---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise license plate laws"
description: "Revise license plate laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 344"
citation: "Montana SB 344 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T18:08:48+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T16:47:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10cdc56d-37d5-40e8-89af-56006bc97cc7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0098"
source_hash: "9628159f7ac63ccd0ebcbd724f910734002b63e106c77ab14954c65e4ddcaa6c"
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 344 (2023) — Revise license plate laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0344_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7417)
2. **SB0344_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7418)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T16:47:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T23:33:03+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T23:33:02+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:16:19+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:11+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+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
- **2023-03-15T21:51:51+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:47:33+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-27T22:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T21:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T20:13:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15T19:34:37+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T22:24:14+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T22:00:47+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-14T21:54:55+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T18:18:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-13T16:04:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-13T16:04:49+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-13T12:44:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-13T03:52:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-13T01:16:33+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T01:16:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-12T19:42:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-11T20:33:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T22:02:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T21:08:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-05T21:22:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-16T18:42:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-16T17:08:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-16T13:14:39+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-10-26T12:57:15+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T18:08:48+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/10cdc56d-37d5-40e8-89af-56006bc97cc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).