Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB413: Revise election laws regarding residency
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising election laws related to residency for temporary residents; amending section 13-1-112, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING ELECTION LAWS RELATED TO RESIDENCY FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENTS; AMENDING SECTION 13-1-112, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 13-1-112, MCA, is amended to read: "13-1-112. Rules for determining residence. For registration, voting, or seeking election to the legislature, the residence of an individual must be determined by the following rules as far as they are applicable: (1) The residence of an individual is where the individual's habitation is fixed and to which, whenever the individual is absent, the individual has the intention of returning. (2) An individual may not gain or lose a residence while kept involuntarily at any public institution, not necessarily at public expense; as a result of being confined in any prison; or solely as a result of residing on a military reservation. (3) (a) An individual in the armed forces of the United States may not become a resident solely as a result of being stationed at a military facility in the state. (b) An individual may not acquire a residence solely as a result of being employed or stationed at a training or other transient camp maintained by the United States within the state. (c) A member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces who is stationed outside of the state but who has no intent …
Sponsors
- Gillette, Jane (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Vance, Shelley (R, 34)
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
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 30 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 30 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 27, 2025): 56 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2025): 55 yea, 45 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0413.001.001 Strand DO PASS (February 26, 2025): 45 yea, 54 nay, failed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is HB413?
- HB413 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise election laws regarding residency.
- What does HB413 do?
- In its own words: An act revising election laws related to residency for temporary residents; amending section 13-1-112, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB413?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB413?
- Gillette, Jane (R, 77), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB413?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1459
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