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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Provide for special motorcycle plates promoting motorcycle safety"
+description: "Provide for special motorcycle plates promoting motorcycle safety"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 849"
+citation: "Montana HB 849 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Appropriations", "Motor Vehicles", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Transportation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Seckinger"]
+version_count: 34
+action_count: 48
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2024-12-15T15:01:09+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-19T21:26:29+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7a8d6d2-931d-4af4-bc83-9d8e5aed5ffb"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3880?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "1b6aa4a010d77b8cdebe3188e58f64cfa7804521f4ab5d0516486fc27c93c448"
+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 849 (2025) — Provide for special motorcycle plates promoting motorcycle safety
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0849.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298550)
+2. **HB0849.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298549)
+3. **HB0849.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300052)
+4. **HB0849_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296693)
+5. **HB0849_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296694)
+6. **HB0849_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297693)
+7. **HB0849_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300742)
+8. **HB0849_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300743)
+9. **HB0849_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300744)
+10. **HB0849_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300745)
+11. **HB0849_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296033)
+12. **HB0849_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300747)
+13. **HB0849_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315479)
+14. **HB0849_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300751)
+15. **HB0849_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300752)
+16. **HB0849_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300917)
+17. **HB0849_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300918)
+18. **HB0849_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301148)
+19. **HB0849_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305348)
+20. **HB0849_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308942)
+21. **HB0849_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315478)
+22. **HB0849_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300746)
+23. **HB0849_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315481)
+24. **HB0849_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327042)
+25. **HB0849_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317299)
+26. **HB0849_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318108)
+27. **HB0849_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318109)
+28. **HB0849_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320920)
+29. **HB0849_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324377)
+30. **HB0849_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325271)
+31. **HB0849_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325272)
+32. **HB0849_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325273)
+33. **HB0849_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315480)
+34. **LC3880.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287416)
+
+## Votes
+
+- do_pass — **22–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **35–14** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **93–5** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **13–1** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Joshua Seckinger — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-15T15:01:09+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-02-15T00:05:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-02-15T17:24:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-02-25T19:14:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-02-26T01:01:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-02-26T12:43:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-02-26T15:17:27+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-03-19T20:51:21+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-03-20T20:00:37+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-03-20T21:56:35+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-03-21T15:23:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-21T19:25:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-21T23:38:39+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Transportation
+- **2025-03-25T20:43:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-03-25T21:22:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-03-26T20:39:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-03-28T23:14:55+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-29T15:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-31T18:26:16+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-03-31T20:39:28+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-31T22:47:03+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
+- **2025-04-01T17:47:26+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-01T21:28:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-03T01:08:41+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-04-03T17:47:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-04-04T01:46:10+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-04T15:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-05T14:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-05T15:46:34+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-04-07T19:13:37+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-07T19:27:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-08T00:44:57+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-04-09T00:44:24+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-04-11T22:15:57+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-04-12T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
+- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-18T19:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22T20:43:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22T20:43:17+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-27T23:26:18+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-05-02T17:30:49+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`
+- **2025-05-13T19:32:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-19T21:26:29+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/d7a8d6d2-931d-4af4-bc83-9d8e5aed5ffb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+