HB 770 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise candidate campaign finance reporting laws

HB 770 revises campaign finance reporting laws for candidates, political committees, and joint fundraising committees. The bill clarifies that candidates must file campaign finance reports even if they have no contributions or expenditures to report. A key provision establishes that failure to comply with these reporting requirements will result in a candidate's name not appearing on the official election ballot. Additionally, it adjusts specific deadlines for when candidates and committees must submit their reports.
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 25, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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MINOR
The amendment removes the phrase 'RESULTS IN REMOVAL FROM THE BALLOT IN AN ELECTION' from the bill text. This change appears to be a technical correction or formatting adjustment rather than a substantive policy shift, as the surrounding context suggests the removal of this phrase does not alter the bill's core intent or legal effect.
TECHNICAL

Deleted the phrase 'RESULTS IN REMOVAL FROM THE BALLOT IN AN ELECTION' which appears to be a formatting artifact or redundant text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

482
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-2)
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 19, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-43-1)
house
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jodee Etchart
Jodee Etchart
RRepublican
MT
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