republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2025/sb-471.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise vehicular traffic laws related to pedestrian crossings"
description: "Generally revise vehicular traffic laws related to pedestrian crossings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 471"
citation: "Montana SB 471 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic Regulations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Fern"]
version_count: 34
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-12-11T15:04:18+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T13:47:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96d5ab0d-c873-4547-a999-37e321eb0411"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2782?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "df937ce0d49f9f0564ee4b092f1531ea19c00e60ef9eb4e5c87cfcc527322fbd"
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 471 (2025) — Generally revise vehicular traffic laws related to pedestrian crossings

## Version chain

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

1. **LC2782.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285924)
2. **SB0471.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290218)
3. **SB0471.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290217)
4. **SB0471_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290666)
5. **SB0471_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290667)
6. **SB0471_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290668)
7. **SB0471_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290669)
8. **SB0471_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287187)
9. **SB0471_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290671)
10. **SB0471_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305977)
11. **SB0471_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311618)
12. **SB0471_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311625)
13. **SB0471_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290672)
14. **SB0471_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290674)
15. **SB0471_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290787)
16. **SB0471_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290790)
17. **SB0471_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290791)
18. **SB0471_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290798)
19. **SB0471_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294135)
20. **SB0471_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296887)
21. **SB0471_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290670)
22. **SB0471_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311627)
23. **SB0471_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322693)
24. **SB0471_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324956)
25. **SB0471_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326684)
26. **SB0471_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311628)
27. **SB0471_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312299)
28. **SB0471_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312300)
29. **SB0471_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312301)
30. **SB0471_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317068)
31. **SB0471_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320634)
32. **SB0471_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322691)
33. **SB0471_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322692)
34. **SB0471_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311626)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **80–17** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **12–10** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **34–14** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **13–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Fern — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-11T15:04:18+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-18T18:32:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-18T22:35:38+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-22T00:14:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-24T03:59:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-24T13:57:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T17:56:02+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-25T15:44:11+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-25T15:48:34+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-25T20:48:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T01:04:45+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-26T01:54:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T17:46:09+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-02-26T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-02-27T21:26:36+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-02-28T00:47:16+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-02-28T20:24:29+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-03-01T01:56:26+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T19:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T01:35:10+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-04T01:35:16+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-04T15:55:48+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-06T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T16:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T19:39:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T17:33:45+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-18T16:54:16+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-20T17:06:17+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-20T21:17:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T20:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T21:48:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-24T14:56:12+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-24T15:48:02+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24T19:48:02+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24T23:46:12+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-25T21:01:48+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2025-04-07T21:52:07+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2025-04-08T20:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T19:31:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T20:30:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T20:31:00+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-17T12:00:38+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-22T23:00:10+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-01T18:00:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01T18:36:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T14:34:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T13:47:16+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/96d5ab0d-c873-4547-a999-37e321eb0411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).