SB 111 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revising laws related to green lights on snow removal equipment

SB 111 revises state law to limit the use of green lights on public highways. The bill prohibits vehicles from displaying flashing, rotational, or continuous green lights while on a highway. It specifically authorizes the use of green lights for snow removal equipment operated by the Department of Transportation or other government entities. Additionally, police or authorized emergency vehicles serving as on-scene incident command or control vehicles are also permitted to use green lights. This bill directly affects vehicle operators and government entities by clarifying the legal use of green lights on roadways.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB0111_X(6).pdf SB0111_X(7).pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled, final version, with minor formatting adjustments to the text. The substantive policy content regarding vehicle lighting restrictions remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; it continues to regulate vehicle lighting and define exemptions for emergency and snow-removal vehicles.
TECHNICAL

The document status was updated from 'Introduced Bill' to 'Enrolled Bill', indicating the legislation has been finalized and signed into law.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to indentation and spacing within the text of Section 61-9-226.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025 · House Mar 29, 2025

How they voted

454
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 4, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
27 Yea 4 Nay 1
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-4-1)
senate
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Mar 29, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-4)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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RRepublican
MT
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