SB 115 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revise election laws related to public notices

SB 115 revises election laws by adjusting the timeframe for public notices related to elections. It amends existing statutes to allow election administrators a longer window to publish or broadcast certain information. Specifically, the bill changes the maximum notice period from "not more than 10 days" to "not more than 12 days" before an election for notices concerning absentee ballot counting procedures and information about voting systems. This provides election administrators with a slightly extended period to inform the public about these key election details.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB0115_1(6).pdf SB0115_X.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft version to an enrolled (final) version, adding official signatures and certification. The substantive legal text remains unchanged, preserving the requirement for election administrators to provide public notice regarding absentee ballot counting and voting system usage 10 to 2 days before an election.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text defines the same requirements for election administrators.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a draft to an enrolled bill, adding certification signatures and removing placeholder page numbers.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Mar 29, 2025

How they voted

472
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 3, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 29, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-4)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-2-1)
senate
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Wendy McKamey
Wendy McKamey
RRepublican
MT
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