Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB557: Generally revise laws relating to campaign mailings
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act requiring that the commissioner of political practices maintain a public website for individuals to opt out of receiving political campaign mailings; requiring the list of individuals who are opting out to be provided to political committees and political party organizations; providing that political committees and political party organizations pay a fee for the website's maintenance; and establishing a state special revenue account.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REQUIRING THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF POLITICAL PRACTICES MAINTAIN A PUBLIC WEBSITE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO OPT OUT OF RECEIVING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MAILINGS; REQUIRING THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OPTING OUT TO BE PROVIDED TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATIONS; PROVIDING THAT POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATIONS PAY A FEE FOR THE WEBSITE'S MAINTENANCE; AND ESTABLISHING A STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Political mailings opt-out website. (1) The commissioner shall provide and maintain a public website for individuals to opt out of receiving mail from political campaigns. (2) The commissioner shall make the list of individuals who are opting out of receiving mail from political campaigns available to political committees and political party organizations as those terms are defined in 13-1-101. (3) The commissioner is authorized to establish a fee that is commensurate with costs for maintaining the website. (4) The commissioner shall collect the fee equally from all political committees and political party organizations. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Political mailings opt-out website state special revenue account. (1) There is a political mailings opt-out website account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. (2) There must be deposited in the account money received from the collection of fees …
Sponsors
- Boldman, Ellie (D, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Ballot Issues, Elections, Revenue, State, State Government
Common questions
- What is SB557?
- SB557 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws relating to campaign mailings.
- What does SB557 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act requiring that the commissioner of political practices maintain a public website for individuals to opt out of receiving political campaign mailings; requiring the list of individuals who are opting out to be provided to political committees and political party organizations; providing that political committees and political party organizations pay a fee for the website's maintenance; and establishing a state special revenue account.".
- What is the status of SB557?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB557?
- Boldman, Ellie (D, 47).
- Where is the official record for SB557?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3316
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