Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB42: Revise laws related to highways and transportation for clarity and consistency
Status: Signed into law, March 4, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising highway and transportation laws under title 60 and related statutes for clarity and consistency; unifying substantively similar definitions of abandonment; reorganizing definitions for conformity with the bill drafting manual; reorganizing title 60, chapter 4, part 2; providing and revising definitions…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION LAWS UNDER TITLE 60 AND RELATED STATUTES FOR CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY; UNIFYING SUBSTANTIVELY SIMILAR DEFINITIONS OF ABANDONMENT; REORGANIZING DEFINITIONS FOR CONFORMITY WITH THE BILL DRAFTING MANUAL; REORGANIZING TITLE 60, CHAPTER 4, PART 2; PROVIDING AND REVISING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 7-14-2101, 7-14-2601, 22-3-1101, 60-1-103, 60-2-107, 60-2-112, 60-2115, 60-2-134, 60-2-220, 60-2-240, 60-3-206, 60-3-211, 60-4-201, 60-4-202, 60-4-203, 60-4-209, 60-4-213, 604-214, 60-4-215, 60-4-216, 60-4-217, 60-4-218, 60-4-401, 60-4-601, 60-5-102, 60-6-106, AND 60-11-111, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 60-4-208 AND 60-11-112, MCA. Section 1. Section 7-14-2101, MCA, is amended to read: "7-14-2101. General powers of county relating to roads and bridges -- definitions. (1) The board of county commissioners, under the limitations and restrictions that are prescribed by law, (ii) subject to 15-10-420, levy taxes for the laying out, maintenance, control, and management of the county roads and bridges within the county as provided by law; (b) (i) in the exercise of sound discretion, jointly with other counties, lay out, maintain, control, manage, and improve county roads and bridges in adjacent counties, wholly or in part as agreed on between the boards of the counties concerned; (ii) subject to 15-10-420, levy taxes for the laying out, maintenance, control, management, and improvement of county roads and bridges in adjacent counties or shared jointly with other counties, as agreed on between the …
Sponsors
- Baum, Denise (D, 45) · primary sponsor
- Fern, Dave (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (February 18, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 15, 2025): 43 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Highways and Roads
Common questions
- What is HB42?
- HB42 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to highways and transportation for clarity and consistency.
- What does HB42 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising highway and transportation laws under title 60 and related statutes for clarity and consistency; unifying substantively similar definitions of abandonment; reorganizing definitions for conformity with the bill drafting manual; reorganizing title 60, chapter 4, part 2; providing and revising definitions…
- What is the status of HB42?
- Signed into law as of March 4, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (March 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB42?
- Baum, Denise (D, 45), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB42?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0169
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