Allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot
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HB 488 — Allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot
Last action — (H) Died in Process
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with Session 2. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot
Bill Text
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Read HB 488 on the official Montana source →Action History
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(H) Died in Process
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(S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
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(S) 2nd Reading
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(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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(S) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
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(S) Tabled in Committee
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(S) Hearing
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(S) Referred to Committee
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(H) Transmitted to Senate
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(H) 3rd Reading
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(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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(H) 2nd Reading
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(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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(H) Committee Report
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(H) Committee Executive Action
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(H) Fiscal Note Printed
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(H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
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(H) Fiscal Note Received
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(H) Hearing
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(H) 1st Reading
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(H) Referred to Committee
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(H) Fiscal Note Requested
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(H) Introduced
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(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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(LC) Draft in Assembly
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(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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(LC) Draft in Edit
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(LC) Draft in Legal Review
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(LC) Drafter Assigned
Sponsors
- Legislator #38 · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 62 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Legislator #38
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (205)
205 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 205 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 38% | 62% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Olsen | — | Yea |
| Barry Usher | — | Nay |
| Becky Beard | — | Nay |
| Bob Phalen | — | Nay |
| Bruce "Butch" Gillespie | — | Nay |
| Carl Glimm | — | Nay |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Cora Neumann | — | Yea |
| Daniel Emrich | — | Nay |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Nay |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Denley Loge | — | Nay |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Nay |
| Derek Harvey | — | Yea |
| Ellie Boldman | — | Yea |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Nay |
| Gayle Lammers | — | Nay |
| Greg Hertz | — | Nay |
| Gregg Hunter | — | Nay |
| Jacinda Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Janet Ellis | — | Yea |
| Jason Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| Jeremy Trebas | — | Nay |
| John Esp | — | Nay |
| John Fuller | — | Nay |
| Jonathan Windy Boy | — | Yea |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Nay |
| Kenneth Bogner | — | Nay |
| Laura Smith | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Nay |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Yea |
| Matt Regier | — | Nay |
| Mike Cuffe | — | Nay |
| Mike Yakawich | — | Nay |
| Pat Flowers | — | Yea |
| Russ Tempel | — | Nay |
| Sara Novak | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Shelley Vance | — | Nay |
| Sue Vinton | — | Nay |
| Susan Webber | — | Yea |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Nay |
| Tom McGillvray | — | Nay |
| Tony Tezak | — | Nay |
| Vince Ricci | — | Nay |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 28% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Olsen | — | Nay |
| Barry Usher | — | Yea |
| Becky Beard | — | Yea |
| Bob Phalen | — | Yea |
| Bruce "Butch" Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Yea |
| Christopher Pope | — | Nay |
| Cora Neumann | — | Yea |
| Daniel Emrich | — | Yea |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Nay |
| Denise Hayman | — | Nay |
| Denley Loge | — | Yea |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Yea |
| Derek Harvey | — | Yea |
| Ellie Boldman | — | Nay |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Yea |
| Gayle Lammers | — | Yea |
| Greg Hertz | — | Yea |
| Gregg Hunter | — | Yea |
| Jacinda Morigeau | — | Nay |
| Janet Ellis | — | Nay |
| Jason Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| Jeremy Trebas | — | Yea |
| John Esp | — | Yea |
| John Fuller | — | Yea |
| Jonathan Windy Boy | — | Yea |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Yea |
| Kenneth Bogner | — | Yea |
| Laura Smith | — | Nay |
| Mark Noland | — | Yea |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Nay |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mike Cuffe | — | Yea |
| Mike Yakawich | — | Yea |
| Pat Flowers | — | Nay |
| Russ Tempel | — | Yea |
| Sara Novak | — | Nay |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Nay |
| Shelley Vance | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Yea |
| Susan Webber | — | Nay |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Yea |
| Tom McGillvray | — | Yea |
| Tony Tezak | — | Yea |
| Vince Ricci | — | Yea |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Nay |
| Wylie Galt | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 44% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 82 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 82 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 16% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (100)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 86 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 86 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 14% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 488 do?
- Allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot
- Who sponsors HB 488?
- HB 488 is sponsored by Legislator #38.
- What is the current status of HB 488?
- This bill died with Session 2. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 488?
- Track HB 488 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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