Revise MDT and transportation commission roles in transit
HB 345 clarifies the roles of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and the transportation commission concerning transit funding. The bill specifies that the MDT will be responsible for allocating federal transit administration funds, freight assistance funds, and other legislative appropriations. These funds are designated for the study, design, construction, repair, or improvement of rail or transit intermodal transportation systems. This change shifts the authority for allocating these specific funds from the commission to the department.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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The bill text was updated to remove a stray closing quotation mark at the end of the title, correcting a minor formatting error. Additionally, the document was restructured to eliminate a duplicate closing section marker, likely resulting from a merge or versioning process. These changes are purely technical and do not alter the bill's legal content, scope, or policy requirements.
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Removed an extraneous closing quotation mark from the end of the bill title.
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Feb 19, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
7
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-2)
senate
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 1, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 19, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0)
house
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Schillinger
RRepublican
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