Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HJ49: Interim study of U.S. Route 212
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study of united states highway 212 in montana; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA REQUESTING AN INTERIM STUDY OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 212 IN MONTANA; AND REQUIRING THAT THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE STUDY BE REPORTED TO THE 70TH LEGISLATURE. WHEREAS, United States Highway 212 proceeds eastward from Yellowstone National Park, passing through the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian reservations, and across southeastern Montana into Wyoming, South Dakota, and Minnesota; and WHEREAS, U.S. Highway 212 in Montana is a roadway of incredible paradoxes, providing some of the most beautiful scenery to thousands of motorists every year along the Beartooth Highway section between Cooke City and Red Lodge and some of the most treacherous, isolated, and fatal conditions to many other motorists on the section of road east of Billings; and WHEREAS, much of the section of U.S. Highway 212 east of Billings is plagued by poor road surface conditions, limited winter maintenance services, lack of cellular phone service, and limited emergency service options; and WHEREAS, U.S. Highway 212 had the highest fatality rate from 2013 to 2022 of any rural roadway in the state, and Bighorn County, which ranks 16th in county population in the state and is primarily served by U.S. Highway 212, had more roadway fatalities from 2013 to 2022 than any other county except Yellowstone, …
Sponsors
- Sooktis, Jade (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Olsen, Andrea (D, 48)
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Pass (April 23, 2025): 57 yea, 42 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 22, 2025): 63 yea, 37 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation, Interim Study Resolutions, Indians
Common questions
- What is HJ49?
- HJ49 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Interim study of U.S. Route 212.
- What does HJ49 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study of united states highway 212 in montana; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature.
- What is the status of HJ49?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJ49?
- Sooktis, Jade (D, 41), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HJ49?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4486
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