---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit enforcement of a right of first refusal in auto franchise contracts"
description: "Prohibit enforcement of a right of first refusal in auto franchise contracts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 108"
citation: "Montana SB 108 (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/aa6b9904-5a12-47df-8ee4-138b86b15ff3"
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=LC0858&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "399cc1b175d8dcd4ab8dea2be37890ad3e0277ee6a296fb11b559841ac892f67"
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 108 (2017) — Prohibit enforcement of a right of first refusal in auto franchise contracts

## 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/SB0108.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **46–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **9–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **92–6** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **94–6** (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
- **2016-12-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-10** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-10** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-10** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-11** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing
- **2017-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-13** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Hearing
- **2017-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-14** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-17** Signed by President
- **2017-03-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-20** 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/aa6b9904-5a12-47df-8ee4-138b86b15ff3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).