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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise motor vehicle laws"
description: "Generally revise motor vehicle laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 487"
citation: "Montana SB 487 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Rules; Revision or Repeal", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelley Vance"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 68
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2022-12-11T18:17:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:32:27+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7a179cd-8dd7-4389-82e4-3083a84dd577"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3613"
source_hash: "9dfe664690a986dd895629f16040132dd59531a8706fc6a067fef489fd8aa3ee"
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 487 (2023) — Generally revise motor vehicle laws
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB0487.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19598)
2. **SB0487.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19605)
3. **SB0487.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19603)
4. **SB0487.001.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19599)
5. **SB0487.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19604)
6. **SB0487.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19602)
7. **SB0487.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19597)
8. **SB0487.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19606)
9. **SB0487.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19607)
10. **SB0487001CWS12900.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19601)
11. **SB0487001CWS20700.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19600)
12. **SB0487_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19611)
13. **SB0487_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19610)
14. **SB0487_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19612)
15. **SB0487_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19609)
## Votes
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **500** (pass) · upper
- (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process — **2822** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **150** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **500** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **500** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **136** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **973** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **970** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **500** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **500** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Pass as Amended Motion Failed — **2426** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed — **464** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **982** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **491** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Shelley Vance — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-22T21:32:27+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-25T21:51:34+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25T21:51:33+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-22T12:46:26+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T19:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T14:31:52+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T00:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T22:05:39+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T20:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T20:43:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T20:14:55+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-22T21:17:54+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T18:14:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T21:28:43+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-17T20:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T21:42:34+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-15T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T20:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T20:08:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T19:38:01+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T19:38:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass as Amended Motion Failed `failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T19:36:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T02:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T16:24:50+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-27T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T15:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-24T17:21:24+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T01:10:17+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-24T01:10:13+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-24T01:10:08+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-23T23:46:06+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-23T20:33:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T17:58:38+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T17:37:49+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-23T17:37:48+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-23T17:20:31+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-22T18:15:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-22T00:17:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-22T00:17:49+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T22:31:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-21T22:26:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-21T18:44:34+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T18:44:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-21T16:14:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-19T21:55:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-13T23:00:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-13T21:47:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-09T02:23:46+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-06T15:19:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-28T19:34:27+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-18T20:44:33+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-18T20:24:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-13T20:33:00+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-11T18:17:15+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/c7a179cd-8dd7-4389-82e4-3083a84dd577`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).