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Montana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 239: Requiring judges to invite amicus briefing and allow intervention in certain civil cases

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 239 is a bill introduced in the Montana Senate on August 27, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring judges to invite amicus briefing and allow intervention in certain civil cases. Primary sponsor: Forrest Mandeville (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2025): (S) Vetoed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Forrest MandevillePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (S) Vetoed by Governor
  2. (S) Transmitted to Governor
  3. (H) Signed by Speaker
  4. (S) Signed by President
  5. (S) Returned from Enrolling
  6. (S) Sent to Enrolling
  7. (H) 3rd Reading
  8. (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
  9. (H) 2nd Reading
  10. (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
  11. (H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
  12. (H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source