---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise child restraint laws"
description: "Revise child restraint laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 256"
citation: "Montana HB 256 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele Binkley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/504b22f9-d914-4bc8-a09c-a16d7c1d7560"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=256&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "56025363ce677799f4e3a1c11472226b2e14feba980d15a61c151d1ff86afde3"
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 256 (2021) — Revise child restraint laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0256_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0256_1.pdf)
2. **HB0256_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0256_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0256.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–6** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **13–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **74–26** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **83–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michele Binkley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-15** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-21** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2021-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-05** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Returned to House
- **2021-03-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-19** Signed by President
- **2021-03-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-26** 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/504b22f9-d914-4bc8-a09c-a16d7c1d7560`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).