# Montana HB 770: Revise candidate campaign finance reporting laws

Montana HB 770, Revise candidate campaign finance reporting laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jodee Etchart (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 770
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise candidate campaign finance reporting laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (201 yes, 93 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Candidates face stricter reporting schedule: cost, low. The law requires all candidates to file campaign finance reports, even when they have no contributions or spending. Before an election year, reports are due quarterly by the 5th after each quarter, and after an election, semiannual reports are due on March 10 and September 10 until a closing report…
- Nonfilers kept off the ballot: cost, low. The law bars a candidate from the official ballot if they fail to meet the required campaign finance reporting rules. Election officials leave the name off the ballot under state law.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jodee Etchart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 42 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 43 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 43 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 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)
- 2025-04-27: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: 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)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=16ea458a-eb60-4a0d-9232-678bd6bb82b1)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e6ae1286-8798-4533-87af-080c4cab841e)

## 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=16ea458a-eb60-4a0d-9232-678bd6bb82b1)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e6ae1286-8798-4533-87af-080c4cab841e)

## 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-HB770-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).