---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise trash tie down laws"
description: "Revise trash tie down laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 401"
citation: "Montana HB 401 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Environmental Protection", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Fern"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-09T13:42:33+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:14:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b6a0cf3-d56b-4661-9bb1-30caa29dfbcc"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3504"
source_hash: "111bb7e86f077029c72a76fd233f9382f38f278c056c5747ad333ddf83ba90a1"
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 401 (2023) — Revise trash tie down laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0401.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12229)
2. **HB0401.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12233)
3. **HB0401001SCH17694.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12228)
4. **HB0401_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12232)
5. **HB0401_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12230)
6. **HB0401_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12231)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **78–20** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **76–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Fern — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:14:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:24:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-05T15:20:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03T19:16:03+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-03T19:16:02+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-24T21:43:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-24T21:27:11+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-23T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T19:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-14T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-03T04:06:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T20:38:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28T15:38:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-27T22:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T21:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T21:05:37+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-21T20:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T17:37:33+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-10T22:00:07+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T20:17:32+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T18:20:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T16:59:56+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T01:38:46+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-31T23:46:47+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-31T16:47:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T20:27:48+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-30T20:27:44+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T16:52:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-30T16:36:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-29T21:37:59+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-29T21:37:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-29T01:00:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-29T00:33:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-26T16:14:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-25T15:19:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-16T19:28:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-07T00:21:10+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-06T17:33:55+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-09T13:42:33+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b6a0cf3-d56b-4661-9bb1-30caa29dfbcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).