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Read. Follow. Verify.Montana requires irrigation district commissioner candidates to live in the district they represent
Last action · May 23, 2025: (S) Died in ProcessSponsor: Josh Kassmier
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 517 requires candidates running for to reside within the specific district division they seek to represent, effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Changes residency requirements for candidates seeking local water management board positions, ensuring commissioners live in the specific areas where they hold land and stand for election.
- Josh Kassmier is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature representing District 13. context
- Irrigation districts in Montana are local special-purpose districts organized to construct, operate, and maintain irrigation works. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Irrigation district commissioner candidates
Candidates must now meet a mandatory residency requirement within the specific district division they seek to represent.
District electors
Voters are restricted to choosing candidates who reside within their specific district division.
Key Facts
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Where must an irrigation district commissioner candidate live under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
17 actions- May 23, 2025Senate(S) Died in Process
- Mar 12, 2025Senate(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- Mar 4, 2025SenateCommittee(S) Tabled in Committee
- Feb 28, 2025Senate(S) Hearing
- Feb 26, 2025SenateCommittee(S) Referred to Committee
- Feb 26, 2025Senate(S) 1st Reading
Show 11 earlier actions
- Feb 26, 2025SenateIntroduced(S) Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025House(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Feb 17, 2025House(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Feb 15, 2025House(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Feb 14, 2025House(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Feb 14, 2025House(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Feb 12, 2025House(LC) Draft in Edit
- Feb 12, 2025House(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Feb 6, 2025House(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- Dec 14, 2024House(LC) Draft On Hold
- Dec 14, 2024House(LC) Drafter Assigned
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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