HB 487 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Eliminate requirement that the Dept of Transportation have certain divisions

HB 487 revises laws related to the Department of Transportation (DOT). This bill eliminates the current legal requirement for the DOT to maintain specific divisions, including highways, aeronautics, and administration. Instead, it allows the department to establish "as many divisions as are necessary." This change provides the DOT with greater flexibility in structuring its internal organization.
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 13, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0487_X(2).pdf HB0487_X(3).pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated to remove the word 'END' from the end of the document, which appears to be a formatting correction rather than a substantive policy change. The amendment to Section 2-15-2501 remains in effect, requiring the Department to have certain divisions, and the scope of the bill regarding motor carrier services is unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed the text '- END -' from the document, likely a cleanup of formatting or markup artifacts.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 24, 2025

How they voted

471
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic18
16 Yea 1 Nay 1
88% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 24, 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 (47-1-2)
senate
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-1-1)
house
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Julie Darling
Julie Darling
RRepublican
MT
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