Revising election laws related to reporting election results
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2025 session
Where it is
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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Dec 14, 2024
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Feb 19, 2025
(LC) Draft in Edit · Feb 20, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Feb 22, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Feb 22, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Feb 22, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Feb 24, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Feb 24, 2025
(S) Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
(S) First Reading · Feb 24, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Requested · Feb 24, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Feb 24, 2025
(S) Hearing · Feb 27, 2025
(S) Tabled in Committee · Feb 28, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Received · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Fiscal Note Printed · Mar 5, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried · Mar 5, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended · Mar 5, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Passed · Mar 6, 2025
(S) Transmitted to House · Mar 7, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Mar 17, 2025
(H) First Reading · Mar 17, 2025
(H) Hearing · Mar 18, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended · Mar 28, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended · Mar 29, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 10, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Concurred · Apr 10, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 11, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 11, 2025
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments · Apr 11, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 16, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred · Apr 16, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 17, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House · Apr 17, 2025
(S) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 17, 2025
(S) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 20, 2025
(S) Signed by President · Apr 29, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · May 6, 2025
(S) Transmitted to Governor · May 6, 2025
(S) Signed by Governor · May 13, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · May 16, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Theresa Manzella
Recorded votes
Do PassSenate · 2025-04-17 · BILL_CONCURRED_AS_AMENDED · YES 48, NO 2
Do PassSenate · 2025-04-16 · BILL_CONCURRED_AS_AMENDED · YES 45, NO 4, ABSENT 1
Do ConcurHouse · 2025-04-11 · BILL_CONCURRED · NO 41, YES 58, ABSENT 1
Do ConcurHouse · 2025-04-10 · BILL_CONCURRED · NO 40, YES 58, NO_EXCUSED 1, ABSENT 1
Do PassSenate · 2025-03-06 · BILL_PASSED · YES 31, NO 18, ABSENT 1
Do Pass As AmendedSenate · 2025-03-05 · BILL_PASSED_AS_AMENDED · YES 32, NO 18
AMD-SB0440.001.002 Manzella D/PASSSenate · 2025-03-05 · MOTION_CARRIED · YES 44, NO 5, ABSENT 1
Take SB 440 from Comm-ManzellaSenate · 2025-03-04 · NO 20, YES 30
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).