HB 719 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise election laws related to an elector's date of birth

HB 719 revises state election laws by requiring electors to provide their date of birth during the voter registration process. It also mandates that absentee voters include their date of birth on the signature envelope when returning their ballot. Election administrators are then required to verify this date of birth against registration records before counting an absentee ballot. This bill directly affects individuals registering to vote and those casting absentee ballots.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

3218
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-18)
senate
Apr 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (57-42-1)
house
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Braxton Mitchell
RRepublican
MT
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