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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver"
description: "Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 708"
citation: "Montana HB 708 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs", "Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George Nikolakakos"]
version_count: 34
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-12-31T19:43:47+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T17:35:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3af9701-9ba4-44f4-b136-6b46cd45aafe"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4217?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "a187ff3184b6582baea5536f27eca344654471cfa06506d5d33c7963be9eede6"
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 708 (2025) — Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0708.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291434)
2. **HB0708.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291437)
3. **HB0708_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287641)
4. **HB0708_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292770)
5. **HB0708_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292771)
6. **HB0708_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292772)
7. **HB0708_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292773)
8. **HB0708_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286770)
9. **HB0708_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292775)
10. **HB0708_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312990)
11. **HB0708_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312991)
12. **HB0708_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292778)
13. **HB0708_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292800)
14. **HB0708_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292803)
15. **HB0708_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292805)
16. **HB0708_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292807)
17. **HB0708_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293905)
18. **HB0708_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294079)
19. **HB0708_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300608)
20. **HB0708_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292774)
21. **HB0708_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312993)
22. **HB0708_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322461)
23. **HB0708_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322462)
24. **HB0708_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324882)
25. **HB0708_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312994)
26. **HB0708_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313625)
27. **HB0708_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313626)
28. **HB0708_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315174)
29. **HB0708_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315175)
30. **HB0708_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317247)
31. **HB0708_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320765)
32. **HB0708_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322460)
33. **HB0708_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312992)
34. **LC4217.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286215)
## Votes
- Do Pass As Amended — **990** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **140** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **990** (pass) · lower
- AMD-HB0708.001.001 Nikolakakos G DO PASS — **990** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **80** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **490** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- George Nikolakakos — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-31T19:43:47+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-19T23:23:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-20T16:32:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-23T17:09:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-23T21:08:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-23T21:24:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T18:28:02+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-24T20:44:55+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-24T22:08:17+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-25T18:13:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T20:06:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-27T18:25:35+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2025-03-01T01:19:47+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T22:45:18+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T18:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T18:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T16:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:11:43+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T15:16:13+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T15:17:07+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T23:32:50+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-03-28T22:55:28+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-03-31T19:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T19:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T19:22:38+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-19T20:22:11+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T22:00:37+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-02T16:30:36+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-02T17:24:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T17:35:31+00:00** 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/b3af9701-9ba4-44f4-b136-6b46cd45aafe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).