republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-486.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise county road access laws"
description: "Generally revise county road access laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 486"
citation: "Montana HB 486 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Green"]
version_count: 18
action_count: 70
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-12-01T16:49:35+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:51:01+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0232a1bf-d3c4-49c8-b557-db96a089e662"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1956"
source_hash: "17b05ecb3e4da9418511aff5cdebb7c6c6a3876cc5f0756394427d3bdbbf4651"
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 486 (2023) — Generally revise county road access laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0486.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10242)
2. **HB0486.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10246)
3. **HB0486.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10251)
4. **HB0486.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10243)
5. **HB0486.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10241)
6. **HB0486.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10254)
7. **HB0486.002.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10250)
8. **HB0486.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10249)
9. **HB0486.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10247)
10. **HB0486001SCH14376.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10252)
11. **HB0486001SCH20547.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10248)
12. **HB0486001SCH20709.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10245)
13. **HB0486002SCH16510.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10253)
14. **HB0486002SCH19696.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10244)
15. **HB0486_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10256)
16. **HB0486_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10259)
17. **HB0486_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10257)
18. **HB0486_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10258)

## Votes

- (S) Tabled in Committee — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **87–12** (pass) · lower
- (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- (S) Motion Failed — **24–24** (fail) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **89–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **89–11** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **27–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Green — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:51:01+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:58:21+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:04:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T17:04:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T21:17:10+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T19:41:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T20:14:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T02:12:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T21:52:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T00:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T00:53:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-18T00:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T23:43:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T21:02:00+00:00** (S) Motion Failed `failure`
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T23:03:34+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T20:01:07+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-10T18:29:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-10T15:26:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:06+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:34:34+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T16:52:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T23:12:46+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T20:47:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T19:03:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-27T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T22:00:10+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T21:06:08+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-13T20:17:37+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T17:44:20+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T16:38:20+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T02:27:01+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-08T19:23:47+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-07T21:40:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T23:35:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-06T23:35:03+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T21:11:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-06T20:55:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-06T17:51:15+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T17:51:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-06T16:56:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-06T16:20:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-03T16:47:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-02T21:18:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-01T22:01:57+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-01T16:17:03+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-02-01T16:15:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-26T16:44:39+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T14:43:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-26T14:43:55+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T13:15:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-26T02:41:28+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-25T16:19:41+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T16:19:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-25T02:09:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-24T03:54:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-19T22:36:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-19T02:56:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-17T20:22:46+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-17T03:41:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-01T16:49:35+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0232a1bf-d3c4-49c8-b557-db96a089e662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).