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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Increase thresholds for railroad accident reporting requirements"
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description: "Increase thresholds for railroad accident reporting requirements"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 23"
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citation: "Montana SB 23 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Rule Making", "Safety", "Utilities"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
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version_count: 38
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-09-16T14:34:48+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-04-18T17:35:42+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a48b9c8b-2c06-4d96-af8b-717f6834260b"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0247?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "776ff269853e217936cdb5af5252329eb57cc623f36800f25831fa3a220bfa1b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana SB 23 (2025) — Increase thresholds for railroad accident reporting requirements
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **LC0247.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265412)
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2. **SB0023.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281789)
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3. **SB0023.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281788)
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4. **SB0023_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267378)
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5. **SB0023_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274613)
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6. **SB0023_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274670)
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7. **SB0023_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275591)
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8. **SB0023_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276628)
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9. **SB0023_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282091)
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10. **SB0023_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282092)
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11. **SB0023_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282093)
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12. **SB0023_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282094)
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13. **SB0023_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267277)
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14. **SB0023_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282096)
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15. **SB0023_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282099)
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16. **SB0023_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282100)
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17. **SB0023_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282119)
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18. **SB0023_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282122)
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19. **SB0023_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282132)
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20. **SB0023_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296348)
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21. **SB0023_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296471)
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22. **SB0023_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282095)
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23. **SB0023_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296470)
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24. **SB0023_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296474)
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25. **SB0023_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321391)
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26. **SB0023_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321392)
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27. **SB0023_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324598)
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28. **SB0023_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325689)
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29. **SB0023_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327283)
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30. **SB0023_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296475)
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31. **SB0023_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296969)
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32. **SB0023_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296970)
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33. **SB0023_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296971)
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34. **SB0023_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310594)
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35. **SB0023_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316555)
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36. **SB0023_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320157)
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37. **SB0023_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321390)
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38. **SB0023_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296472)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **97–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **45–4** (pass) · upper
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- do_pass — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-09-16T14:34:48+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2024-10-21T15:24:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2024-11-12T21:32:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2024-11-14T15:12:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2024-11-14T19:52:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2024-11-17T18:07:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2024-11-18T22:21:22+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2024-12-09T16:19:01+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2024-12-18T23:33:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2025-01-06T23:33:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-07T21:25:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14T21:22:08+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
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- **2025-01-21T18:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-22T20:30:31+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-23T15:51:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-23T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-01-24T15:54:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-01-24T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-27T16:36:30+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2025-01-27T20:18:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-27T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11T18:00:13+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
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- **2025-02-12T23:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
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- **2025-02-13T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
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- **2025-03-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-19T20:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-20T21:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-20T23:04:56+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
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- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25T19:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-26T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-26T21:21:45+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-03-28T13:00:23+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-01T17:00:37+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-04-07T21:45:38+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-08T14:46:28+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-17T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-18T17:35:42+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a48b9c8b-2c06-4d96-af8b-717f6834260b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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