HB 309 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Clarifying term of office of a precinct committee representative

HB 309 clarifies the term of office for precinct committee representatives, who represent their political parties within a specific precinct. The bill specifies that a representative's 2-year term begins on the date their election is officially certified. This term then concludes on the date the subsequent election for that position is certified. For representatives appointed to fill a vacancy, their term concludes upon the certification of the next election.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0309_1(7).pdf HB0309_2.pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill includes minor formatting adjustments to the header and section numbering. The most significant substantive change is the addition of the phrase 'BY THE COUNTY' to clarify that the election certification process for committee representatives is specifically the responsibility of the county, rather than a generic or unspecified entity.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on the structure and terms of political party committee representatives, with no change to the overall applicability.
REQUIREMENT

Clarified that the certification of elections for precinct committee representatives must be performed by the county.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted header formatting and section numbering styles.

Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

4060
Failed
Total votes 100
Feb 18, 2025
D Democratic42
6 Yea 36 Nay
85% Nay
R Republican58
34 Yea 24 Nay
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 18, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (40-60)
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 27, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Kathy Love
Kathy Love
RRepublican
MT
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