# Montana HB 711: Prohibit selection of redistricting chair with recent major party contributions

Montana HB 711, Prohibit selection of redistricting chair with recent major party contributions, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brandon Ler (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 711
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Prohibit selection of redistricting chair with recent major party contributions
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Elections, State Government, Legislature
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (173 yes, 123 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Montana Supreme Court cannot pick recent donors as chair: benefit, low. Within 20 days, the four appointed commissioners must pick a fifth member to serve as presiding officer. If they do not, the Montana Supreme Court makes the pick. The Court cannot choose anyone who gave a campaign contribution in the past 10 years to a major-party candidate for state or federal off…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vince Ricci (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 19 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 20 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 42 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 42 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: 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)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-25: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71334919-ee87-4b62-80b7-d31eb0b2bd1c)
- Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6f3ac3e2-6818-48d7-926c-3f0f76071f65)

## 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=71334919-ee87-4b62-80b7-d31eb0b2bd1c)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6f3ac3e2-6818-48d7-926c-3f0f76071f65)

## 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-HB711-2025 (as of 2026-10-11).