---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise election laws related to absentee ballot list procedures"
description: "Generally revise election laws related to absentee ballot list procedures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 335"
citation: "Montana HB 335 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 55
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-20T18:01:50+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-26T19:30:49+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45a13ceb-6f35-489e-b066-1543bfaef93b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1418"
source_hash: "58d08dee0eb5c341bf751ab7163d32d6401bf545c0bd9ec16a23da9ee41ac07a"
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 335 (2023) — Generally revise election laws related to absentee ballot list procedures

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0335.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6838)
2. **HB0335.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6840)
3. **HB0335.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6839)
4. **HB0335.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6842)
5. **HB0335.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6841)
6. **HB0335_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6846)
7. **HB0335_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6845)
8. **HB0335_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6844)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26T19:30:49+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T00:35:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **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`
- **2023-04-19T18:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T14:36:35+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T14:36:27+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T22:50:42+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T21:16:29+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-05T19:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T20:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+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
- **2023-03-13T19:31:32+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T22:13:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-01T00:10:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-28T23:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:14:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T21:18:01+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13T23:11:41+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-08T16:00:47+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-03T22:43:04+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-03T15:42:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-02T21:45:33+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-02T18:03:19+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-27T20:41:47+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T19:00:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-27T16:13:20+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T21:28:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-26T21:26:24+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-26T21:26:23+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-25T18:10:25+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T16:57:11+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T16:36:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T16:36:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-23T22:24:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-23T19:36:49+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-23T18:32:45+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T18:32:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-22T21:53:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-22T21:43:27+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-18T20:47:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-17T22:24:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-16T20:24:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-16T00:02:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-15T23:27:17+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-12T16:31:40+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-20T18:01:50+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/45a13ceb-6f35-489e-b066-1543bfaef93b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).