---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise voter identification laws"
description: "Generally revise voter identification laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 276"
citation: "Montana SB 276 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - Post-Secondary", "Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 44
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-09-06T14:44:36+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T20:45:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0799e47a-2cd5-45f6-909c-2f13278d4167"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0181?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "d473dec7f930fccd232b8e688c1f688f5b026400a9925edc09c7843d2799ac33"
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 276 (2025) — Generally revise voter identification laws

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0181.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278735)
2. **SB0276.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289817)
3. **SB0276.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289824)
4. **SB0276.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291358)
5. **SB0276_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279541)
6. **SB0276_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280194)
7. **SB0276_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280202)
8. **SB0276_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292491)
9. **SB0276_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292492)
10. **SB0276_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292493)
11. **SB0276_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292494)
12. **SB0276_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279540)
13. **SB0276_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292496)
14. **SB0276_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300056)
15. **SB0276_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309184)
16. **SB0276_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309185)
17. **SB0276_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292497)
18. **SB0276_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292498)
19. **SB0276_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292500)
20. **SB0276_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292502)
21. **SB0276_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292503)
22. **SB0276_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292504)
23. **SB0276_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292505)
24. **SB0276_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293370)
25. **SB0276_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292495)
26. **SB0276_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309188)
27. **SB0276_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316901)
28. **SB0276_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320476)
29. **SB0276_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321833)
30. **SB0276_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321834)
31. **SB0276_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321835)
32. **SB0276_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324749)
33. **SB0276_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325637)
34. **SB0276_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327060)
35. **SB0276_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327885)
36. **SB0276_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309189)
37. **SB0276_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309386)
38. **SB0276_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309387)
39. **SB0276_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309388)
40. **SB0276_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309389)
41. **SB0276_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309487)
42. **SB0276_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309488)
43. **SB0276_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310964)
44. **SB0276_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309187)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **57–42** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **16–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-06T14:44:36+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-31T19:16:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-02T20:02:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-04T17:13:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-05T16:40:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-05T19:18:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-06T14:49:31+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-06T17:46:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-06T17:54:38+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-06T20:29:32+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-07T19:14:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17T17:48:36+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-01T02:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T19:53:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T20:39:16+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T23:09:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T19:33:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T20:25:20+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-07T17:20:14+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:15:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18T16:01:17+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-28T16:25:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-28T20:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T16:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:28:38+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-13T04:38:47+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:51+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:43:07+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:48:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T20:45:55+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/0799e47a-2cd5-45f6-909c-2f13278d4167`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).