# Montana SB 440: Revising election laws related to reporting election results Montana SB 440, Revising election laws related to reporting election results, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Theresa Manzella (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB440-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 440 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revising election laws related to reporting election results - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Elections, Rule Making - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (346 yes, 149 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Counties must post and save vote data: benefit, low. The Secretary of State designs a standard reconciliation spreadsheet after vote counting and before the county canvass. Counties must fill it with county and precinct totals: registered voters; ballots issued, cast, accepted, and rejected by type. Types include poll, absentee, provisional, and mili… - Statewide election report and oversight: benefit, low. The Secretary of State makes a statewide reconciliation report at least 7 days before state canvassers certify results. If the Secretary finds discrepancies, they must alert legislative leaders at once and work with the county to fix them. Legislative leaders may call the Legislative Audit Committe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 45 | 4 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 41 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 41 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 31 | 18 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 32 | 18 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | AMD-SB0440.001.002 Manzella D/PASS | pass | 44 | 5 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Take SB 440 from Comm-Manzella | pass | 30 | 20 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-20: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-18: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Tabled in Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d2fad58c-c901-4518-b0ef-d6287667e182) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a586a7a-2339-4a2d-b5c2-09badb1e3ab8) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3caab2cc-fc72-4be3-8971-a30286ed8a66) - Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1957c8bd-62bc-4266-ac4d-5ab21879a664) ## 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=d2fad58c-c901-4518-b0ef-d6287667e182) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a586a7a-2339-4a2d-b5c2-09badb1e3ab8) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3caab2cc-fc72-4be3-8971-a30286ed8a66) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1957c8bd-62bc-4266-ac4d-5ab21879a664) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB440-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).