republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-254.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise election laws"
description: "Generally revise election laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 254"
citation: "Montana SB 254 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 59
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-10-05T12:58:43+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-29T17:39:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9713532f-b8a0-4f7c-908b-388cf1541fb8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0616"
source_hash: "ea3ea680ebfd7716fdf337024da9d789b45c599982750eed76ce8fcecf2857d4"
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 254 (2023) — Generally revise election laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0254.002.001(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12193)
2. **SB0254.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5436)
3. **SB0254.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5451)
4. **SB0254.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5452)
5. **SB0254GovAmd.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5435)
6. **SB0254_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5402)
7. **SB0254_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5401)
8. **SB0254_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5400)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **58–37** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-29T17:39:00+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-06-29T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-20T20:55:32+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-20T19:45:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-06-20T18:50:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-06-10T14:00:00+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-06-10T13:59:59+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-06-09T18:31:06+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-11T19:07:40+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2023-05-03T02:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T23:38:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T21:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-02T21:19:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T20:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T00:16:00+00:00** (S) Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T21:41:21+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T21:41:20+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:15:19+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:18:12+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:15:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T21:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:57+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:06:19+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T22:43:12+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-16T20:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-16T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T20:47:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-10T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08T22:00:02+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-02T21:43:21+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-01T20:20:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T18:38:32+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T18:35:49+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-31T23:45:32+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-30T17:32:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-29T19:07:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-29T19:07:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-28T21:47:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-27T15:45:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-27T15:32:01+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-27T15:32:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-21T21:11:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-21T17:53:29+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-21T15:40:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-21T01:54:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-20T20:59:43+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-20T20:54:01+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-14T00:25:08+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-10-05T12:58:43+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/9713532f-b8a0-4f7c-908b-388cf1541fb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).