Montana Freedom Caucus' 2025 Legislative Session Update - Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Vote Recommendations on Key Bills, Links, and Other Useful Information PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
HB2 - General Appropriations Act - Recommend NO - Sponsor is Llew Jones (Budget Increase as currently planned over the next two years is too high) Each weekday, 9 am, Room 335 - THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE LARGEST STATE BUDGET INCREASE IN MONTANA HISTORY
SB38 - Generally revise laws relating to attorney fees and prevailing parties for veto overrides - Recommend YES - Sponsor is Greg Hertz - Mar 26, 8 am, Room 137
SB39 - Generally revise attorney fee awards - Recommend YES - Sponsor is Greg Hertz - Mar 26, 8 am, Room 137
SB40 - Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public - Recommend YES - Sponsor is Greg Hertz - Mar 26, 8 am, Room 137
SB42 - Provide for the partisan election of judges and justices - Recommend YES - Sponsor is Daniel Emrich - Mar 26, 8 am, Room 137
Bill Explorer - Includes means to filter, track, and export. However, it is not as good as it was two years ago.
https://www.doge-tracker.com/
https://datarepublican.com/
SB41 - Requiring substitution of district court judges by random selection - Recommend YES - Sponsor is Daniel Emrich (Passed Senate 1/29, Referred to House Judiciary 1/30)
SB48 - Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints - Recommend YES - Sponsor is Carl Glimm (Passed Senate 1/30)
SB92 - Generally revise eligibility requirements to practice law in Montana - Recommend YES - Sponsor is John Fuller - (Passed Senate 1/24 - Referred to House Judiciary 1/27)
SB91 - Require citizenship marker on driver's license and identification cards - Recommend YES - Sponsor is Theresa Manzella - (Transmitted to House 3/7)