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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Defining and regulating motorized scooters"
+description: "Defining and regulating motorized scooters"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 588"
+citation: "Montana HB 588 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Neil Duram"]
+version_count: 49
+action_count: 37
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2024-12-14T16:48:35+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-19T17:25:34+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fbe25c7-826c-4ddc-a463-d85a7dc803de"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3371?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "712e8cb81f17b05a3b3558676596a687d37f094e6a0847b17f9355d89d43458a"
+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 HB 588 (2025) — Defining and regulating motorized scooters
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0588.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296451)
+2. **HB0588.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296524)
+3. **HB0588.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296527)
+4. **HB0588.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296607)
+5. **HB0588.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296609)
+6. **HB0588.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297067)
+7. **HB0588.001.005_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297066)
+8. **HB0588_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285046)
+9. **HB0588_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292595)
+10. **HB0588_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292862)
+11. **HB0588_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296874)
+12. **HB0588_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296875)
+13. **HB0588_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297983)
+14. **HB0588_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297984)
+15. **HB0588_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297985)
+16. **HB0588_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297986)
+17. **HB0588_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284447)
+18. **HB0588_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297988)
+19. **HB0588_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314100)
+20. **HB0588_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323307)
+21. **HB0588_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323308)
+22. **HB0588_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323309)
+23. **HB0588_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323310)
+24. **HB0588_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323311)
+25. **HB0588_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323312)
+26. **HB0588_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297990)
+27. **HB0588_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298156)
+28. **HB0588_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298164)
+29. **HB0588_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298182)
+30. **HB0588_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298183)
+31. **HB0588_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298184)
+32. **HB0588_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304166)
+33. **HB0588_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314098)
+34. **HB0588_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297987)
+35. **HB0588_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314107)
+36. **HB0588_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325090)
+37. **HB0588_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325091)
+38. **HB0588_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325092)
+39. **HB0588_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326846)
+40. **HB0588_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314782)
+41. **HB0588_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314783)
+42. **HB0588_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317201)
+43. **HB0588_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320749)
+44. **HB0588_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323305)
+45. **HB0588_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323306)
+46. **HB0588_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323313)
+47. **HB0588_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325080)
+48. **HB0588_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314101)
+49. **LC3371.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281352)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **39–10** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **60–39** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass — **14–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **89–10** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **37–13** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **56–42** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Neil Duram — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-14T16:48:35+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-02-08T16:45:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-02-08T23:33:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-02-12T16:13:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-02-12T20:07:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-02-12T22:11:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-02-13T13:37:35+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-02-18T15:57:40+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-02-19T21:50:55+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-02-20T18:54:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-20T19:51:28+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-21T21:12:06+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Transportation
+- **2025-02-27T01:36:49+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-27T20:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-04T21:08:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05T15:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-05T16:06:33+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-03-06T16:46:18+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T15:48:59+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-03-21T21:27:26+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-03-24T20:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-04-02T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-02T21:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-03T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-03T19:36:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-03T21:27:54+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-16T20:14:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-18T20:02:36+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-23T14:25:15+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-13T18:54:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-19T17:25:34+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fbe25c7-826c-4ddc-a463-d85a7dc803de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+