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Senate approves bill to send completed judicial-investigation reports to House leadership; opponents cite privacy and separation-of-powers concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 158 passed second reading, 28-22. The bill would require the Judicial Standards Commission to forward completed investigation reports and evidence to the House of Representatives; the House would determine procedure and confidentiality rules for handling such reports, and release would be limited to impeachment proceedings.
Senate Bill 158, introduced by Senator Ammerich, advanced on second reading in the Committee of the Whole by a 28-22 vote. The bill would require the Judicial Standards Commission (JSC) to forward completed reports and any evidence from investigations of a judicial officer to the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives; the House would adopt rules governing receipt, confidentiality, and any release, and reports could be made public only…
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