---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise transportation laws related to invasive species"
description: "Revise transportation laws related to invasive species"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 293"
citation: "Montana SB 293 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Highways and Roads", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Noland"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-17T17:29:14+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T15:17:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e16ea155-e3c7-4726-b2a8-4517f2806877"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4528"
source_hash: "4b3881a16703a7dd391f46e887cec066bc2fe89100c8e41282f43bc31c319ebb"
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 293 (2023) — Revise transportation laws related to invasive species

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0293_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7070)
2. **SB0293_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7069)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Noland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T15:17:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:17:00+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`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T18:05:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T18:05:01+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:13:30+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:52:12+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`
- **2023-04-06T21:32:00+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
- **2023-03-15T21:45:05+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T19:04:38+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T23:26:39+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-23T22:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:22:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T22:00:04+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-08T20:20:56+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08T17:04:45+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T23:11:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T22:58:34+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T22:58:33+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-06T22:38:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-04T21:24:13+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T20:00:55+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-03T20:00:49+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T18:36:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-03T15:41:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-03T03:46:29+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T03:46:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-02T22:32:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-02T21:56:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-31T18:05:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-30T19:51:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-27T20:27:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-24T18:22:26+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-17T21:56:21+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2023-01-17T17:29:14+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/e16ea155-e3c7-4726-b2a8-4517f2806877`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).