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Senator proposes narrower, modernized impeachment standards in Montana
Summary
Sen. Tom McIlvery told the Senate Judiciary Committee SB15 would replace vague 19th‑century terms with enumerated grounds — corruption, incompetence, negligence, willful neglect, oppressive use of office and misconduct — while removing misdemeanors; committee members probed definitions and remedies.
Senator Tom McIlvery, sponsor of Senate Bill 15, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the bill updates Montana's impeachment standards by removing vague, century‑old language and listing specific grounds for impeachment.
McIlvery, who represents Senate District 26 out of Billings, said SB 15 would keep felonies as a ground for impeachment and add clearer, modern terms including corruption, incompetence, negligence in the performance of duties, willful neglect of duty, oppressive use of office and misconduct in office. “SB 15 provides additional grounds for impeachments and updates the language to more contemporary terms,” he said during his opening remarks.
The bill is pitched as an effort to give clearer statutory guidance where the Montana…
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