# Montana HB 423: Revise election laws related to active and inactive voter lists

Montana HB 423, Revise election laws related to active and inactive voter lists, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Kathy Love (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 423
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise election laws related to active and inactive voter lists
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Kathy Love (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Elections, Counties
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (222 yes, 73 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Nonresponders moved to inactive status: mixed, low. If you do not respond within 30 days after the final confirmation notice, officials move you to the inactive list after day 30. They then work with the Secretary of State and the Motor Vehicle Division to verify your address. If they cannot verify it, you stay inactive until you complete the state’…
- Yearly voter list checks and notices: mixed, low. Election officials must run at least one voter list check each year. They can compare rolls to National Change of Address files, mail a nonforwardable first-class “return if undeliverable—address correction requested” notice to all voters, or target nonvoters, incomplete applicants, and provisional…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kathy Love (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 19 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 79 | 19 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 82 | 18 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-28: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-18: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-07: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=da67250a-c02d-4d2f-91b0-f923357e5601)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b541e983-bcc9-46f9-b581-f75cf35c2879)
- Introduced, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1d4107c1-124a-4431-943c-09bba0be07c1)

## 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=da67250a-c02d-4d2f-91b0-f923357e5601)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b541e983-bcc9-46f9-b581-f75cf35c2879)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1d4107c1-124a-4431-943c-09bba0be07c1)

## 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-HB423-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).