---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise election laws"
description: "Revise election laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 947"
citation: "Montana HB 947 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George Nikolakakos"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T23:24:32+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:42:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7825626f-75bb-4ed9-81cf-0b1655f16093"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2608"
source_hash: "3ef6cc4a4c9ec58107813f6ec86d97ab23cf14392089c2b965622c5e3cb807fe"
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 947 (2023) — Revise election laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0947_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12002)
2. **HB0947_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12001)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **69–29** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **14–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- George Nikolakakos — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:42:33+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:47:53+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T19:47:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:16:46+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T17:16:45+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T13:52:11+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-25T01:35:47+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-24T23:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T20:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:46:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-04T23:20:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:31+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:11:36+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T02:00:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T23:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T20:56:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T14:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T19:16:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-28T18:02:19+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T22:45:50+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-27T21:29:06+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-27T15:09:18+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-23T14:54:51+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T22:38:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-22T22:38:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T21:48:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-22T20:15:35+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-22T18:01:56+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-22T18:01:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-22T17:02:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-21T23:05:35+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-18T19:54:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-17T20:42:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-17T20:03:40+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-03-17T20:03:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-12T16:38:43+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T23:24:32+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/7825626f-75bb-4ed9-81cf-0b1655f16093`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).