Revise laws related to public defenders for clarity
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2025 session
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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Sep 13, 2024
(LC) Draft On Hold · Oct 16, 2024
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold · Nov 18, 2024
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Nov 22, 2024
(LC) Draft in Edit · Nov 22, 2024
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Nov 26, 2024
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Nov 26, 2024
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Nov 27, 2024
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Dec 3, 2024
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Dec 16, 2024
(H) Introduced · Dec 16, 2024
(H) Referred to Committee · Dec 20, 2024
(H) First Reading · Jan 6, 2025
(H) Hearing Canceled · Jan 14, 2025
(H) Hearing · Jan 14, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed · Jan 20, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed · Jan 20, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed · Jan 20, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration · Jan 22, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Jan 23, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed · Jan 23, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Jan 24, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed · Jan 24, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate · Jan 27, 2025
(S) First Reading · Jan 27, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Jan 27, 2025
(S) Hearing · Feb 3, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Feb 11, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Feb 12, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration · Mar 15, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Mar 20, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed · Mar 20, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred · Mar 20, 2025
(S) Rereferred to Committee · Mar 20, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Requested · Mar 28, 2025
(H) Fiscal Note Received · Apr 2, 2025
(S) Hearing · Apr 2, 2025
(H) Fiscal Note Signed · Apr 3, 2025
(H) Fiscal Note Printed · Apr 4, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Apr 7, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Apr 7, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 8, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 8, 2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 8, 2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 10, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · Apr 18, 2025
(S) Signed by President · Apr 21, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Governor · Apr 22, 2025
(H) Signed by Governor · May 1, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · May 5, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Jade Sooktis
Recorded votes
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-08 · BILL_CONCURRED · NO 9, YES 39, EXCUSED 2
Rerefer to Finance and Claims-HertzSenate · 2025-03-20 · YES 27, NO 23
Do PassSenate · 2025-03-20 · BILL_CONCURRED · NO 18, YES 32
AMD-HB0102.001.002 Lenz D/PASSSenate · 2025-03-20 · MOTION_FAILED · YES 23, NO 26, ABSENT 1
Do PassHouse · 2025-01-24 · BILL_PASSED · YES 60, NO 38, EXCUSED 2
Do PassHouse · 2025-01-23 · BILL_PASSED · YES 56, NO 44
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).