Senate resolution to support United States constitutional amendment for campaign finance limits
Montana's Senate Resolution 4 urges the U.S. Congress to propose a constitutional amendment that would allow states and the federal government to prohibit corporate campaign contributions and expenditures, while also enabling limits on overall political spending in elections. The resolution references Montana's historical campaign finance regulations - including a 1912 law and a 2012 voter-approved initiative - that were overturned by the 2010 *Citizens United* Supreme Court decision. It calls for Congress to send the proposed amendment to the states for ratification, emphasizing that campaign finance rules should prioritize democratic self-governance over corporate influence.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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LC0656.pdf
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SR0004_1.pdf
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 0656 to SR 4 and the sponsor list was expanded to include additional legislators. The substantive text of the resolution, which urges Congress to pass a constitutional amendment banning corporate campaign spending, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The bill number changed from LC 0656 to SR 4, and the header was updated to reflect the new Senate Resolution number.
The list of sponsors was updated to include additional names (A. Olsen, S. Novak, D. Powers, etc.) compared to the previous version.
The page headers were updated to reflect the new bill number (SR 4) and removed the old LC 0656 references.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025
How they voted
32–16
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic18
72% Nay
R
Republican32
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 7, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-16-2)
senate
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 15, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Olsen
DDemocratic
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