republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2019/hb-355.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to motorized recreation"
description: "Revise laws related to motorized recreation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 355"
citation: "Montana HB 355 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Federal Government", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Recreation/Parks/Sports", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerry White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 71
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-11-15"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34246b38-e164-4067-b723-eea89cec74ac"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=355&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "bc82f8fa3573d1d6cc1d8ef19916fa76f491dfa4e559c5bfb6d360284afeebb7"
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 HB 355 (2019) — Revise laws related to motorized recreation

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0355_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0355_1.pdf)
2. **HB0355_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0355_2.pdf)
3. **HB0355_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0355_3.pdf)
4. **HB0355_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0355_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0355.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **89–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **18–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **87–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **86–12** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kerry White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-15** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-24** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-01-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-25** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-01-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-29** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-31** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-31** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-04** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-07** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-02-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-11** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-11** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-21** Hearing
- **2019-03-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-29** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-29** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-29** Hearing
- **2019-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-30** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-30** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Hearing
- **2019-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-15** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-16** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-16** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34246b38-e164-4067-b723-eea89cec74ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).