HB 413 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise election laws regarding residency

HB 413 revises Montana's election laws by clarifying the rules for determining residency, specifically for individuals who are temporary residents. The bill amends existing guidelines to emphasize that a person cannot gain residency for election purposes if they relocate to the state for temporary reasons, such as temporary work, training, or an educational program. This applies unless the individual intends to make Montana their permanent home after their temporary purpose concludes. These updated rules directly affect individuals seeking to register, vote, or run for election in Montana.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0413_1(6).pdf HB0413_X.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and approved for immediate effect, changing its effective date from 'upon passage' to 'immediate.' The substantive legal text regarding residency rules for temporary residents remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the header and title.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the amendment to Montana Code Annotated Section 13-1-112 regarding residency rules is identical in both versions.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from 'on passage and approval' to 'immediate effective date.'

TECHNICAL

The bill title was slightly expanded to explicitly mention 'Temporary Residents' and the effective date change was added to the title.

Formatting changes were made to the header, including removing the '.1' suffix from the bill number and adjusting line spacing.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

3018
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Nay 1
94% Nay
R Republican32
30 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-18-2)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-42-2)
house
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 7, 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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Photo of Jane Gillette
Jane Gillette
RRepublican
MT
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