---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise special speed zone law"
description: "Revise special speed zone law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 440"
citation: "Montana HB 440 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Regulations (see also: Motor Vehicles)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley M Loge"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-16"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e731b5dd-7b4a-4ca3-886e-05be9f9f5729"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=440&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "249f849e732884c38ae4e76a74775619be66cd07eb75c18c410149435d1d6130"
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 440 (2019) — Revise special speed zone law

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0440_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0440_1.pdf)
2. **HB0440_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0440_2.pdf)
3. **HB0440_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0499//HB0440_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0440.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **75–21** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denley M Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-16** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-25** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-02-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-06** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-06** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-08** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-13** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-13** Hearing
- **2019-02-13** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-02-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-25** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** Returned to House
- **2019-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e731b5dd-7b4a-4ca3-886e-05be9f9f5729`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).