---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require certain vehicles to carry traction control devices"
description: "Require certain vehicles to carry traction control devices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 679"
citation: "Montana HB 679 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Highways and Roads", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 72
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-03T21:39:42+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T17:11:57+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d3c616f-179b-40c4-9dfa-b3538b3a02af"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2491"
source_hash: "4567acf568a8b9b24ff7d27c0e86604bf027ad3a8e94e59bbd7b2f4df1979153"
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 679 (2023) — Require certain vehicles to carry traction control devices

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0679.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9818)
2. **HB0679.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9816)
3. **HB0679.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9815)
4. **HB0679.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9814)
5. **HB0679.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9813)
6. **HB0679.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9812)
7. **HB0679.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9817)
8. **HB0679001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11159)
9. **HB0679002SCH17696.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11160)
10. **HB0679_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9822)
11. **HB0679_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9821)
12. **HB0679_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9824)
13. **HB0679_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9823)
14. **HB0679_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9825)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **40–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **93–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T17:11:57+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:25:18+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28T19:04:13+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28T19:04:12+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T22:25:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T21:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T21:30:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T22:18:50+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T20:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T18:26:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Impact Unchanged
- **2023-04-12T19:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T12:44:36+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-07T21:26:08+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-07T19:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T19:33:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27T16:38:11+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24T21:51:58+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-24T19:52:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T19:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T23:30:30+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-22T19:18:21+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-22T19:08:54+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-20T18:24:08+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-17T20:35:54+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-17T20:03:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T17:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T14:00:17+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T23:06:42+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-03T04:47:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T22:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:39:12+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-01T23:35:07+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-01T23:34:58+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-28T20:58:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T17:47:39+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T15:29:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-27T23:14:35+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-27T20:23:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-27T18:00:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-25T04:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:24+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:43:42+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T01:32:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T00:54:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-21T00:53:41+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T00:53:40+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-20T16:30:40+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T23:13:44+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T19:37:55+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T19:37:51+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T18:50:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T18:37:54+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-19T15:56:48+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-19T15:56:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-19T02:06:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-19T00:50:00+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-17T06:07:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-17T01:42:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-08T12:58:50+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-06T23:49:49+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-02-05T21:08:52+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T21:39:42+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/4d3c616f-179b-40c4-9dfa-b3538b3a02af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).