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MT SB120

Bill

Status

Failed

5/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom McGillvray

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a process for Montana to select, oversee, and remove commissioners who would represent the state at an Article V constitutional convention for proposing amendments

  • Requires commissioners to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens for 10+ years, Montana residents for 5+ years, registered voters, and prohibits former federal lobbyists, federal employees, federal officeholders, or those with recent felony convictions

  • Creates a 3-member Article V Commissioner Advisory Committee composed of legislators to monitor commissioners, provide guidance, and suspend or recall commissioners who exceed their authority

  • Limits commissioner authority to the subject matter specified in convention applications and prohibits voting to change the one-state-one-vote rule or to alter constitutional guarantees of individual liberty including the Bill of Rights

  • Requires commissioners to take an oath, file credentials with the secretary of state, and prohibits accepting gifts exceeding $200 during service; compensation matches that of state legislators

Legislative Description

Provide for article V commissioner selection and oversight

Federal Government

Last Action

(S) Died in Process

5/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Legislative Administration2/7/2025
Judiciary1/31/2025
Judiciary1/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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