Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB678: Revise statement of purpose and implication for ballot issues
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the statement of purpose and implication for statewide ballot issues; requiring an itemized list of primary impacts; amending section 13-27-212, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND IMPLICATION FOR STATEWIDE BALLOT ISSUES; REQUIRING AN ITEMIZED LIST OF PRIMARY IMPACTS; AMENDING SECTION 13-27-212, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 13-27-212, MCA, is amended to read: "13-27-212. Statement of purpose and implication. (1) A statement of purpose and implication expresses the true and impartial explanation of the proposal in plain, easily understood language. The statement of purpose and implication may not be argumentative or written so as to create prejudice for or against the issue. (2) A statement of purpose and implication is comprised of two and (b) the second part must contain an itemized and bulleted list of the primary impacts of the proposal that includes relevant facts, specific details of what the proposal changes, and what remains the same. The list may not include generalized assumptions or opinions and may not exceed 150 words. (3) Unless altered by the court under 13-27-605, a statement of purpose and implication is the petition title for an issue circulated by petition and the ballot title if the issue circulated by petition is placed on the ballot." NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on …
Sponsors
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
- : (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
Subjects: Ballot Issues, Elections, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB678?
- HB678 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise statement of purpose and implication for ballot issues.
- What does HB678 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the statement of purpose and implication for statewide ballot issues; requiring an itemized list of primary impacts; amending section 13-27-212, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB678?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB678?
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38).
- Where is the official record for HB678?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0852
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