LC 598 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws relating to attorney fees and costs based on legislative conduct

This bill prevents Montana courts from considering how the legislative branch passed laws when deciding whether to award attorney fees or costs to private parties. It specifically bars judges from using legislative conduct as evidence in bad faith analyses or when determining if a government entity's legal defense was frivolous. The law applies to all civil cases involving state or local government entities and takes effect immediately while also applying retroactively to legislation passed during the current legislative session.
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Oct 2024
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Introduced Oct 21, 2024 Last action Jan 30, 2025
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