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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise local government ballot issue laws"
description: "Revise local government ballot issue laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 11"
citation: "Montana SB 11 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ballot Issues", "Cities and Towns", "Counties", "Elections", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest Mandeville"]
version_count: 88
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-11T19:31:29+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-17T17:50:29+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da1fc98a-e93b-4bba-9b54-e1fb0b4100d1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0230?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "a9eb2470b005e78f29fd974736f80835b537f9ebe7702efcead4f8635f9096b7"
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 11 (2025) — Revise local government ballot issue laws
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **LC0230.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265856)
2. **SB0011.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272495)
3. **SB0011.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272475)
4. **SB0011.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293459)
5. **SB0011.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293458)
6. **SB0011_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275058)
7. **SB0011_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275936)
8. **SB0011_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275937)
9. **SB0011_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275938)
10. **SB0011_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275939)
11. **SB0011_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276724)
12. **SB0011_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298402)
13. **SB0011_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266379)
14. **SB0011_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275941)
15. **SB0011_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277873)
16. **SB0011_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280470)
17. **SB0011_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280717)
18. **SB0011_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295801)
19. **SB0011_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296003)
20. **SB0011_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296004)
21. **SB0011_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296005)
22. **SB0011_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296006)
23. **SB0011_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275943)
24. **SB0011_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275944)
25. **SB0011_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275988)
26. **SB0011_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275991)
27. **SB0011_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275993)
28. **SB0011_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275994)
29. **SB0011_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276000)
30. **SB0011_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276733)
31. **SB0011_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275940)
32. **SB0011_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296008)
33. **SB0011_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302207)
34. **SB0011_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303891)
35. **SB0011_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303921)
36. **SB0011_3(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303922)
37. **SB0011_3(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303923)
38. **SB0011_3(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303931)
39. **SB0011_3(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303932)
40. **SB0011_3(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303933)
41. **SB0011_3(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303935)
42. **SB0011_3(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303938)
43. **SB0011_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296010)
44. **SB0011_3(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303939)
45. **SB0011_3(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303947)
46. **SB0011_3(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303948)
47. **SB0011_3(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303949)
48. **SB0011_3(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303950)
49. **SB0011_3(25).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303954)
50. **SB0011_3(26).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303956)
51. **SB0011_3(27).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303957)
52. **SB0011_3(28).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303958)
53. **SB0011_3(29).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303989)
54. **SB0011_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296011)
55. **SB0011_3(30).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303991)
56. **SB0011_3(31).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303998)
57. **SB0011_3(32).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304030)
58. **SB0011_3(33).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304033)
59. **SB0011_3(34).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304044)
60. **SB0011_3(35).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304103)
61. **SB0011_3(36).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304104)
62. **SB0011_3(37).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304108)
63. **SB0011_3(38).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304109)
64. **SB0011_3(39).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304130)
65. **SB0011_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296102)
66. **SB0011_3(40).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304135)
67. **SB0011_3(41).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304144)
68. **SB0011_3(42).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304563)
69. **SB0011_3(43).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304564)
70. **SB0011_3(44).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304565)
71. **SB0011_3(45).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304571)
72. **SB0011_3(46).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304572)
73. **SB0011_3(47).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304675)
74. **SB0011_3(48).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304730)
75. **SB0011_3(49).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304736)
76. **SB0011_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296107)
77. **SB0011_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296110)
78. **SB0011_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296111)
79. **SB0011_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296117)
80. **SB0011_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299119)
81. **SB0011_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296007)
82. **SB0011_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321394)
83. **SB0011_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321395)
84. **SB0011_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321396)
85. **SB0011_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323111)
86. **SB0011_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325022)
87. **SB0011_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325676)
88. **SB0011_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321393)
## Votes
- Do Pass — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **481** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **990** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **110** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **190** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **1000** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Forrest Mandeville — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-09-11T19:31:29+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-30T22:26:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-10T17:45:51+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-20T15:42:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-20T19:25:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-21T21:25:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-22T21:14:29+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-11-25T16:08:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-11-25T17:11:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T17:42:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-06T21:43:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T16:35:50+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-01-07T17:38:54+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-07T20:41:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-09T15:53:36+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-01-28T01:48:56+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-28T20:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T09:52:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T22:51:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-31T09:53:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-31T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-31T21:23:34+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-03T17:34:26+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T20:13:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-12T23:13:40+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-20T16:10:47+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-20T19:37:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T19:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T19:38:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T21:10:39+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28T20:19:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T21:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T21:59:58+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-04T19:31:44+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-07T16:00:39+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-08T16:15:25+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08T22:56:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-17T16:11:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-17T17:50:29+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/da1fc98a-e93b-4bba-9b54-e1fb0b4100d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).