# Montana HB 293: Revise election administrator laws

Montana HB 293, Revise election administrator laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Tom Millett (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 293
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise election administrator laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Tom Millett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Elections, Counties
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (271 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Counties can appoint election administrators: mixed, low. The law keeps the county clerk and recorder as the default election administrator. A county governing body can appoint someone else, and that person must report directly to the governing body. The election administrator runs voter registration and elections and keeps all related county records. The…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tom Millett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelley Vance (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 41 | 9 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 90 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 4 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-11: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-10: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-14: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-11: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-23: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8e997708-bfc2-49a0-8c33-b76dbae09a2e)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=705ad5e2-be19-4584-b046-b2b2af16e733)

## 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=8e997708-bfc2-49a0-8c33-b76dbae09a2e)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=705ad5e2-be19-4584-b046-b2b2af16e733)

## 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-HB293-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).