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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise voter identification laws"
+description: "Generally revise voter identification laws"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "SB 276"
+citation: "Montana SB 276 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education - Post-Secondary", "Elections"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
+version_count: 44
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2024-09-06T14:44:36+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-08T20:45:55+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0799e47a-2cd5-45f6-909c-2f13278d4167"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0181?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "d473dec7f930fccd232b8e688c1f688f5b026400a9925edc09c7843d2799ac33"
+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 SB 276 (2025) — Generally revise voter identification laws
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **LC0181.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278735)
+2. **SB0276.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289817)
+3. **SB0276.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289824)
+4. **SB0276.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291358)
+5. **SB0276_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279541)
+6. **SB0276_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280194)
+7. **SB0276_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280202)
+8. **SB0276_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292491)
+9. **SB0276_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292492)
+10. **SB0276_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292493)
+11. **SB0276_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292494)
+12. **SB0276_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279540)
+13. **SB0276_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292496)
+14. **SB0276_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300056)
+15. **SB0276_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309184)
+16. **SB0276_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309185)
+17. **SB0276_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292497)
+18. **SB0276_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292498)
+19. **SB0276_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292500)
+20. **SB0276_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292502)
+21. **SB0276_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292503)
+22. **SB0276_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292504)
+23. **SB0276_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292505)
+24. **SB0276_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293370)
+25. **SB0276_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292495)
+26. **SB0276_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309188)
+27. **SB0276_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316901)
+28. **SB0276_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320476)
+29. **SB0276_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321833)
+30. **SB0276_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321834)
+31. **SB0276_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321835)
+32. **SB0276_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324749)
+33. **SB0276_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325637)
+34. **SB0276_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327060)
+35. **SB0276_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327885)
+36. **SB0276_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309189)
+37. **SB0276_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309386)
+38. **SB0276_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309387)
+39. **SB0276_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309388)
+40. **SB0276_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309389)
+41. **SB0276_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309487)
+42. **SB0276_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309488)
+43. **SB0276_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310964)
+44. **SB0276_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309187)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **57–42** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in — **16–3** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **43–6** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-09-06T14:44:36+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-01-31T19:16:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-02-02T20:02:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-02-04T17:13:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-02-05T16:40:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-02-05T19:18:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-02-06T14:49:31+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-02-06T17:46:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-02-06T17:54:38+00:00** (S) Introduced
+- **2025-02-06T20:29:32+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-07T19:14:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-17T17:48:36+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
+- **2025-03-01T02:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-01T19:53:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-04T20:39:16+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05T23:09:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-06T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-06T19:33:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-06T20:25:20+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
+- **2025-03-07T17:20:14+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T19:15:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-18T16:01:17+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
+- **2025-03-28T16:25:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
+- **2025-03-28T20:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
+- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10T16:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-11T23:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-11T23:28:38+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-13T04:38:47+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-21T22:00:51+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-04-25T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-25T22:43:07+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-05T18:48:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-08T20:45:55+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/0799e47a-2cd5-45f6-909c-2f13278d4167`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+