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Gov. Gianforte signs SB 59 as Montana Senate receives multiple bills and committee reports
Summary
On Jan. 16, 2025, the Montana Senate recorded committee recommendations, received messages from the House transmitting several bills, heard announcements about Turquoise Thursday and visiting tribal health leaders, and noted a gubernatorial signing of Senate Bill 59. The chamber adjourned to Jan. 17 for its next legislative day.
The Montana Senate on Thursday recorded a mix of routine legislative business, including committee reports recommending bills for passage, receipt of several House-passed bills, a gubernatorial signature on one Senate bill and scheduling announcements as lawmakers adjourned until Jan. 17.
Senators began the day with a roll call; the secretary announced 49 senators were present and that Senator Ricky was excused. Committee reports filed on the floor recommended that Senate Bill 26 and "Senate Bills 55, 6176" (as recorded in the day's journal) do pass. The Senate received a message from Gov. Greg Gianforte reporting that he had signed Senate Bill 59 on Jan. 16, 2025.
The chamber also received formal messages from the House indicating that several House bills had been read three times, passed and transmitted to the Senate for concurrence. The House…
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