---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to driver education"
description: "Generally revise laws related to driver education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 300"
citation: "Montana SB 300 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carl Glimm"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 71
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9eff388a-883f-41a5-8bf4-0ca25cef6318"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=300&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "5260478e134a20e9bc651e5cf98f3493fbfc2a6b6ce98ef14db8e4a8104a35aa"
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 300 (2021) — Generally revise laws related to driver education

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0300_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0300_1.pdf)
2. **SB0300_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0300_2.pdf)
3. **SB0300_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0300_3.pdf)
4. **SB0300_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0300_4.pdf)
5. **SB0300_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0300_5.pdf)
6. **SB0300_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0300_X.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0300.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Adopt — **62–37** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **81–19** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **62–38** (pass) · lower
- Do Not Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Novak D/PASS — **54–46** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur As Amended — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carl Glimm — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-11** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-17** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-23** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Transportation
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Transportation
- **2021-03-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-29** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-31** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-08** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-12** Hearing - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Free Conference `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-15** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-11** 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/9eff388a-883f-41a5-8bf4-0ca25cef6318`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).