# Montana HB 179: Revise election laws related to inactive voter status

Montana HB 179, Revise election laws related to inactive voter status, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Braxton Mitchell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 179
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise election laws related to inactive voter status
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (216 yes, 84 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules to reactivate inactive voters: mixed, low. If you are on the inactive voter list, this law sets clear steps to return to active status. To move to active in your county, meet general registration rules and do one of these: vote at a polling place; apply to vote by absentee ballot in a polling‑place election; vote in a mail‑ballot election;…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelley Vance (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 42 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 42 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-27: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-04: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-13: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8a882ed7-f988-4005-af33-b4246b88374b)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d537855c-85de-4746-823d-5b7c55902ed3)
- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba1637d4-ba48-4fe6-a2d1-6357926098e5)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8a882ed7-f988-4005-af33-b4246b88374b)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d537855c-85de-4746-823d-5b7c55902ed3)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba1637d4-ba48-4fe6-a2d1-6357926098e5)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB179-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).