# Montana SB 184: Provide that only contested precinct committee men/women need to be on the primary election ballot

Montana SB 184, Provide that only contested precinct committee men/women need to be on the primary election ballot, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Matt Regier (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 184
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide that only contested precinct committee men/women need to be on the primary election ballot
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Matt Regier (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (287 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for party precinct seats: mixed, low. The law limits primary ballots to only contested party precinct committee races for male and female seats. When candidates are no more than the seats, the election administrator may give notice and skip that race. If the race is not held, the administrator declares the filed candidate or a declared…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Regier (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Byrne (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 2 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-18: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-14: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-13: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=573cb1ef-8157-4b2e-84f0-02fe13aa8fb2)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9046ced-dce5-4899-a58b-f6593015f04d)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c791f9e6-7f13-4444-a9dc-f91bc29b397e)

## 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=573cb1ef-8157-4b2e-84f0-02fe13aa8fb2)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9046ced-dce5-4899-a58b-f6593015f04d)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c791f9e6-7f13-4444-a9dc-f91bc29b397e)

## 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-SB184-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).