Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB366: Revise central committees notification process laws
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the central committee county convention notification process; allowing notification of the call of the county convention to be e-mailed to committee representatives; and amending section 13-38-205, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE COUNTY CONVENTION NOTIFICATION PROCESS; ALLOWING NOTIFICATION OF THE CALL OF THE COUNTY CONVENTION TO BE E-MAILED TO COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES; AND AMENDING SECTION 13-38-205, MCA. Section 1. Section 13-38-205, MCA, is amended to read: "13-38-205. Organization and operation of county and city central committees. (1) The county central committee shall meet prior to the state convention of its political party and organize by electing a presiding officer and one or more vice presiding officers. The gender of the presiding officer and the vice presiding officer may not be the same. The county central committee shall elect a secretary and other officers as necessary. It is not necessary for the officers to be precinct committee representatives. (2) The committee may select managing or executive committees and authorize subcommittees to exercise all powers conferred upon the county, city, state, and congressional central committees by the election laws of this state. (3) The presiding officer of the county central committee shall call the county convention and not less than 4 days before the date of the county convention shall publish the call in a newspaper published at the county seat and mail or e-mail a copy of the call to each precinct committee representative. If party rules permit the use of a proxy, a proxy may not be …
Sponsors
- Regier, Matt (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Kortum, Kelly (D, 64)
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 (March 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is SB366?
- SB366 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise central committees notification process laws.
- What does SB366 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the central committee county convention notification process; allowing notification of the call of the county convention to be e-mailed to committee representatives; and amending section 13-38-205, mca.
- What is the status of SB366?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB366?
- Regier, Matt (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB366?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2170
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