---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise transportation laws related to traffic violations in work zones"
description: "Revise transportation laws related to traffic violations in work zones"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 196"
citation: "Montana SB 196 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Revenue", "State", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-14"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f098d052-b23d-429f-999b-32cb26343909"
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=LC0808&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "8e7e5c6b5fc95f86d837e5850c06a9eb4b59dbe7a0b1b4a697514a14d56c9c95"
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 196 (2017) — Revise transportation laws related to traffic violations in work zones

## 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/SB0196.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-22** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-23** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-31** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-01-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-31** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-31** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-31** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-01** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-02** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-02** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-16** Hearing
- **2017-03-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-11** Transmitted to House
- **2017-03-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Hearing
- **2017-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f098d052-b23d-429f-999b-32cb26343909`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).