---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish the Ensign James A Shelton Memorial Highway"
description: "Establish the Ensign James A Shelton Memorial Highway"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 309"
citation: "Montana SB 309 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways and Roads"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Bartel"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-20T19:52:28+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T16:04:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4447b371-5695-40a9-9b5a-33354b4ca52c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4214"
source_hash: "700b5e903384c5031bd9abe436646b7e711c40c7858b42d162683de223e745fd"
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 309 (2023) — Establish the Ensign James A Shelton Memorial Highway

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0309_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7236)
2. **SB0309_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7235)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Bartel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T16:04:53+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:19:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T00:34:50+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T00:34:49+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-13T16:37:18+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T22:02:13+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-12T20:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T15:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:51:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:48:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-25T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-22T21:32:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T21:22:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T20:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T22:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:25+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T18:22:15+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-14T15:44:13+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-14T14:25:26+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-10T20:12:09+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10T16:46:53+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T22:16:56+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-09T21:48:04+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T19:58:07+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-09T19:58:06+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-09T18:10:14+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-31T18:58:04+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T20:29:14+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-30T20:29:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T16:49:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-30T16:35:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-29T21:36:55+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-29T21:36:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-28T23:10:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-28T22:42:13+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-24T23:15:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-23T23:47:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-20T21:56:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-20T03:13:04+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-09T21:05:12+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-20T19:52:28+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/4447b371-5695-40a9-9b5a-33354b4ca52c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).