Montana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 140 — Revise laws relating to the judiciary

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 16, 2020. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    6 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Action History

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

  2. Signed by Governor

  3. Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by Speaker

  5. Signed by President

  6. Printed - Enrolled Version Available

  7. Returned from Enrolling

  8. Sent to Enrolling

  9. Returned to Senate

  10. 3rd Reading Concurred

  11. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  12. 2nd Reading Concurred

  13. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed

  14. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  15. Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary

  16. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary

  17. Hearing - (H) Judiciary

  18. First Reading

  19. Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

  20. Transmitted to House

  21. 3rd Reading Passed

  22. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  23. 2nd Reading Passed

  24. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed

  25. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  26. Printed - New Version Available

  27. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary

  28. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary

  29. Amendments Available

  30. Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  31. Fiscal Note Printed

  32. Fiscal Note Received

  33. Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

  34. First Reading

  35. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  36. Fiscal Note Requested

  37. Introduced

  38. Draft Delivered to Requester

  39. Draft Ready for Delivery

  40. Executive Director Final Review

  41. Draft Ready for Delivery

  42. Draft in Assembly

  43. Executive Director Review

  44. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  45. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  46. Draft in Input/Proofing

  47. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review

  48. Draft in Edit

  49. Draft in Legal Review

  50. Draft to Requester for Review

  51. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 141 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (205)

205 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 67 Yea · 32 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 673201
Total 673201
% of votes cast 67%32%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Patelis, Jimmy — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Nay
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bertoglio, Marta — Yea
Binkley, Michele — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Nay
Bob Phalen — Yea
Brandon Ler — Yea
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Buckley, Alice — Nay
Caleb Hinkle — Yea
Carlson, Jennifer — Yea
Connie Keogh — Nay
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Dave Fern — Nay
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Not Voting
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Nay
Donavon Hawk — Nay
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Nay
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fiona Nave — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Frank Smith — Nay
Frazer, Gregory — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Nay
Galloway, Steven — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Nay
Hill, Ed — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Julie Darling — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Nay
Katie Sullivan — Nay
Katie Zolnikov — Yea
Keane, Jim — Nay
Kelker, Kathy — Nay
Kelly Kortum — Nay
Ken Walsh — Yea
Kerns, Scot — Yea
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Larry Brewster — Yea
Linda Reksten — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Malone, Marty — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Noland — Yea
Mark Thane — Nay
Marshall, Ron — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Nay
Mary Caferro — Nay
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Putnam, Brian — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Nay
Sara Novak — Nay
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Yea
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stafman, Ed — Nay
Steve Gist — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Nay
Stromswold, Mallerie — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Tenenbaum, Danny — Nay
Tom France — Nay
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Nay
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Whiteman Pena, Rynalea — Nay
Whitman, Kathy — Yea
Willis Curdy — Nay
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Nay
Wylie Galt — Yea

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AMD-005 France D/PASS

Failed 36 Yea · 64 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 366400
Total 366400
% of votes cast 36%64%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Patelis, Jimmy — Nay
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Amy Regier — Nay
Anderson, Fred — Nay
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Bartel, Dan — Nay
Beard, Becky — Nay
Berglee, Seth — Nay
Bertoglio, Marta — Nay
Binkley, Michele — Nay
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Phalen — Nay
Brandon Ler — Nay
Braxton Mitchell — Nay
Buckley, Alice — Yea
Caleb Hinkle — Nay
Carlson, Jennifer — Nay
Connie Keogh — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Nay
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Nay
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Nay
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Donavon Hawk — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fiona Nave — Nay
Fitzgerald, Ross — Nay
Fleming, Frank — Nay
Frank Smith — Yea
Frazer, Gregory — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Galloway, Steven — Nay
Garner, Frank — Nay
Greef, Sharon — Nay
Gunderson, Steve — Nay
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Hill, Ed — Nay
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Nay
Hopkins, Mike — Nay
Jane Gillette — Nay
Jedediah Hinkle — Nay
Jeremy Trebas — Nay
Jerry Schillinger — Nay
John Fuller — Nay
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Julie Darling — Nay
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Katie Zolnikov — Nay
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Kelly Kortum — Yea
Ken Walsh — Nay
Kerns, Scot — Nay
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Nay
Knudsen, Casey — Nay
Knudsen, Casey — Nay
Larry Brewster — Nay
Linda Reksten — Nay
Llew Jones — Nay
Malone, Marty — Nay
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mark Thane — Yea
Marshall, Ron — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mercer, Bill — Nay
Moore, Terry — Nay
Neil Duram — Nay
Paul Fielder — Nay
Putnam, Brian — Yea
Read, Joe — Nay
Running Wolf, Tyson — Yea
Sara Novak — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stafman, Ed — Yea
Steve Gist — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Stromswold, Mallerie — Nay
Sue Vinton — Nay
Tenenbaum, Danny — Yea
Tom France — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Nay
Vince Ricci — Nay
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Nay
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Whiteman Pena, Rynalea — Yea
Whitman, Kathy — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Nay

