republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2019/sb-158.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Define autocycle and provide exemption from motorcycle endorsement"
description: "Define autocycle and provide exemption from motorcycle endorsement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 158"
citation: "Montana SB 158 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon Vance"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 69
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4f6a253-937a-4d17-b89c-4b7dcc91ae24"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=158&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "e67e8d109746aba31a5e67de579580abf8be2a6cacf553d3bbf3f292fdff91c1"
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 158 (2019) — Define autocycle and provide exemption from motorcycle endorsement

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0158_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0158_1.pdf)
2. **SB0158_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0158_2.pdf)
3. **SB0158_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0158_3.pdf)
4. **SB0158_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0158_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0158.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **89–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **59–41** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur As Amended — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **69–28** (pass) · lower
- AMD-SB 158 Usher D/CONCUR — **76–24** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **21–28** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gordon Vance — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-17** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-01-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-18** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-28** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-28** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-31** Hearing
- **2019-02-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-25** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Hearing
- **2019-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-20** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-27** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-27** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-02** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-03** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-05** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-08** Hearing
- **2019-04-09** Hearing
- **2019-04-09** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-09** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-11** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** 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/d4f6a253-937a-4d17-b89c-4b7dcc91ae24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).