---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise election laws"
description: "Generally revise election laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 167"
citation: "Montana HB 167 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Darling"]
version_count: 47
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-16T20:00:26+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-04T01:42:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e821cfdc-eaf6-4cf5-a293-b0864b918687"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1480?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "8b8534f3f1ae9e66d48cff2f2d54ae8eea78bb7630fe62ba57e3d872d54f63b9"
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 167 (2025) — Generally revise election laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0167.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271809)
2. **HB0167_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270685)
3. **HB0167_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270693)
4. **HB0167_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273892)
5. **HB0167_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273893)
6. **HB0167_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273894)
7. **HB0167_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273895)
8. **HB0167_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275482)
9. **HB0167_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276529)
10. **HB0167_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270559)
11. **HB0167_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273897)
12. **HB0167_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277458)
13. **HB0167_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287021)
14. **HB0167_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294761)
15. **HB0167_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273898)
16. **HB0167_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273899)
17. **HB0167_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273908)
18. **HB0167_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273909)
19. **HB0167_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273910)
20. **HB0167_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273921)
21. **HB0167_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275484)
22. **HB0167_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276531)
23. **HB0167_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273896)
24. **HB0167_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294758)
25. **HB0167_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294763)
26. **HB0167_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296079)
27. **HB0167_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296132)
28. **HB0167_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296133)
29. **HB0167_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305224)
30. **HB0167_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305225)
31. **HB0167_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305226)
32. **HB0167_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310744)
33. **HB0167_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316682)
34. **HB0167_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320267)
35. **HB0167_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324133)
36. **HB0167_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294764)
37. **HB0167_X(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326212)
38. **HB0167_X(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327532)
39. **HB0167_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294882)
40. **HB0167_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294883)
41. **HB0167_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294884)
42. **HB0167_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294885)
43. **HB0167_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295277)
44. **HB0167_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295378)
45. **HB0167_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296078)
46. **HB0167_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294762)
47. **LC1480.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269396)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Darling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-16T20:00:26+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-19T20:49:33+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-20T15:14:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-23T21:16:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-24T15:39:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-24T16:38:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-24T18:29:05+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-09T21:43:11+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-10T14:41:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-10T19:06:31+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-10T20:47:42+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15T16:30:57+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-01-23T18:47:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-23T20:27:10+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T20:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:49:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-31T20:29:16+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-13T16:41:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T19:36:33+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-02-24T23:07:32+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-02-25T20:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-15T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-15T16:21:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-17T20:16:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-17T20:16:35+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-18T17:22:40+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-21T23:00:36+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-24T23:00:15+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-25T15:11:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03T20:30:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04T01:42:19+00:00** 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/e821cfdc-eaf6-4cf5-a293-b0864b918687`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).