Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of transportation
This resolution (SR 81) formally confirms the Montana Governor's appointment of Chris Dorrington as Director of the Department of Transportation. It does not create new policy but approves the Governor's existing appointment, as required by state law (sections 5-5-302 and 2-15-111, MCA). The Senate’s approval, adopted on April 8, 2025, allows Dorrington to assume the role at the Governor’s pleasure. This is a routine procedural step for confirming executive appointments, not a substantive legislative change. The resolution directly affects the Department of Transportation’s leadership structure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 28, 2025
Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
48–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 8, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
(S) Filed with Secretary of State
upper
Apr 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-1-1)
senate
Apr 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Executive Branch Review
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Russel Tempel
RRepublican
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