Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SR4: Senate resolution to support United States constitutional amendment for campaign finance limits
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A resolution of the senate of the state of montana urging the united states congress to confirm by constitutional amendment the right to prohibit corporate campaign contributions and expenditures and the right to limit political spending in elections and requesting congress to send the amendment to the states for ratification.
From the engrossed text:
A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CONFIRM BY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THE RIGHT TO PROHIBIT CORPORATE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES AND THE RIGHT TO LIMIT POLITICAL SPENDING IN ELECTIONS AND REQUESTING CONGRESS TO SEND THE AMENDMENT TO THE STATES FOR RATIFICATION. WHEREAS, government of, by, and for the people is a foundational American value; and WHEREAS, the people of the United States enacted the Constitution of the United States to ensure self-governance and to secure the blessings of liberty; and WHEREAS, free and fair elections are essential to democracy and effective, representative selfgovernance; and WHEREAS, the United States Congress and state legislatures should have the authority to set reasonable limits and conditions on campaign contributions to ensure effective self-governance; and WHEREAS, in 1912, hardworking Montanans achieved protected elections, after struggling for decades against corruption, when they passed by citizen initiative the Montana Corrupt Practices Act with over 76% of the vote and a majority in every county. For nearly 100 years, the Act prohibited corporate contributions and expenditures and limited those of individuals, until the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), and following decisions struck down those protections; and WHEREAS, the citizens of Montana are now very concerned about the continued, deepening erosion of …
Sponsors
- Olsen, Andrea (D, 48) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
Votes
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 7, 2025): 32 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Adopt (April 7, 2025): 22 yea, 26 nay, failed
Subjects: Legislature, Elections, Federal Government
Common questions
- What is SR4?
- SR4 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Senate resolution to support United States constitutional amendment for campaign finance limits.
- What does SR4 do?
- In its own words: A resolution of the senate of the state of montana urging the united states congress to confirm by constitutional amendment the right to prohibit corporate campaign contributions and expenditures and the right to limit political spending in elections and requesting congress to send the amendment to the states for ratification.
- What is the status of SR4?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR4?
- Olsen, Andrea (D, 48).
- Where is the official record for SR4?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0656
Source: official Montana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.