# Montana HB 917: Revise campaign finance laws

Montana HB 917, Revise campaign finance laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Tilleman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 917
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise campaign finance laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-28
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Elections, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (214 yes, 81 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Easier reports for out-of-state committees: benefit, low. If an incidental committee is based outside Montana, a nonresident can sign its report. This lets out-of-state groups meet Montana’s reporting rule without adding a local signer.
- Small one-time funding for reporting: benefit, low. The state provides $1,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to the Commissioner of Political Practices. The money updates and runs the campaign finance reporting system. It is one-time and limited to that purpose.
- Small-dollar political activity avoids filing: benefit, low. Small groups do not have to register as a political committee when they spend $250 or less on a political message. Incidental groups that raise or spend under $250 also do not have to file as an incidental committee. Two or more candidates can run a joint ad for their own campaigns without forming…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 38 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 43 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 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)
- 2025-04-29: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-28: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-28: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-29: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-29: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=aff9310a-d30d-435c-9e90-208bc279eb2e)
- Introduced, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=166e34c7-cca4-4ca8-80d0-d334f8cee228)

## 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=aff9310a-d30d-435c-9e90-208bc279eb2e)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=166e34c7-cca4-4ca8-80d0-d334f8cee228)

## 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-HB917-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).