---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to vending machine installation at rest areas"
description: "Revise laws related to vending machine installation at rest areas"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 234"
citation: "Montana SB 234 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T18:09:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:44:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b7e79e1-859c-4ccd-bf6d-e6d05137183c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0099"
source_hash: "17b7cfbce478f5a038836304ade9e578c71fd75ee2d01e4da64e5fb34f037c56"
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 234 (2023) — Revise laws related to vending machine installation at rest areas

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0234_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5191)
2. **SB0234_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5190)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:44:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T16:37:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T21:49:22+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T21:49:21+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:15:05+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:18:06+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T19:53:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-17T20:17:12+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17T19:48:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T21:41:31+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-13T21:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-10T21:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T20:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T22:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-31T19:35:29+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-31T18:06:18+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T20:21:11+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T14:09:07+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-27T22:57:49+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-27T18:02:26+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-27T16:03:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-27T16:03:47+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T20:47:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-26T16:10:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-26T16:09:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-26T16:09:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-26T03:55:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-26T01:52:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-23T15:46:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-23T13:14:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-14T19:48:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-14T19:27:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-16T15:44:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-16T15:41:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-07-26T18:09:15+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/1b7e79e1-859c-4ccd-bf6d-e6d05137183c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).