Provide for special motorcycle plates promoting motorcycle safety
HB 849 establishes a new special motorcycle license plate for Montana residents who own motorcycles or quadricycles. Owners choosing this plate will pay a total fee, which includes a $20 donation. This donation fee is statutorily appropriated to the Department of Justice. The Department will use these funds to provide grants to Montana-based nonprofit organizations that promote motorcycle rider safety and awareness through education and outreach.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 4 comparisons
What changed between versions
HB0849_X(2).pdf
→
HB0849_X(3).pdf
·
3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to remove the requirement that special motorcycle license plate fees be shared with the Department of Justice, redirecting all proceeds to the Department of Transportation. Additionally, the bill was updated to reflect the correct capitalization for the Department of Justice in the text and to include new statutory citations relevant to the Department of Transportation.
Scope change
The bill's funding scope changed from a shared revenue model between two agencies to a single funding source for the Department of Transportation.
FISCAL
Fees collected for special motorcycle plates are now deposited entirely into the Department of Transportation's funds, removing the previous requirement to share proceeds with the Department of Justice.
TECHNICAL
The bill's title and section headers were updated to correct the capitalization of 'department of justice' and streamline the description of fee distribution.
New statutory citations were added to the list of referenced laws to align with the Department of Transportation's authority.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Apr 5, 2025
How they voted
36–14
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
11
Committee
9
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-14)
senate
Apr 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Apr 5, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-5-2)
house
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Seckinger
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 849
Scope: MT
Hi! I can help you understand HB 849. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline