Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB360: Revise election laws related to definitions
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising election laws; providing and revising definitions; amending sections 2-2-121, 13-1-101, 13-13-241, 13-37-219, 13-37-226, and 13-37-234, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING ELECTION LAWS; PROVIDING AND REVISING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-2-121, 13-1-101, 13-13-241, 13-37-219, 13-37-226, AND 13-37-234, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 2-2-121, MCA, is amended to read: "2-2-121. Rules of conduct for public officers and public employees. (1) Proof of commission of any act enumerated in subsection (2) is proof that the actor has breached a public duty. (2) A public officer or a public employee may not: (a) subject to subsection (6), use public time, facilities, equipment, state letterhead, supplies, personnel, or funds for the officer's or employee's private business purposes; (b) engage in a substantial financial transaction for the officer's or employee's private business purposes with a person whom the officer or employee inspects or supervises in the course of official duties; (c) assist any person for a fee or other compensation in obtaining a contract, claim, license, or other economic benefit from the officer's or employee's agency; (d) assist any person for a contingent fee in obtaining a contract, claim, license, or other economic benefit from any agency; (e) perform an official act directly and substantially affecting to its economic benefit a business or other undertaking in which the officer or employee either has a substantial financial interest or is engaged as counsel, consultant, representative, or agent; or (f) solicit …
Sponsors
- Vance, Shelley (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Parry, Gary (R, 35)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB360?
- SB360 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise election laws related to definitions.
- What does SB360 do?
- In its own words: An act revising election laws; providing and revising definitions; amending sections 2-2-121, 13-1-101, 13-13-241, 13-37-219, 13-37-226, and 13-37-234, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB360?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB360?
- Vance, Shelley (R, 34), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB360?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1964
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