HB 406 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise election laws related to school election deadlines

HB 406 revises several election deadlines specifically for school district elections. It requires school trustees to call regular school elections earlier, at least 145 days beforehand. Candidates for school trustee positions must now file their declaration of intent between 145 and 85 days before the election, and the deadline for withdrawing from an election is also moved earlier. Additionally, the bill adjusts the timeline for write-in candidates and requires district clerks to certify ballots at least 37 days before an election. These changes aim to align school election processes more closely with other local government elections.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Signed May 15, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

435
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D Democratic18
12 Yea 5 Nay 1
66% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-2-1)
house
Apr 12, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-5-2)
senate
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Fiona Nave
RRepublican
MT
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