---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise off-highway vehicle/recreational vehicle laws"
description: "Revise off-highway vehicle/recreational vehicle laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 314"
citation: "Montana SB 314 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chas Vincent"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 69
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-10-04"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e80842d-ce41-490f-90a7-916782bc7163"
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=LC0494&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "ea746d43f3f5e7bdbab11ab665cd44e70430340a7f95bb77d5f384bb6e0204d9"
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 314 (2017) — Revise off-highway vehicle/recreational vehicle laws

## 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/SB0314.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **9–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **84–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **14–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chas Vincent — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-04** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-25** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-01** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-03** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-16** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-20** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-20** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-23** Hearing
- **2017-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** On Motion Rules Suspended
- **2017-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-22** Hearing
- **2017-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-03** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-03** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-20** Signed by President
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-20** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-25** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-26** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-26** Transmitted to House for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-27** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-27** Returned to Senate Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **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/9e80842d-ce41-490f-90a7-916782bc7163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).