---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow USS Montana crew to apply for license plates"
description: "Allow USS Montana crew to apply for license plates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 221"
citation: "Montana SB 221 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 72
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2022-11-10T22:32:54+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:15:44+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8b31b21-741f-481f-b877-e75ef59a4901"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1066"
source_hash: "4340780a47accac1401b8ca37998dca9a5d498766edcf964dbbf792bfea1f43d"
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 221 (2023) — Allow USS Montana crew to apply for license plates

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0221.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5225)
2. **SB0221.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5224)
3. **SB0221.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5227)
4. **SB0221.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5226)
5. **SB0221001SCS18716.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5202)
6. **SB0221_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5158)
7. **SB0221_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5159)
8. **SB0221_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5157)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concur Motion Failed — **1–49** (fail) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **91–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **95–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:15:44+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:37:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-05T21:31:39+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-05T21:00:38+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:48:46+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:44:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:15:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T21:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T17:00:02+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T17:00:01+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-26T19:33:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-21T21:36:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-21T21:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T21:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concur Motion Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T20:38:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T00:13:31+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T21:14:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T13:41:23+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-24T13:41:13+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-20T20:33:18+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-20T19:54:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-20T17:30:19+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-17T14:23:06+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-17T20:17:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17T19:48:09+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T21:41:29+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-13T21:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-10T21:03:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T20:19:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03T18:25:49+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-03T14:41:17+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-03T13:47:17+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-02T22:00:12+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-27T16:29:19+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T20:28:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26T17:58:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-26T17:23:54+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-26T15:23:47+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-26T15:23:46+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-25T14:55:52+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-23T19:00:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-20T23:31:13+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-20T23:31:08+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-20T21:06:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-20T13:16:36+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-19T18:24:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-19T18:24:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-19T15:47:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-19T05:16:52+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-15T02:50:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-14T22:53:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-11T01:47:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-07T23:44:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-07T23:42:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-06T14:13:03+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-08T16:19:20+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-10T22:32:54+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/e8b31b21-741f-481f-b877-e75ef59a4901`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).