Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB221: Revise election laws to require certain local elections to take place in even-numbered years
Status: Vetoed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act moving municipal elections to even-numbered years; providing a transition for municipal officers; amending section sections 13-1104, and 13-1-107, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT MOVING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS; PROVIDING A TRANSITION FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; AMENDING SECTION SECTIONS 13-1104, AND 13-1-107, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 13-1-104, MCA, is amended to read: "13-1-104. Times for holding general elections. (1) A general election must be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. (2) In every even-numbered year, the following elections must be held on general election day: (a) an election on any ballot issue submitted to electors pursuant to Article III, section 6, unless the legislature orders a special election, or Article XIV, section 8, of the Montana constitution; (b) an election of federal officers, members of the legislature, state officers, multicounty district officers elected at a statewide election, district court judges, and county officers; and (c) an election of officers for municipalities required by law to hold the election; and (c)(d) any other election required by law to be held on general election day in an even-numbered year. (3) In every odd-numbered year, the following elections must be held on the same day as the general and - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB - 2025 69th …
Sponsors
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (H) Vetoed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
Votes
- Do Pass (February 7, 2025): 57 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 6, 2025): 54 yea, 45 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB221?
- HB221 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise election laws to require certain local elections to take place in even-numbered years.
- What does HB221 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act moving municipal elections to even-numbered years; providing a transition for municipal officers; amending section sections 13-1104, and 13-1-107, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB221?
- Vetoed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB221?
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8).
- Where is the official record for HB221?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1733
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