. **SB0045_X(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319241)
111. **SB0045_X(25).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319245)
112. **SB0045_X(26).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319253)
113. **SB0045_X(27).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319256)
114. **SB0045_X(28).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319259)
115. **SB0045_X(29).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319264)
116. **SB0045_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313645)
117. **SB0045_X(30).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319266)
118. **SB0045_X(31).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319267)
119. **SB0045_X(32).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319268)
120. **SB0045_X(33).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319269)
121. **SB0045_X(34).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319270)
122. **SB0045_X(35).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319271)
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124. **SB0045_X(37).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321057)
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126. **SB0045_X(39).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325356)
127. **SB0045_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313646)
128. **SB0045_X(40).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325357)
129. **SB0045_X(41).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325358)
130. **SB0045_X(42).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325862)
131. **SB0045_X(43).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327364)
132. **SB0045_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313647)
133. **SB0045_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313648)
134. **SB0045_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313649)
135. **SB0045_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313650)
136. **SB0045_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313653)
137. **SB0045_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313027)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **58–41** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **56–44** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **54–44** (pass) · lower
- to_table — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- AMD-SB0045.002.015 McGillvray D/PASS — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **12–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **13–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tom McGillvray — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-10-08T19:14:46+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-05T00:52:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-05T18:18:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-09T22:08:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-10T00:49:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-10T14:35:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-10T19:14:28+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-12T17:11:07+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-12T17:11:22+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T17:39:17+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-18T22:57:45+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-03T20:48:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-03T23:25:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-06T17:29:28+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-06T18:45:21+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-06T21:41:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T21:43:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T18:04:23+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-03T20:29:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-05T20:16:07+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T17:19:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T20:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T21:37:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07T22:10:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-02-10T21:02:00+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-02-17T21:19:08+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-18T00:44:11+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-02-21T00:45:50+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-21T00:46:00+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-21T00:46:13+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-21T01:17:23+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-02-26T23:12:00+00:00** (S) Motion Carried
- **2025-02-27T22:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-27T23:22:04+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-28T17:27:34+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28T20:19:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-19T15:04:57+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-03T17:48:18+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T00:35:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T20:55:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T21:09:45+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08T21:16:07+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-10T00:00:19+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-10T00:21:50+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-10T15:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-10T21:17:50+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-11T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-12T00:04:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T01:02:09+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-15T21:49:21+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T16:23:42+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-16T19:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T13:32:25+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-04-17T17:08:12+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-17T19:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T23:54:34+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-19T21:26:49+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-23T01:00:57+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-23T14:03:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-23T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2025-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T22:03:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T15:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T17:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-28T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-28T17:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-29T12:38:22+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-05-06T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08T18:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T14:20:54+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/2624d84c-09be-4f4f-a355-fb08c3d5b1ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).