SB 320 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Create Montana-Ireland trade commission

SB 320 establishes the Montana-Ireland Trade Commission to study and recommend ways to strengthen commercial ties between Montana and Ireland. The commission, composed of nine members including legislative appointees, state department directors, and two governor-appointed members (one representing Irish American interests and one from a Montana business organization), will analyze trade opportunities and investment potential. It must fund its activities through fundraising and report annually to the legislature, but the bill itself does not create new laws or spending. The commission’s role is purely advisory, focusing on research and recommendations rather than implementing trade programs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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The bill text shows a minor formatting adjustment where a semicolon was removed from the title, changing the list of provisions to flow more smoothly. This change does not alter the bill's substantive policy, scope, funding, or legal requirements.
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Removed a semicolon in the bill title to improve readability; no policy impact.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 24, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-2-1)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Mike Cuffe
RRepublican
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