The bill, titled "AN ACT CLARIFYING THE PRECEDENTIAL VALUE OF CASELAW INTERPRETING A STATUTE IN THE EVENT OF SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON THE INTERPRETED STATUTORY PROVISIONS," establishes that the precedential value of court decisions interpreting a statute will be subordinate to any subsequent legislative actions regarding those statutory provisions. This means that if the legislature enacts new laws or amendments that affect the interpretation of existing statutes, those new legislative actions will take precedence over prior court interpretations.
Additionally, the bill includes a codification instruction indicating that the new provision will be integrated into Title 1, chapter 1, part 1 of the Montana Code. This ensures that the new legal framework regarding the relationship between case law and legislative action is formally recognized within the state's legal code.