# Montana HB 527: Revising the process for written plans of conduct for mail elections Montana HB 527, Revising the process for written plans of conduct for mail elections, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Morgan Thiel (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB527-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 527 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revising the process for written plans of conduct for mail elections - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Morgan Thiel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Elections, Public Officers and Employees - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (479 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local control and statewide mail rules: mixed, low. The law removes the Secretary of State’s plan-by-plan approval for mail elections. The Secretary now sets uniform statewide rules to prevent fraud, handle and count mail ballots accurately, and protect ballot secrecy, with advice from local officials. Local election administrators must write a plan… - Mail plans posted, or vote in person: mixed, low. At least 60 days before a mail election, the written plan must be posted or publicly noticed. Counties post on the county election website if active or use other public notice. For school elections, the plan follows school notice rules, is posted on the district website if active, and is sent to th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Morgan Thiel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 91 | 8 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 91 | 7 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-25: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-18: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0dfbac3b-0be1-462a-bb9f-cf0a99ba8edd) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4e270e7c-8d7f-4461-bc2a-14d3c8d14e09) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f5e20543-0a71-42f9-b132-52020f021ed2) - Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1434cc65-8800-4b78-a898-239e51e0896e) ## 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=0dfbac3b-0be1-462a-bb9f-cf0a99ba8edd) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4e270e7c-8d7f-4461-bc2a-14d3c8d14e09) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f5e20543-0a71-42f9-b132-52020f021ed2) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1434cc65-8800-4b78-a898-239e51e0896e) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB527-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).