HB 99 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to motor vehicle laws for clarity and consistency

HB 99 is a technical revision bill that reorganizes and clarifies Montana's motor vehicle laws without creating new policies. It consolidates duplicate definitions (like for "motorboat" and "personal watercraft"), removes redundant penalty provisions, updates citations for consistency with drafting rules, and streamlines definitions for improved readability in the Montana Code Annotated. This bill directly affects drivers, vehicle dealers, law enforcement, and the Department of Motor Vehicles by making existing vehicle law references clearer and more accessible. The changes primarily involve structural edits to the law’s language, not new requirements or penalties.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Dec 16, 2024 Signed Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0099_1(8).pdf HB0099_X.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted to remove redundant line breaks and consolidate the list of amended statutes into a single, continuous line for clarity. The substantive policy content, including definitions and legal requirements, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Formatting was updated to improve readability by removing unnecessary line breaks and merging the list of affected sections into one line.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Jan 22, 2025

How they voted

3712
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 17, 2025
D Democratic18
16 Yea 1 Nay 1
88% Yea
R Republican32
21 Yea 11 Nay
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-12-1)
senate
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Jan 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-1)
house
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Denise Baum
Denise Baum
DDemocratic
MT
45