SJ 3 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provide for a joint resolution on CDLs

Montana's SJ 3 is a joint resolution urging the U.S. Congress to revise federal commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements. It specifically requests that Congress exempt small haulers (e.g., pickup trucks carrying nonhazardous materials) and school bus drivers from needing CDLs, citing burdens on small businesses and rural school districts. The resolution does not change any laws but formally asks Congress to adjust federal rules to reduce these requirements. Montana's delegation and relevant federal committees will receive copies of the resolution.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Dec 13, 2024 Last action Apr 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill text was updated to standardize the bill number format from 'SJ0003' to 'SJ 3' throughout the document. This change is a technical formatting correction to align the header and page footers with the official enrolled bill style, ensuring consistency in how the legislation is identified and referenced.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from 'SJ0003' to 'SJ 3' in the header and footer sections to match the official enrolled bill format.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

464
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic18
14 Yea 4 Nay
77% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
(S) Filed with Secretary of State
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-3-1)
house
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-4)
senate
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Dec 13, 2024
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Barry Usher
Barry Usher
RRepublican
MT
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