# Montana HB 488: Allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot

Montana HB 488, Allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Julie Darling (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB488-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 488
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, Appropriations, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (250 yes, 97 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: Julie Darling (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 36 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 19 | 31 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Take HB 488 from Comm-McKamey | pass | 27 | 22 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 82 | 16 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 86 | 14 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Tabled in Committee (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)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-19: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-18: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-13: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f44b7259-e54d-42b6-917a-1b86a7e31c69)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f44b7259-e54d-42b6-917a-1b86a7e31c69)

## 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-HB488-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).