Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB201: Require disclosure of paid signature gatherers for initiatives
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act requiring paid signature gatherers to disclose their status and to provide their state of legal residence; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REQUIRING PAID SIGNATURE GATHERERS TO DISCLOSE THEIR STATUS AND TO PROVIDE THEIR STATE OF LEGAL RESIDENCE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Paid signature gatherers -- disclosure requirements. A paid signature gatherer, as defined in 13-27-112, shall verbally disclose their first name, the state in which they legally reside, and their status as a paid signature gatherer to anyone they approach about signing a petition. The paid signature gatherer shall also wear a badge stating this information, including their full first name and last initial. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 13, chapter 27, and the provisions of Title 13, chapter 27, apply to [section 1]. Section 3. Severability. If a part of [this act] is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of [this act] is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications. Section 4. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 201 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, HB 201, originated in the House. ___________________________________________ Chief Clerk of the …
Sponsors
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report
Votes
- Do Adopt (April 4, 2025): 27 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Adopt (April 3, 2025): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Adopt (April 1, 2025): 57 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Adopt (March 31, 2025): 57 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Not Concur (March 21, 2025): 52 yea, 45 nay, failed
- Do Concur (March 17, 2025): 39 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Ballot Issues, Elections
Common questions
- What is HB201?
- HB201 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require disclosure of paid signature gatherers for initiatives.
- What does HB201 do?
- In its own words: An act requiring paid signature gatherers to disclose their status and to provide their state of legal residence; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB201?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB201?
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5).
- Where is the official record for HB201?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2926
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