type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
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citation |
classification |
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vote_count |
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tags |
| Bill |
Generally revise automobile franchise laws |
Generally revise automobile franchise laws |
us/states/mt |
Montana Legislature |
2021 |
HB 445 |
Montana HB 445 (2021) |
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| Consumer Protection |
| Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation) |
| Revenue |
| State |
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enacted |
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4 |
57 |
7 |
2020-11-05 |
2021-04-30 |
openstates |
ocd-bill/f2689f09-1037-4f6f-a467-df0d072f6be6 |
http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=445&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211 |
0be1a9c356943beecb37b1fa2f29e5f63979b8f99d51f7e68bb4fc4170b73a43 |
2026-07-01 |
https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump |
2026-07-06 |
reported |
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Montana HB 445 (2021) — Generally revise automobile franchise laws
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB0445_1.pdf (committee substitute) — source
- HB0445_2.pdf (committee substitute) — source
- HB0445_X.pdf (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- AMD-001 Usher D/PASS — 100–0 (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — 7–4 (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — 98–1 (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — 97–2 (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — 20–0 (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — 40–10 (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — 35–15 (pass) · upper
- Barry Usher — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-11-05 Draft Request Received
- 2020-11-11 Draft On Hold
- 2021-01-04 Draft Taken Off Hold
- 2021-01-20 Draft to Requester for Review
- 2021-02-08 Draft to Requester for Review
- 2021-02-10 Draft in Legal Review
- 2021-02-11 Draft in Edit
- 2021-02-13 Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- 2021-02-15 Draft in Input/Proofing
- 2021-02-16 Draft in Final Drafter Review
- 2021-02-16 Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- 2021-02-16 Executive Director Review
- 2021-02-16 Draft in Assembly
- 2021-02-16 Draft Ready for Delivery
- 2021-02-16 Executive Director Final Review
- 2021-02-16 Draft Ready for Delivery
- 2021-02-16 Draft Delivered to Requester
- 2021-02-16 Introduced
introduction
- 2021-02-17 Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- 2021-02-17 Fiscal Note Requested
- 2021-02-17 Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
referral-committee
- 2021-02-17 First Reading
reading-1
- 2021-02-24 Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- 2021-02-24 Fiscal Note Received
- 2021-02-24 Fiscal Note Signed
- 2021-02-24 Fiscal Note Printed
- 2021-02-26 Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor
committee-passage
- 2021-02-26 Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor
committee-passage
- 2021-03-01 Amendments Available
- 2021-03-09 Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- 2021-03-09 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- 2021-03-11 Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- 2021-03-11 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- 2021-03-11 2nd Reading Passed as Amended
reading-2
- 2021-03-11 Printed - New Version Available
- 2021-03-15 Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- 2021-03-15 3rd Reading Passed
passage, reading-3
- 2021-03-15 Transmitted to Senate
- 2021-03-16 First Reading
reading-1
- 2021-03-16 Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
referral-committee
- 2021-03-18 Rereferred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
referral-committee
- 2021-03-26 Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- 2021-04-09 Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- 2021-04-09 Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- 2021-04-13 Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- 2021-04-13 2nd Reading Concurred
reading-2
- 2021-04-14 Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- 2021-04-14 3rd Reading Concurred
passage, reading-3
- 2021-04-14 Returned to House
- 2021-04-15 Sent to Enrolling
- 2021-04-21 Returned from Enrolling
- 2021-04-21 Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- 2021-04-23 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-04-23 Signed by President
- 2021-04-23 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
- 2021-04-29 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
- 2021-04-30 Chapter Number Assigned
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f2689f09-1037-4f6f-a467-df0d072f6be6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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