---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise license plate laws"
description: "Revise license plate laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 266"
citation: "Montana HB 266 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth L Holmlund"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-12"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c207ed6c-7362-4f10-9845-d76f67a04b33"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=266&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "8003ed9014d912fe4a7a3896d0e9854c13efc4956d9c41887be1a5108bfe07fe"
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 266 (2021) — Revise license plate laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0266_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0266_1.pdf)
2. **HB0266_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0266_2.pdf)
3. **HB0266_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0266_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0266.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kenneth L Holmlund — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-27** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2021-02-10** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-15** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-16** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-16** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to House
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-26** Signed by President
- **2021-03-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-01** 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/c207ed6c-7362-4f10-9845-d76f67a04b33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).