---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise right of way laws"
description: "Generally revise right of way laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 521"
citation: "Montana SB 521 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Information Technology (see also: Communications)", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Revenue", "State", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelley Vance"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-20T20:22:18+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:37:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4769352-9af1-4be4-a69d-cb8b87f88f36"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4573"
source_hash: "846c1850d7dec9dc08f8d00eb51dcb08f550eadcb57b5e9b755a848fd62aa18f"
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 521 (2023) — Generally revise right of way laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0521.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13185)
2. **SB0521.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13184)
3. **SB0521_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13187)
4. **SB0521_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13189)
5. **SB0521_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13188)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shelley Vance — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:37:13+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-26T14:13:40+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T14:13:39+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T16:46:46+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T14:14:00+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-19T19:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:47:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-06T20:56:38+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-04-05T20:10:55+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:23:53+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:27:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-04T19:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T22:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:00:35+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-31T19:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T22:44:59+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-27T22:29:24+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-27T22:29:18+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-27T15:47:14+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-25T17:09:08+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-22T19:34:15+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T16:58:24+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21T20:25:34+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T20:22:17+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-21T20:20:16+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-21T20:20:15+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-21T17:48:36+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-20T22:58:53+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T21:38:14+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-20T21:38:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T19:37:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-20T16:33:16+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-20T16:15:13+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-20T16:15:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-19T23:03:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-19T21:03:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-16T12:24:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-15T18:54:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-20T20:22:18+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/d4769352-9af1-4be4-a69d-cb8b87f88f36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).