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Montana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 597: Prohibit inactive electors from signing petitions

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 597 is a bill introduced in the Montana House on December 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibit inactive electors from signing petitions. Primary sponsor: Zack Wirth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): (H) Died in Process.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Zack WirthPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (H) Died in Process
  2. (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
  3. (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration
  4. (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
  5. (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
  6. (H) 1st Reading
  7. (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
  8. (H) Introduced
  9. (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
  10. (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
  11. (LC) Draft in Assembly
  12. (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source