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Montana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 40: Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public

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 40 is a bill introduced in the Montana Senate on October 24, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public. Primary sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 27, 2025): (S) Veto Override.

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
Greg HertzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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) Veto Override
  2. (S) Veto Override Vote in Progress
  3. (S) Vetoed by Governor
  4. (S) Transmitted to Governor
  5. (H) Signed by Speaker
  6. (S) Signed by President
  7. (S) Returned from Enrolling
  8. (S) Sent to Enrolling
  9. (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report
  10. (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report
  11. (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
  12. (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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