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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise automobile franchise laws"
+description: "Generally revise automobile franchise laws"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "SB 89"
+citation: "Montana SB 89 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Trade Regulations and Competition"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gordon Vance"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2016-11-15"
+last_action: "2017-03-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2a83084-a162-4c11-aa7b-34188ae38c73"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0859&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
+source_hash: "f9ec7d9a4a35f639f140ce55d1fcce613987673b50187c785798300b9e61f242"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana SB 89 (2017) — Generally revise automobile franchise laws
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/SB0089.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **89–8** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gordon Vance — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-11-15** Draft Request Received
+- **2016-12-08** Draft On Hold
+- **2016-12-12** Draft Taken Off Hold
+- **2016-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2016-12-22** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2016-12-23** Draft in Edit
+- **2016-12-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
+- **2016-12-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2016-12-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2016-12-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-12-28** Executive Director Review
+- **2016-12-28** Draft in Assembly
+- **2016-12-29** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2016-12-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2017-01-05** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2017-01-05** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-01-05** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-01-06** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-01-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-12** Hearing
+- **2017-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-01-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-01-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-01-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-01-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-01-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-01-27** Transmitted to House
+- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-10** Hearing
+- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-03-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-03-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-03-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-10** Returned to Senate
+- **2017-03-11** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2017-03-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2017-03-14** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2017-03-15** Signed by President
+- **2017-03-16** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-03-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-03-23** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2a83084-a162-4c11-aa7b-34188ae38c73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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