---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require secretary of state to adopt rules governing election security"
description: "Require secretary of state to adopt rules governing election security"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 530"
citation: "Montana HB 530 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wendy McKamey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 71
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-08-27"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0434b95d-f59f-4351-96c4-b8ec78efaeab"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=530&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "0d53d879251c6886ad00d3cd20f9b3d9319476b9a75ef5823e50ae9e231a01aa"
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 530 (2021) — Require secretary of state to adopt rules governing election security

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0530_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0530_1.pdf)
2. **HB0530_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0530_2.pdf)
3. **HB0530_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0530_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0530.pdf)

## Votes

- Suspend House Rules - McKamey — **65–35** (fail) · lower
- AMD-005 Fitzpatrick D/PASS — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Suspend House Rules - McKamey — **68–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wendy McKamey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-08-27** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-03** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-04** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-06** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-11** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-02-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-12** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-13** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-15** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-04-09** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-09** Committee Vote Failed; Remains in Committee - (S) State Administration
- **2021-04-23** Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) State Administration `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-27** Motion Failed
- **2021-04-27** Rules Suspended to Accept Late Return of Amended Bill
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/0434b95d-f59f-4351-96c4-b8ec78efaeab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).