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SB75 • 2025

Revise amendment process for legislation that is subject to a sunset

Revise amendment process for legislation that is subject to a sunset

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Sue Vinton
Last action
2025-04-03
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Revise amendment process for legislation that is subject to a sunset

Revise amendment process for legislation that is subject to a sunset

What This Bill Does

  • Revise amendment process for legislation that is subject to a sunset

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. 2025-04-03 SENATE

    (S) Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-04-03 SENATE

    Chapter Number Assigned

  3. 2025-03-27 SENATE

    (S) Transmitted to Governor

  4. 2025-03-26 HOUSE

    (H) Signed by Speaker

  5. 2025-03-24 SENATE

    (S) Signed by President

  6. 2025-03-21 SENATE

    (S) Returned from Enrolling

  7. 2025-03-19 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  8. 2025-03-19 HOUSE

    (H) 3rd Reading Concurred

  9. 2025-03-19 SENATE

    (S) Sent to Enrolling

  10. 2025-03-18 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  11. 2025-03-18 HOUSE

    (H) 2nd Reading Concurred

  12. 2025-02-24 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

  13. 2025-02-24 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred

  14. 2025-02-17 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  15. 2025-02-10 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  16. 2025-02-10 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  17. 2025-02-07 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  18. 2025-02-07 SENATE

    (S) 3rd Reading Passed

  19. 2025-02-07 SENATE

    (S) Transmitted to House

  20. 2025-02-06 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  21. 2025-02-06 SENATE

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

  22. 2025-02-04 SENATE

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  23. 2025-02-04 SENATE

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed

  24. 2025-01-29 SENATE

    (S) Hearing

  25. 2025-01-07 SENATE

    (S) Referred to Committee

  26. 2025-01-06 SENATE

    (S) First Reading

  27. 2024-12-27 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  28. 2024-12-27 SENATE

    (S) Introduced

  29. 2024-12-04 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  30. 2024-12-04 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  31. 2024-12-02 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  32. 2024-11-29 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  33. 2024-11-22 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  34. 2024-11-22 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  35. 2024-09-04 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Revise amendment process for legislation that is subject to a sunset

Current Bill Text

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69th Legislature 2025 SB 75
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – SB 75
ENROLLED BILL
AN ACT REVISING STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING A PROCEDURE TO AMEND A
TERMINATION DATE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Revision of termination date -- conflicting amendments -- no revival of terminated
amendment. (1) The termination date of a statute may be revised by amending the session law for the initial
legislation that provided for the termination date. There is no limit on the number of times that a termination
date may be revised pursuant to this section.
(2) In the event of conflicting revisions to a termination date during the same legislative session,
the conflict may be resolved through a coordination instruction. If the conflict is not resolved through a
coordination instruction, the revised termination date that falls latest chronologically becomes law and all earlier
revised termination dates from the same legislative session are void.
(3) A termination date is not revised through an amendment of session law unless the legislation
revising the termination date is effective before the later of the initial termination date or the amended
termination date.
(4) As long as the session law of the initial legislation that provided for the termination date is
amended in the same enactment, this section does not invalidate the amendment of a termination date when
the session law that previously revised the termination date of the initial legislation is also amended.
Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title
1, chapter 2, part 2, and the provisions of Title 1, chapter 2, part 2, apply to [section 1].
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69th Legislature 2025 SB 75
- 2 - Authorized Print Version – SB 75
ENROLLED BILL
Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
Section 4. Retroactive applicability. [This act] applies retroactively, within the meaning of 1-2-109,
to all legislation passed and approved on or after commencement of the 69th legislative session.
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I hereby certify that the within bill,
SB 75, originated in the Senate.
___________________________________________
Secretary of the Senate
___________________________________________
President of the Senate
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
___________________________________________
Speaker of the House
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
SENATE BILL NO. 75
INTRODUCED BY S. VINTON
BY REQUEST OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
AN ACT REVISING STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING A PROCEDURE TO AMEND A
TERMINATION DATE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY DATE.