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HB224 • 2025

Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement

Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Ed Stafman
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
(H) Died in Process
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement

Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement

What This Bill Does

  • Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 HOUSE

    (H) Died in Process

  2. 2025-03-12 HOUSE

    (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-01-30 HOUSE

    (H) Tabled in Committee

  4. 2025-01-30 HOUSE

    (H) Tabled in Committee

  5. 2025-01-30 HOUSE

    (H) Tabled in Committee

  6. 2025-01-22 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  7. 2025-01-21 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Signed

  8. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  9. 2025-01-20 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

  10. 2025-01-16 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  11. 2025-01-16 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  12. 2025-01-15 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  13. 2025-01-15 HOUSE

    (H) Introduced

  14. 2025-01-15 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  15. 2025-01-14 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  16. 2025-01-11 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  17. 2025-01-11 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  18. 2025-01-10 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  19. 2025-01-08 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  20. 2025-01-06 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  21. 2024-12-20 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold

  22. 2024-11-17 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

  23. 2024-11-17 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft On Hold

Official Summary Text

Generally revise criminal law Prohibiting judges from seeking, accepting, or using political party endorsement

Current Bill Text

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69th Legislature 2025 HB 224.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 224
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 224
2 INTRODUCED BY E. STAFMAN
3
4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROHIBITING A JUDGE OR A JUDICIAL CANDIDATE FROM
5 KNOWINGLY SEEKING, ACCEPTING, USING, ADVERTISING, PROMOTING, OR OTHERWISE
6 KNOWINGLY SEEKING TO BENEFIT FROM A CONTRIBUTION OR AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A
7 POLITICAL PARTY.
8
9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
10
11 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Unlawful actions related to contributions or endorsements from
12political party -- judge or judicial candidates. A judge or a judicial candidate may not knowingly seek,
13 accept, use, advertise, promote, or otherwise knowingly seek to benefit from a contribution or an endorsement
14 from a political party.
15
16 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
17 integral part of Title 13, chapter 35, part 2, and the provisions of Title 13, chapter 35, part 2, apply to [section 1].
18 - END -