Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB705: Generally revise laws related to county and city central committees
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the central committee county convention notification process; providing that notification of the call of the county convention be sent through electronic mail to committee representatives instead of conventional mail; and amending section 13-38-205, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE COUNTY CONVENTION NOTIFICATION PROCESS; PROVIDING THAT NOTIFICATION OF THE CALL OF THE COUNTY CONVENTION BE SENT THROUGH ELECTRONIC MAIL TO COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES INSTEAD OF CONVENTIONAL MAIL; AND AMENDING SECTION 13-38-205, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: 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 send through …
Sponsors
- Falk, Terry (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections, Cities and Towns
Common questions
- What is HB705?
- HB705 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to county and city central committees.
- What does HB705 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the central committee county convention notification process; providing that notification of the call of the county convention be sent through electronic mail to committee representatives instead of conventional mail; and amending section 13-38-205, mca.".
- What is the status of HB705?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB705?
- Falk, Terry (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for HB705?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2869
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