The Montana State Capitol in Helena on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (Photo by Mike Clark for the Daily Montanan)
Republican lawmakers plan to bring a bill to the 2025 legislative session that would create a new court in Montana they said is designed to boost the state’s economic competitiveness and take up constitutional questions.
Sen. Tom McGillvray, R-Billings, brought up the draft bill creating a Court of Chancery to the Senate Select Committee on Judicial Oversight and Reform on Thursday as a way to expedite decisions in three key areas — constitutional law, business disputes, and land use…