| Senate Judiciary Committee
Members (9)
Committee Bills (261)
🗓 Awaiting hearing (4)
Unscheduled
| 📋 SB 151: Direct the director of the public defender's office to create units for family defense and children's representation | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 313: Revise laws relating to wage transparency | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 444: Generally revise tenant landlord laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 471: Revise education laws related to human sexuality and identity instruction | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
⌛️ Heard, awaiting vote (15)
🚫 Withdrawn (2)
| 📋 SB 16: Allowing legislative committees to find contempt for violation of legislative subpoena | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 52: Create Montana Court of Chancery | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
🚫 Voted down (53)
| 📋 SJ 2: Resolution disapproving of montana supreme court rules | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House |
| 📋 SJ 15: Resolution on Obergefell | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House |
| 📋 SB 52: Create Montana Court of Chancery | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 83: Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 116: Provide for attorneys to appear remotely | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
✅ Voted forward (206)
| 📋 SJ 4: Joint resolution calling for convention of the states to require a balanced budget | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House |
| 📋 HJ 9: Joint resolution in support of Israel | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 HJ 10: Resolution on sports laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 SB 13: Remove Supreme Court original jurisdiction for ballot review | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 14: Audit Office of Disciplinary Council | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
🧨 Blasted from committee
| 📋 HB 442: Revise laws regarding reporting requirements for certain professional occupations | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
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