# Montana SB 57: Revise county canvassing processes

Montana SB 57, Revise county canvassing processes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Cuffe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 57
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise county canvassing processes
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-16
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Mike Cuffe (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Counties, Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (291 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger county canvass and recount rules: benefit, low. The law strengthens county vote canvassing and recount rules, effective on passage and approval. Boards must hold a public canvass, open returns, and audit tally books or other vote records. They compare votes to the number of electors and to the number of people who voted, and record all write-ins…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 2 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-10: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-16: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4d0d9990-1211-4d64-b803-20d35f2a7e47)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=82746745-538f-4d4b-9197-e720cd1da7e7)
- Introduced, 2024-12-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=90a72766-3f8d-4914-93a0-b2e2ab6228cd)

## 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=4d0d9990-1211-4d64-b803-20d35f2a7e47)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=82746745-538f-4d4b-9197-e720cd1da7e7)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=90a72766-3f8d-4914-93a0-b2e2ab6228cd)

## 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-SB57-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).