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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver"
+description: "Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 708"
+citation: "Montana HB 708 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Military Affairs", "Motor Vehicles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["George Nikolakakos"]
+version_count: 34
+action_count: 37
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2024-12-31T19:43:47+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-13T17:35:31+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3af9701-9ba4-44f4-b136-6b46cd45aafe"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4217?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "a187ff3184b6582baea5536f27eca344654471cfa06506d5d33c7963be9eede6"
+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 708 (2025) — Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0708.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291434)
+2. **HB0708.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291437)
+3. **HB0708_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287641)
+4. **HB0708_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292770)
+5. **HB0708_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292771)
+6. **HB0708_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292772)
+7. **HB0708_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292773)
+8. **HB0708_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286770)
+9. **HB0708_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292775)
+10. **HB0708_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312990)
+11. **HB0708_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312991)
+12. **HB0708_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292778)
+13. **HB0708_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292800)
+14. **HB0708_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292803)
+15. **HB0708_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292805)
+16. **HB0708_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292807)
+17. **HB0708_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293905)
+18. **HB0708_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294079)
+19. **HB0708_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300608)
+20. **HB0708_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292774)
+21. **HB0708_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312993)
+22. **HB0708_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322461)
+23. **HB0708_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322462)
+24. **HB0708_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324882)
+25. **HB0708_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312994)
+26. **HB0708_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313625)
+27. **HB0708_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313626)
+28. **HB0708_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315174)
+29. **HB0708_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315175)
+30. **HB0708_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317247)
+31. **HB0708_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320765)
+32. **HB0708_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322460)
+33. **HB0708_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312992)
+34. **LC4217.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286215)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass As Amended — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass — **14–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- AMD-HB0708.001.001 Nikolakakos G DO PASS — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- George Nikolakakos — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-31T19:43:47+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-02-19T23:23:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-02-20T16:32:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-02-23T17:09:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-02-23T21:08:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-02-23T21:24:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-02-24T18:28:02+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-02-24T20:44:55+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-02-24T22:08:17+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-02-25T18:13:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-25T20:06:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-27T18:25:35+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Transportation
+- **2025-03-01T01:19:47+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-01T22:45:18+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05T18:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05T18:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-07T16:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-03-15T00:11:43+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-17T15:16:13+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T15:17:07+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-19T23:32:50+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-03-28T22:55:28+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-03-31T19:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-16T19:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-17T19:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-17T19:22:38+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-19T20:22:11+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-29T22:00:37+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-02T16:30:36+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-02T17:24:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13T17:35:31+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/b3af9701-9ba4-44f4-b136-6b46cd45aafe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+