# Montana SB 490: Revise election laws regarding late registration

Montana SB 490, Revise election laws regarding late registration, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Cuffe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 490
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise election laws regarding late registration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Mike Cuffe (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (231 yes, 117 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More time to register and vote: benefit, low. You can register or update your voter registration after the regular deadline. For most elections, the county election administrator must receive and verify your registration by noon the day before election day. For federal elections, you can finish late registration before close of business on Fri…
- Limits on changing registration after ballot: cost, low. If you already got a ballot, you can change your registration only if your original voted ballot has not been received by the election office or school district. The county or school district must mark that original ballot as void in the statewide voter registration system before the change.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Cuffe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Curtis Cochran (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 41 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 42 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 33 | 16 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | AMD-SB0490.001.002 Vance D/PASS | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 33 | 17 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-13: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-20: 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)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d792ffa-0727-4841-8641-30aa25a90383)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=187c8b6d-765e-4236-a2dc-ca42be69dde4)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d294d063-92bb-4cad-ab88-cbdbbd39b8f0)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1347b1f7-847d-4ef4-bf4d-fe3494b94ab4)

## 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=6d792ffa-0727-4841-8641-30aa25a90383)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=187c8b6d-765e-4236-a2dc-ca42be69dde4)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d294d063-92bb-4cad-ab88-cbdbbd39b8f0)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1347b1f7-847d-4ef4-bf4d-fe3494b94ab4)

## 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-SB490-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).