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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints"
description: "Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 48"
citation: "Montana SB 48 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Judges and Justices"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carl Glimm"]
version_count: 40
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-10-24T20:34:51+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T19:56:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3f75674-c023-46fd-84aa-6089be57d6f8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0611?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "566491bfab681da3a6e9da2cc6918cdeb2137332fc76bc8841d04e92a3119d0b"
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 48 (2025) — Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **LC0611.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266751)
2. **SB0048.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273830)
3. **SB0048.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273827)
4. **SB0048.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280394)
5. **SB0048.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275808)
6. **SB0048_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267837)
7. **SB0048_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306321)
8. **SB0048_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307103)
9. **SB0048_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307107)
10. **SB0048_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307111)
11. **SB0048_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308152)
12. **SB0048_1(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309065)
13. **SB0048_1(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309066)
14. **SB0048_1(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309067)
15. **SB0048_1(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309497)
16. **SB0048_1(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309550)
17. **SB0048_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267838)
18. **SB0048_1(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309551)
19. **SB0048_1(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309556)
20. **SB0048_1(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309557)
21. **SB0048_1(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309567)
22. **SB0048_1(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309597)
23. **SB0048_1(25).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309599)
24. **SB0048_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274530)
25. **SB0048_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274531)
26. **SB0048_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274532)
27. **SB0048_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274533)
28. **SB0048_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275571)
29. **SB0048_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276609)
30. **SB0048_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277498)
31. **SB0048_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267836)
32. **SB0048_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316937)
33. **SB0048_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320512)
34. **SB0048_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322575)
35. **SB0048_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322576)
36. **SB0048_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322577)
37. **SB0048_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324921)
38. **SB0048_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325911)
39. **SB0048_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327388)
40. **SB0048_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311001)
## Votes
- Do Pass — **3119** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **5742** (pass) · lower
- AMD-SB0048.001.002 Smith D/PASS — **1832** (fail) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **128** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **5543** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **3019** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carl Glimm — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-10-24T20:34:51+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-26T22:12:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-26T22:52:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-05T17:19:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-09T18:10:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-09T22:32:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-10T19:15:16+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-12T17:20:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-06T21:43:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T21:44:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-12T01:04:23+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-24T18:46:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T21:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-28T21:25:30+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T22:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T22:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T22:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T22:56:58+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-01-31T18:10:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-31T20:15:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03T20:37:03+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T17:00:39+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T21:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T16:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:30:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:31:05+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-14T16:50:21+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-29T22:15:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30T16:55:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09T02:17:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T19:56:18+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/b3f75674-c023-46fd-84aa-6089be57d6f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).