---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise election laws related to candidate filing fees"
description: "Revise election laws related to candidate filing fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 338"
citation: "Montana SB 338 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T23:24:18+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T16:45:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1018718f-c395-464c-ada1-ce9b7e7ea97a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2607"
source_hash: "78de0acf3868a9e030ed7c47e2456b84db38db781fbb9842e5f014fd9b371c0a"
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 338 (2023) — Revise election laws related to candidate filing fees

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0338_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7407)
2. **SB0338_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7408)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T16:45:35+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:21:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:30:12+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:30:11+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:17:34+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:05+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:01:39+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T02:06:27+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-28T22:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:21:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T09:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T19:33:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T20:37:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:40:16+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T18:00:15+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T19:43:09+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-09T18:56:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-09T17:57:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-09T17:57:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-09T17:17:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-09T14:59:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-08T02:46:06+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-08T02:46:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-08T00:37:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-07T23:55:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-05T16:36:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-04T23:54:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-04T18:58:07+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-04T18:54:43+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-12T16:38:13+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T23:24:18+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/1018718f-c395-464c-ada1-ce9b7e7ea97a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).