---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law"
description: "Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 113"
citation: "Montana SB 113 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Yakawich"]
version_count: 47
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-11-29T14:55:59+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-18T18:02:01+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bc0b45c-1b86-451c-9146-1be241e7b113"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2084?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "39e511222721cfe9e578c02695aa4e75ba032a0ce368e66a202a6467480b4ec6"
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 113 (2025) — Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law

## Version chain

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

1. **LC2084.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269806)
2. **SB0113.001.001_Amendments-in Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278162)
3. **SB0113.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278019)
4. **SB0113.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278016)
5. **SB0113.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280430)
6. **SB0113_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271454)
7. **SB0113_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275230)
8. **SB0113_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276290)
9. **SB0113_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278561)
10. **SB0113_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278562)
11. **SB0113_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278563)
12. **SB0113_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278564)
13. **SB0113_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270169)
14. **SB0113_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278566)
15. **SB0113_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283236)
16. **SB0113_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283237)
17. **SB0113_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283238)
18. **SB0113_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278567)
19. **SB0113_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278568)
20. **SB0113_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278571)
21. **SB0113_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278573)
22. **SB0113_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278574)
23. **SB0113_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278907)
24. **SB0113_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283119)
25. **SB0113_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283235)
26. **SB0113_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278565)
27. **SB0113_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283241)
28. **SB0113_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299390)
29. **SB0113_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283248)
30. **SB0113_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283249)
31. **SB0113_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283335)
32. **SB0113_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283336)
33. **SB0113_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283337)
34. **SB0113_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283338)
35. **SB0113_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296866)
36. **SB0113_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296882)
37. **SB0113_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283240)
38. **SB0113_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299389)
39. **SB0113_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316554)
40. **SB0113_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320156)
41. **SB0113_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321191)
42. **SB0113_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321192)
43. **SB0113_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321193)
44. **SB0113_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324536)
45. **SB0113_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326486)
46. **SB0113_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327655)
47. **SB0113_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310593)

## Votes

- AMD-SB0113.001.001 Webber D/PASS — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **63–37** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **76–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Yakawich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-29T14:55:59+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-18T15:12:07+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2024-12-19T19:18:33+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-01-01T15:11:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-01T16:20:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-06T15:28:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-07T04:38:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-07T16:31:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-08T22:41:40+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-08T22:51:57+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-09T21:19:18+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-14T19:38:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23T16:36:03+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-01-29T21:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T21:57:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-03T18:04:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-03T21:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-02-03T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-04T18:05:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-04T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-04T21:32:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-05T18:10:17+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05T20:09:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-11T01:21:35+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-02-17T17:24:48+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-02-17T20:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20T21:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T19:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T21:18:33+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T19:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T21:22:37+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-28T13:09:05+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-01T17:00:37+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-07T21:45:38+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08T14:46:28+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-17T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-18T18:02:01+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bc0b45c-1b86-451c-9146-1be241e7b113`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).