---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require candidates for office be registered to vote"
description: "Require candidates for office be registered to vote"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 306"
citation: "Montana HB 306 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Public Officers and Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Braxton Mitchell"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-01T17:30:14+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T20:27:27+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/915e6c2f-aa05-41b8-a9c8-2e6251c0c338"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1975"
source_hash: "be376e7df472613a3714fc65c722d977994e4fec6da22cac7a9c8b678804d797"
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 306 (2023) — Require candidates for office be registered to vote

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0306.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6568)
2. **HB0306.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6567)
3. **HB0306GovNotSign.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6570)
4. **HB0306_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6573)
5. **HB0306_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6571)
6. **HB0306_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6572)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **74–24** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **77–19** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Braxton Mitchell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-16T20:27:27+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T14:58:26+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T14:58:25+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:08:26+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T16:16:31+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-06T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T17:06:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T20:43:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T22:57:21+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-13T21:56:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-10T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T21:58:22+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T21:19:59+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-06T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-06T18:40:21+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31T16:00:23+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-30T21:59:22+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-30T19:17:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-30T17:34:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-24T20:08:57+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24T18:41:31+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T20:11:13+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-23T17:37:02+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-21T16:09:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-21T16:08:39+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-19T19:43:33+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-30T19:46:37+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-30T16:56:15+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-30T16:55:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-30T13:36:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-30T02:33:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-30T01:24:24+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-30T01:24:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-29T21:24:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-29T21:22:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-29T21:09:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-29T16:31:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-28T23:34:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-16T17:38:00+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-16T17:22:45+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-01T17:30:14+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/915e6c2f-aa05-41b8-a9c8-2e6251c0c338`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).