# Montana SB 105: Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations

Montana SB 105, Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 105
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (303 yes, 94 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No campaigning near Montana polling places: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law bans electioneering at any place where you can get or vote a ballot, and within 100 feet of its entrances, while the site is open. It covers actions meant to help or hurt any candidate or ballot issue. Candidates, their family, and campaign staff cannot give voters a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 36 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 77 | 21 |   |
| 2025-03-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 90 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 28 | 22 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 28 | 22 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-13: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8fa295f6-9e16-487b-a554-1a0094fcf057)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7a46291f-9d0b-45af-9c31-77937c8476cb)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6b4fbb5-b502-4697-af01-c3b338b9dbfb)

## 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=8fa295f6-9e16-487b-a554-1a0094fcf057)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7a46291f-9d0b-45af-9c31-77937c8476cb)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6b4fbb5-b502-4697-af01-c3b338b9dbfb)

## 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-SB105-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).