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Do Pass

Passed 67 Yea · 33 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 673300
Total 673300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Patelis, Jimmy — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Nay
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bertoglio, Marta — Yea
Binkley, Michele — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Nay
Bob Phalen — Yea
Brandon Ler — Yea
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Buckley, Alice — Nay
Caleb Hinkle — Yea
Carlson, Jennifer — Yea
Connie Keogh — Nay
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Dave Fern — Nay
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Nay
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Nay
Donavon Hawk — Nay
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Nay
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fiona Nave — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Frank Smith — Nay
Frazer, Gregory — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Nay
Galloway, Steven — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Nay
Hill, Ed — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Julie Darling — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Nay
Katie Sullivan — Nay
Katie Zolnikov — Yea
Keane, Jim — Nay
Kelker, Kathy — Nay
Kelly Kortum — Nay
Ken Walsh — Yea
Kerns, Scot — Yea
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Larry Brewster — Yea
Linda Reksten — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Malone, Marty — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Noland — Yea
Mark Thane — Nay
Marshall, Ron — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Nay
Mary Caferro — Nay
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Putnam, Brian — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Nay
Sara Novak — Nay
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Yea
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stafman, Ed — Nay
Steve Gist — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Nay
Stromswold, Mallerie — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Tenenbaum, Danny — Nay
Tom France — Nay
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Nay
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Whiteman Pena, Rynalea — Nay
Whitman, Kathy — Yea
Willis Curdy — Nay
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Nay
Wylie Galt — Yea

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Passed 12 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12700
Total 12700
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Amy Regier — Yea
Barry Usher — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Nay
Bob Phalen — Yea
Brandon Ler — Yea
Carlson, Jennifer — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Donavon Hawk — Nay
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Nay
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stafman, Ed — Nay
Stromswold, Mallerie — Yea
Tenenbaum, Danny — Nay
Tom France — Nay

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Do Pass

Passed 31 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 311900
Total 311900
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Sales, Walt — Yea
Sweeney, Mark — Nay
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Nay
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Nay
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Nay
Friedel, Chris — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gross, Jen — Nay
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Nay
Janet Ellis — Nay
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Nay
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Nay
McNally, Mary — Nay
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Fox — Nay
Molnar, Brad — Yea
O'Brien, Shannon — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Nay
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Salomon, Daniel R. — Yea
Sands, Diane — Nay
Shane Morigeau — Nay
Small, Jason D. — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tom McGillvray — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea
Welborn, Jeffrey — Yea

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Do Pass

Passed 31 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 311900
Total 311900
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Sales, Walt — Yea
Sweeney, Mark — Nay
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Nay
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Nay
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Nay
Friedel, Chris — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gross, Jen — Nay
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Nay
Janet Ellis — Nay
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Nay
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Nay
McNally, Mary — Nay
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Fox — Nay
Molnar, Brad — Yea
O'Brien, Shannon — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Nay
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Salomon, Daniel R. — Yea
Sands, Diane — Nay
Shane Morigeau — Nay
Small, Jason D. — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tom McGillvray — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea
Welborn, Jeffrey — Yea

Official roll call →

AMD-002 Gross D/PASS

Failed 21 Yea · 29 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 212900
Total 212900
% of votes cast 42%58%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Sales, Walt — Nay
Ankney, Duane — Nay
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Nay
Bob Brown — Nay
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Nay
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Ellie Boldman — Yea
Friedel, Chris — Nay
Gauthier, Terry — Nay
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Nay
Hoven, Brian — Nay
Howard, David — Nay
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Nay
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Nay
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Nay
Keenan, Bob — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Nay
Lang, Mike — Nay
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Mike Fox — Yea
Molnar, Brad — Yea
O'Brien, Shannon — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Nay
Pat Flowers — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Nay
Russ Tempel — Nay
Salomon, Daniel R. — Nay
Sands, Diane — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Small, Jason D. — Yea
Smith, Cary — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Nay
Susan Webber — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Nay
Tom McGillvray — Nay
Vance, Gordon — Nay
Welborn, Jeffrey — Nay

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