# Montana HB 221: Revise election laws to require certain local elections to take place in even-numbered years

Montana HB 221, Revise election laws to require certain local elections to take place in even-numbered years, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Lukas Schubert (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 221
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise election laws to require certain local elections to take place in even-numbered years
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Lukas Schubert (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 87 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lukas Schubert (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 42 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 45 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-06: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-20: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-16: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=712084d7-a494-4762-8591-c3910b8c2d5a)
- Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=18d077d0-088c-4b60-9cb2-5c1d8009c73d)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=712084d7-a494-4762-8591-c3910b8c2d5a)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=18d077d0-088c-4b60-9cb2-5c1d8009c73d)

## 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-HB221-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).