HB 293 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise election administrator laws

HB 293 revises laws concerning county election administrators. The bill specifies that if a county's governing body designates an official other than the county clerk and recorder, or appoints a separate election administrator, that individual must report directly to the county's governing body. It also clarifies the election administrator's duties, which include managing voter registration, overseeing elections, and serving as the primary county contact for the statewide voter registration list.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0293_1(7).pdf HB0293_X.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a draft version to an enrolled, signed version, indicating the legislation has been approved and is ready for implementation. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, focusing on clarifying that appointed election administrators must report directly to the county governing body.
Scope change
None; the bill applies to all counties in Montana that appoint an election administrator.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a draft bill to an enrolled bill, adding certification signatures and removing draft-specific formatting markers.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

444
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 10, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
26 Yea 4 Nay 2
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-4-2)
senate
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 14, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-4-6)
house
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Tom Millett
Tom Millett
RRepublican
MT
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