republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/hb-55.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise light requirements for snow removal equipment"
description: "Revise light requirements for snow removal equipment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 55"
citation: "Montana HB 55 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley M Loge"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 61
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-09-12"
last_action: "2021-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87fd7f3e-db63-42e4-88f8-1f8ce0797c81"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=55&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "36f4ff7317d985ff9f0b270ebcde1fd556fe719ac1d3c5058b1f189c40c131d5"
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 55 (2021) — Revise light requirements for snow removal equipment

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0055_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0055_1.pdf)
2. **HB0055_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0055_2.pdf)
3. **HB0055_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0055_3.pdf)
4. **HB0055_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0055_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0055.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Loge D/PASS — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denley M Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-12** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-15** Draft On Hold
- **2020-10-15** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2020-11-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-15** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-02** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-02** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-04** Executive Director Final Review
- **2020-12-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-06** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2020-12-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-29** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Transportation `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-08** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-08** Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2021-01-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-13** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-13** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-18** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-01-19** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-26** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-01-26** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-01-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-28** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-28** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-02-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-02-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Returned to House
- **2021-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-02** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16** 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/87fd7f3e-db63-42e4-88f8-1f8ce0797c81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).