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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Revise candidate filing and write-in candidate laws"
+description: "Revise candidate filing and write-in candidate laws"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 207"
+citation: "Montana HB 207 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jodee Etchart"]
+version_count: 74
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2024-11-12T00:54:47+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-16T19:42:35+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d373f4d-3561-4635-9263-cec07faf18de"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1223?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "d5d3b9cf15b6e01169ec671836bed3007eb2f3f5b016e90e9982aaae987ee5c3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana HB 207 (2025) — Revise candidate filing and write-in candidate laws
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0207.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277106)
+2. **HB0207.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277105)
+3. **HB0207.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277104)
+4. **HB0207.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277103)
+5. **HB0207.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277719)
+6. **HB0207.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277716)
+7. **HB0207.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277715)
+8. **HB0207.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279354)
+9. **HB0207.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279353)
+10. **HB0207.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279352)
+11. **HB0207.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279535)
+12. **HB0207.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279534)
+13. **HB0207.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295278)
+14. **HB0207.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295276)
+15. **HB0207.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296591)
+16. **HB0207.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304667)
+17. **HB0207_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271783)
+18. **HB0207_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275248)
+19. **HB0207_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276306)
+20. **HB0207_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278370)
+21. **HB0207_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278371)
+22. **HB0207_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278372)
+23. **HB0207_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278373)
+24. **HB0207_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271646)
+25. **HB0207_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278376)
+26. **HB0207_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278462)
+27. **HB0207_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278463)
+28. **HB0207_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278464)
+29. **HB0207_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279778)
+30. **HB0207_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279779)
+31. **HB0207_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279781)
+32. **HB0207_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279782)
+33. **HB0207_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278379)
+34. **HB0207_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278380)
+35. **HB0207_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278400)
+36. **HB0207_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278405)
+37. **HB0207_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278440)
+38. **HB0207_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278441)
+39. **HB0207_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278442)
+40. **HB0207_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278443)
+41. **HB0207_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278375)
+42. **HB0207_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279784)
+43. **HB0207_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306448)
+44. **HB0207_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306449)
+45. **HB0207_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306450)
+46. **HB0207_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279785)
+47. **HB0207_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279786)
+48. **HB0207_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279794)
+49. **HB0207_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279795)
+50. **HB0207_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279798)
+51. **HB0207_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280625)
+52. **HB0207_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306034)
+53. **HB0207_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306447)
+54. **HB0207_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279783)
+55. **HB0207_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306544)
+56. **HB0207_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306545)
+57. **HB0207_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308972)
+58. **HB0207_4(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314386)
+59. **HB0207_4(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314387)
+60. **HB0207_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306525)
+61. **HB0207_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314389)
+62. **HB0207_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325030)
+63. **HB0207_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326117)
+64. **HB0207_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327487)
+65. **HB0207_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314390)
+66. **HB0207_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317181)
+67. **HB0207_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317400)
+68. **HB0207_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317401)
+69. **HB0207_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320852)
+70. **HB0207_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323151)
+71. **HB0207_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323152)
+72. **HB0207_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323153)
+73. **HB0207_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314388)
+74. **LC1223.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270572)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AMD-HB0207.002.001 Etchart DO PASS — **74–26** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass As Amended — **59–41** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **63–36** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **11–8** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **59–41** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **43–5** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jodee Etchart — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-11-12T00:54:47+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-01-01T21:56:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-01-08T23:01:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-01-10T14:08:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-01-10T19:52:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-01-11T14:47:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-01-14T15:56:48+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-01-14T17:41:07+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-01-15T14:37:28+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-01-15T18:05:26+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-15T20:09:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-15T23:51:49+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
+- **2025-01-31T20:46:16+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-03T20:23:02+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-06T20:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-06T20:28:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-10T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-10T23:04:48+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-02-11T20:31:31+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-17T19:04:36+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-12T14:48:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
+- **2025-04-07T23:18:37+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
+- **2025-04-08T19:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
+- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10T14:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-11T21:28:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-12T00:05:09+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-16T19:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-17T21:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-18T18:27:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-24T19:07:48+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-05-01T19:00:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-02T16:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-05T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-12T17:16:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-16T19:42:35+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d373f4d-3561-4635-9263-cec07faf18de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+