---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create a GVW fee for electric vehicles and hybrids being permanently registered"
description: "Create a GVW fee for electric vehicles and hybrids being permanently registered"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 439"
citation: "Montana HB 439 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Transportation and Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 62
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-07T20:29:03+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:45:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69985040-a0ce-41f4-bc78-b3b3d4ca07b0"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0992"
source_hash: "4620203aa7f9fe27bca442d54c9d91a42d065517b3d8655bac82c431ee5d2ec1"
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 439 (2023) — Create a GVW fee for electric vehicles and hybrids being permanently registered

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0439.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12630)
2. **HB0439.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12631)
3. **HB0439.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12632)
4. **HB0439.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12633)
5. **HB0439.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12638)
6. **HB0439001SCH17696.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12629)
7. **HB0439002SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12634)
8. **HB0439_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12641)
9. **HB0439_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12642)
10. **HB0439_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12640)
11. **HB0439_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12639)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **91–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **33–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:45:55+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T00:09:45+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26T21:53:45+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T21:53:44+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:13:13+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T19:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:46:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T22:18:24+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T18:52:41+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-12T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-11T16:11:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-06T17:19:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-05T19:43:35+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T19:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T22:08:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T20:49:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28T15:39:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-27T22:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T22:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T23:39:21+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-23T19:21:38+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-23T14:45:33+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-21T21:14:30+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-21T20:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T14:08:06+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-17T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T12:45:05+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-15T22:00:51+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T21:53:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-15T21:37:56+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-15T15:01:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-09T20:20:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09T19:12:49+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T00:29:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-07T22:03:33+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T20:50:05+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T18:31:57+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-07T01:07:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T15:04:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-06T15:04:25+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T12:32:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-05T20:59:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-05T18:35:00+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-05T18:34:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-04T22:15:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-03T19:18:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-01T20:17:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-01T17:12:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-24T13:12:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-13T17:26:28+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-07T20:29:03+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/69985040-a0ce-41f4-bc78-b3b3d4ca07b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).