Montana 2025 2025 Regular Session

Montana House Bill HB224 Introduced / Bill

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69th Legislature 2025 	HB 224.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 224 
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 224
2 INTRODUCED BY E. STAFMAN
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROHIBITING A JUDGE OR A JUDICIAL CANDIDATE FROM 
5 KNOWINGLY SEEKING, ACCEPTING, USING, ADVERTISING, PROMOTING, OR OTHERWISE 
6 KNOWINGLY SEEKING TO BENEFIT FROM A CONTRIBUTION OR AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A 
7 POLITICAL PARTY.
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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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11 NEW SECTION. Section 1. 
12 A judge or a judicial candidate may not knowingly seek, 
13 accept, use, advertise, promote, or otherwise knowingly seek to benefit from a contribution or an endorsement 
14 from a political party.
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16 NEW SECTION. Section 2.  [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an 
17 integral part of Title 13, chapter 35, part 2, and the provisions of Title 13, chapter 35, part 2, apply to [section 1].
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