---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revised motorized trail program laws"
description: "Revised motorized trail program laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 38"
citation: "Montana SB 38 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Recreation/Parks/Sports", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Gauthier"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-09-10"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/499a5777-c0c1-4c8d-8a87-53efd1e2c0e6"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=38&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "3c0cfb6ee83147e751f110064eeffd46f9fba2029fb4763ac18ea7a3c6213a4c"
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 38 (2021) — Revised motorized trail program laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0038_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0038_1.pdf)
2. **SB0038_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0038_2.pdf)
3. **SB0038_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0038_3.pdf)
4. **SB0038_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0038_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0038.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **91–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terry Gauthier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-10** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-30** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2020-11-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-14** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-03** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-18** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-21** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-21** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-21** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-21** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-01-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-01** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2021-02-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2021-02-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09** 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/499a5777-c0c1-4c8d-8a87-53efd1e2c0e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).