---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate sunset on junk vehicle statute"
description: "Eliminate sunset on junk vehicle statute"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 288"
citation: "Montana SB 288 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental Protection", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-11T22:56:20+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T15:16:08+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52339473-9085-47e6-acdc-cc5d00750fcc"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3993"
source_hash: "55fb3c2a56c01ac75979696ef4f7757daa0270bc169d6fb8beaac30f43264306"
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 288 (2023) — Eliminate sunset on junk vehicle statute

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0288_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7061)
2. **SB0288_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7062)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T15:16:08+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:08:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T17:40:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T20:26:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T21:39:58+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T21:39:57+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:11:52+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:52:09+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T21:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-25T15:08:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:34:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:09:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:17:28+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T15:41:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T18:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:35+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-08T17:03:13+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T22:07:13+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T20:40:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07T17:43:38+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T17:19:08+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-07T00:23:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T15:13:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-06T15:13:42+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-04T23:07:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-04T22:10:43+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-04T20:32:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-04T20:32:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-04T18:59:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-04T18:23:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-02T15:55:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-01T22:00:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-01T21:37:07+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-11T22:56:20+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/52339473-9085-47e6-acdc-cc5d00750fcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).