HB 596 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise regulations relating to motor carriers hauling trash

HB 596 would exempt certain individuals or entities providing irregular garbage cleanup and transportation services from needing a Class D motor carrier license. Specifically, it allows one-time or irregular service providers (e.g., for specific cleanup jobs with agreed-upon rates between locations) to operate without this license, provided they do not use vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license. The bill directly affects small-scale cleanup businesses or contractors offering occasional trash removal, not regular waste haulers. This change would simplify regulatory requirements for short-term, non-recurring trash transportation services.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
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LC0858.pdf HB0596_1.pdf · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from LC 858 to HB 596, indicating a shift from a committee report or legislative code citation to an official House Bill. The document header was updated to reflect the new bill number and sponsor, while the substantive text regarding the exemption of certain people from regulation as class driver's license holders remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive changes to the bill's scope or applicability were made; only the bill number and header information were updated.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 858 to HB 596 in the header and title page.

Sponsor information was added, changing from a blank line to 'Introduced by F. Nave'.

Blank lines and placeholder text in the header were removed to finalize the bill format.

The footer was updated to reflect the new bill number and 'Authorized Print Version' status.

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Total actions
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Committee
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Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
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Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Fiona Nave
RRepublican
MT
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