Revise independent candidate filing laws
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HB 186 — Revise independent candidate filing laws
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.
Bill Text
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Read HB 186 on the official Montana source →Action History
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Died in Process
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Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
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3rd Reading Failed
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Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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2nd Reading Passed
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Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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Committee Report--Bill Passed
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Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
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Hearing
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First Reading
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Referred to Committee
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Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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Introduced
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Draft Delivered to Requester
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Draft Ready for Delivery
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Executive Director Final Review
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Draft in Assembly
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Executive Director Review
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Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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Draft in Final Drafter Review
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Draft in Input/Proofing
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Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
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Draft in Edit
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Draft in Legal Review
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Draft to Requester for Review
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Draft Request Received
Sponsors
- Forrest Mandeville · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Forrest Mandeville
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 | 48 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 51% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Smith, Bridget | — | Nay |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Nay |
| Staffanson, Scott | — | Yea |
| McCarthy, Kelly | — | Nay |
| Stewart-Peregoy, Sharon | — | Nay |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Yea |
| McConnell, Nate | — | Nay |
| Swanson, Kathy | — | Nay |
| Cook, Rob | — | Nay |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Nay |
| Court, Virginia | — | Nay |
| Harris, Bill | — | Nay |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Yea |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Yea |
| Curtis, Amanda | — | Nay |
| O'Hara, James | — | Yea |
| Wagoner, Kirk | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Nay |
| Hill Smith, Ellie | — | Nay |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Yea |
| Doane, Alan | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth | — | Yea |
| Patelis, Jimmy | — | Yea |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Nay |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Nay |
| Jacobson, Tom | — | Nay |
| Perry, Zac | — | Nay |
| White, Kerry | — | Yea |
| Eck, Jennifer | — | Nay |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Nay |
| Ehli, Ron | — | Yea |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Nay |
| Price, Jean | — | Nay |
| Woods, Tom | — | Nay |
| Keane, Jim | — | Nay |
| Redfield, Alan | — | Yea |
| Kipp, George | — | Nay |
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Nay |
| Knokey, Jon | — | Yea |
| Rosendale, Adam | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Yea |
| Fleming, John | — | Nay |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Nay |
| Flynn, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Austin | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Nay |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Nay |
| Lavin, Steve | — | Nay |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Nay |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Nay |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Yea |
| Garner, Frank | — | Yea |
| Skees, Derek | — | Yea |
| Brodehl, Randy | — | Yea |
| Greef, Edward | — | Yea |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Nay |
| Barry Usher | — | Yea |
| Becky Beard | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Nay |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Yea |
| Casey Knudsen | — | Yea |
| Dan Bartel | — | Yea |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Nay |
| Denley Loge | — | Yea |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Nay |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Yea |
| Fred Anderson | — | Nay |
| Greg Hertz | — | Yea |
| Greg Hertz | — | Nay |
| Janet Ellis | — | Nay |
| Jeremy Trebas | — | Yea |
| Jim Hamilton | — | Nay |
| Jonathan Windy Boy | — | Not Voting |
| Kathy Kelker | — | Nay |
| Kim Abbott | — | Nay |
| Laurie Bishop | — | Nay |
| Llew Jones | — | Nay |
| Lola Sheldon-Galloway | — | Yea |
| Lyn Bennett | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Yea |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Nay |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mike Cuffe | — | Nay |
| Mike Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Ross Fitzgerald | — | Yea |
| Ryan Lynch | — | Nay |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Nay |
| Sherry Essmann | — | Yea |
| Steve Gunderson | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Yea |
| Susan Webber | — | Nay |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Yea |
| Tom Welch | — | Nay |
| Vince Ricci | — | Yea |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Nay |
| Wylie Galt | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 56 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 44% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kipp, George | — | Nay |
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Nay |
| Knokey, Jon | — | Yea |
| Rosendale, Adam | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Yea |
| Fleming, John | — | Nay |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Nay |
| Flynn, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Austin | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Yea |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Nay |
| Lavin, Steve | — | Yea |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Nay |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Nay |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Yea |
| Garner, Frank | — | Yea |
| Skees, Derek | — | Yea |
| Brodehl, Randy | — | Yea |
| Greef, Edward | — | Yea |
| Smith, Bridget | — | Nay |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Yea |
| Staffanson, Scott | — | Yea |
| McCarthy, Kelly | — | Nay |
| Stewart-Peregoy, Sharon | — | Nay |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Nay |
| McConnell, Nate | — | Yea |
| Swanson, Kathy | — | Nay |
| Cook, Rob | — | Nay |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Nay |
| Court, Virginia | — | Nay |
| Harris, Bill | — | Yea |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Yea |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Yea |
| Curtis, Amanda | — | Nay |
| O'Hara, James | — | Yea |
| Wagoner, Kirk | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Nay |
| Hill Smith, Ellie | — | Nay |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Yea |
| Doane, Alan | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth | — | Yea |
| Patelis, Jimmy | — | Yea |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Nay |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Nay |
| Jacobson, Tom | — | Nay |
| Perry, Zac | — | Nay |
| White, Kerry | — | Yea |
| Eck, Jennifer | — | Nay |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Nay |
| Ehli, Ron | — | Yea |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Nay |
| Price, Jean | — | Nay |
| Woods, Tom | — | Nay |
| Keane, Jim | — | Nay |
| Redfield, Alan | — | Yea |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Nay |
| Barry Usher | — | Yea |
| Becky Beard | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Nay |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Yea |
| Casey Knudsen | — | Yea |
| Dan Bartel | — | Yea |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Nay |
| Denley Loge | — | Yea |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Nay |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Yea |
| Fred Anderson | — | Yea |
| Greg Hertz | — | Yea |
| Greg Hertz | — | Yea |
| Janet Ellis | — | Nay |
| Jeremy Trebas | — | Yea |
| Jim Hamilton | — | Yea |
| Jonathan Windy Boy | — | Nay |
| Kathy Kelker | — | Nay |
| Kim Abbott | — | Nay |
| Laurie Bishop | — | Nay |
| Llew Jones | — | Nay |
| Lola Sheldon-Galloway | — | Yea |
| Lyn Bennett | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Yea |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Nay |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mike Cuffe | — | Nay |
| Mike Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Ross Fitzgerald | — | Nay |
| Ryan Lynch | — | Nay |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Sherry Essmann | — | Yea |
| Steve Gunderson | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Yea |
| Susan Webber | — | Nay |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Yea |
| Tom Welch | — | Yea |
| Vince Ricci | — | Yea |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Nay |
| Wylie Galt | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Yea |
| Garner, Frank | — | Yea |
| Greef, Edward | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Austin | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Yea |
| Skees, Derek | — | Yea |
| Staffanson, Scott | — | Yea |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Nay |
| Fleming, John | — | Nay |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Nay |
| Price, Jean | — | Nay |
| Shaw, Ray L. | — | Nay |
| Swanson, Kathy | — | Nay |
| Denise Hayman | — | Nay |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Yea |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Yea |
| Lyn Bennett | — | Yea |
| Susan Webber | — | Nay |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 186?
- HB 186 is sponsored by Forrest Mandeville.
- What is the current status of HB 186?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 186?
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