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Read. Follow. Verify.Montana SB 419 revises legislative pension service credit rules and calculation methods
Last action · May 23, 2025: (S) Died in ProcessSponsor: Ellie Boldman
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What This Bill Proposed
Revising pension laws related to service credit for legislative members
Changes how retirement s accrue and how pension benefits are calculated for state lawmakers in Montana, linking benefits to the earliest period of required contributions after taking office.
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.
members of the legislature of Montana
State lawmakers would earn service credit starting from the date they assume office and have their retirement benefits calculated based on their earliest contribution periods.
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When do legislators start earning service credit under this bill?
How are retirement benefits calculated for legislators under SB 419?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
21 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
- Mar 3, 2025Senate(S) Hearing
- Mar 1, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Printed
- Feb 28, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
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- Feb 28, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Received
- Feb 27, 2025Senate(S) Hearing Canceled
- Feb 27, 2025Senate(S) Hearing
- Feb 24, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Requested
- Feb 24, 2025SenateCommittee(S) Referred to Committee
- Feb 24, 2025Senate(S) 1st Reading
- Feb 21, 2025SenateIntroduced(S) Introduced
- Feb 21, 2025House(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Feb 18, 2025House(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Feb 18, 2025House(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Feb 18, 2025House(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Feb 18, 2025House(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Feb 15, 2025House(LC) Draft in Edit
- Feb 15, 2025House(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Dec 14, 2024House(LC) Drafter Assigned
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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