MontanaMontana residents could opt out of political campaign mail
Under this proposal, Montana residents could opt out of campaign mail through a public website, while political groups would share its upkeep costs.
What it does
People could use a public website to opt out of political campaign mail. The commissioner would share the opt-out list with political committees and political party organizations.
The commissioner could charge political committees and political party organizations equal shares of the website's upkeep costs. The money would be reserved for maintaining the website.
Argument forPeople could avoid unwanted campaign mail by opting out, and political groups could use the list to avoid sending them mail.
Argument againstPolitical committees and party organizations might face an added expense because they would share the website's upkeep costs.
More detail
The commissioner would provide and maintain a public website where people could opt out of political campaign mail. The website would cover mail from political campaigns, and the commissioner would make the opt-out list available to political committees and political party organizations.
The commissioner could set a fee, and political committees and political party organizations would pay equal shares. The fees would be collected from political committees and political party organizations. The fee must match the cost of maintaining the website. Fee money would go into a state account and must be used to maintain the website.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23(S) Died in ProcessDied
- Apr 10(S) Fiscal Note Printed
- Apr 9(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- Apr 8(S) Fiscal Note ReceivedMinor
- Apr 7(S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- Apr 3(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) State AdministrationMinor
- Vote recorded to_table. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2(S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- Mar 31(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State AdministrationMinor
- Mar 31(S) 1st Reading
- Mar 31(S) Fiscal Note Requested
- Mar 28(S) Introduced
- Mar 28(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Mar 27(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Mar 27(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Mar 26(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Mar 26(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Mar 24(LC) Draft in Edit
- Feb 17(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- 2024
- Dec 14(LC) Drafter AssignedIntroduced
Government & EthicsCivil Rights & Voting