Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB281: Revise electioneering laws
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act prohibiting electioneering within 100 feet of a line of voters outside of a polling location; amending section 13-35-211, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROHIBITING ELECTIONEERING WITHIN 100 FEET OF A LINE OF VOTERS OUTSIDE OF A POLLING LOCATION; AMENDING SECTION 13-35-211, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 13-35-211, MCA, is amended to read: "13-35-211. Electioneering -- soliciting information from electors. (1) A person may not do any electioneering on election day within any polling place or any building in which an election is being held, or within 100 feet of any entrance to the building in which the polling place is located, or within 100 feet of a line of voters waiting outside of the polling location to vote that aids or promotes the success or defeat of any candidate or ballot issue to be voted upon at the election. (2) On election day, a candidate, a family member of a candidate, or a worker or volunteer for the candidate's campaign may not distribute alcohol, tobacco, food, drink, or anything of value to a voter within a polling place or a building in which an election is being held, or within 100 feet of an entrance to the building in which the polling place is located, or within 100 feet of a line of voters waiting outside of the polling location to vote. …
Sponsors
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB281?
- SB281 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise electioneering laws.
- What does SB281 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act prohibiting electioneering within 100 feet of a line of voters outside of a polling location; amending section 13-35-211, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB281?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB281?
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24).
- Where is the official record for SB281?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2091
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