Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB917: Revise campaign finance laws
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising campaign finance laws; revising the definition of political committee; clarifying who may sign an incidental committee report; providing an appropriation; and amending sections 13-1-101 and 13-37-232, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS; REVISING THE DEFINITION OF POLITICAL COMMITTEE; CLARIFYING WHO MAY SIGN AN INCIDENTAL COMMITTEE REPORT; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 13-1-101 AND 13-37-232, MCA. Section 1. Section 13-1-101, MCA, is amended to read: "13-1-101. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Active elector" means an elector whose name has not been placed on the inactive list due to failure to respond to confirmation notices pursuant to 13-2-220 or 13-19-313. (2) "Active list" means a list of active electors maintained pursuant to 13-2-220. (3) "Anything of value" means any goods that have a certain utility to the recipient that is real and that is ordinarily not given away free but is purchased. (4) "Application for voter registration" means a voter registration form prescribed by the secretary of state that is completed and signed by an elector, is submitted to the election administrator, and contains voter registration information subject to verification as provided by law. (5) "Ballot" means a paper ballot counted manually or a paper ballot counted by a machine, such as an optical scan system or other technology that automatically tabulates votes cast by processing the paper ballots. (6) (a) "Ballot issue" or "issue" means a proposal submitted to the people at an …
Sponsors
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23) · primary sponsor
- McKamey, Wendy (R, 12)
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 28, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 59 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 56 yea, 41 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, Elections
Common questions
- What is HB917?
- HB917 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise campaign finance laws.
- What does HB917 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising campaign finance laws; revising the definition of political committee; clarifying who may sign an incidental committee report; providing an appropriation; and amending sections 13-1-101 and 13-37-232, mca.
- What is the status of HB917?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB917?
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB917?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2335
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