Establish the Jim Loud Thunder Gopher memorial highway
HB 448 establishes the Jim Loud Thunder Gopher memorial highway on the existing northwest bypass and Vaughn road in Great Falls, Cascade County. It directs the Department of Transportation to install signs and include the memorial highway on future state maps.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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HB0448_1(6).pdf
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MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft version to an enrolled (final) version, adding official certification signatures and formatting changes. The substantive policy content remains identical - establishing a memorial highway in Great Falls, requiring signage installation, updating state maps, and setting an immediate effective date.
Scope change
None - the bill's scope, applicability, and requirements are unchanged. This is a procedural conversion from draft to enrolled bill format.
TECHNICAL
Added official certification section with signature lines for Chief Clerk of the House, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate
Changed bill identifier from HB 448.1 to HB 448 to reflect enrolled status
Reordered content structure from draft format to enrolled bill format with certification at beginning
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 22, 2025
How they voted
45–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 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 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-3-2)
senate
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (79-19-2)
house
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jane Weber
DDemocratic
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