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2026
69th Legislature 2025 HB 798.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 798
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 798
2 INTRODUCED BY Z. ZEPHYR, D. BAUM, E. BOLDMAN, M. CAFERRO, B. CARTER, B. CLOSE, J.
3 COHENOUR, T. CROWE, M. CUNNINGHAM, S. DEMAROIS, M. DUNWELL, B. EDWARDS, J. ELLIS, P.
4 ELVERUM, D. FERN, P. FLOWERS, M. FOX, T. FRANCE, S. FYANT, A. GRIFFITH, D. HAWK, S. HOWELL,
5 J. ISALY, D. JOY, J. KARLEN, C. KEOGH, K. KORTUM, M. LEE, J. LYNCH, M. MARLER, E. MATTHEWS, S.
6 MORIGEAU, J. MORIGEAU, C. NEUMANN, S. NOVAK, A. OLSEN, D. POWERS, J. REAVIS, M. ROMANO, J.
7 SECKINGER, L. SMITH, F. SMITH, J. SOOKTIS, E. STAFMAN, P. STRAND, K. SULLIVAN, M. THANE, S.
8 WEBBER, J. WEBER, J. WINDY BOY, L. MUSZKIEWICZ
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10 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MONTANA AN
11 AMENDMENT TO THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 7, WHICH
12 PROHIBITS SAME-SEX MARRIAGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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16 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Repealer. Article XIII, section 7, of The Constitution of the State of
17 Montana is repealed.
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19 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Two-thirds vote required. Because [section 1] is a legislative proposal
20 to amend the constitution, Article XIV, section 8, of the Montana constitution requires an affirmative roll call vote
21 of two-thirds of all the members of the legislature, whether one or more bodies, for passage.
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23 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. If approved by the electorate, [this act] is effective
24 January 1, 2027.
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26 NEW SECTION. Section 4. Submission to electorate. [This act] shall be submitted to the qualified
27 electors of Montana at the general election to be held in November 2026 by printing on the ballot the full title of
28 [this act] and the following:
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1 [] YES on Constitutional Amendment ____.
2 [] NO on Constitutional Amendment ____.
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