Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB111: Revising laws related to green lights on snow removal equipment
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act limiting the use of green lights on public highways to snow removal equipment operated by the department of transportation or another government entity and to on-scene incident commanders; and amending section 61-9-226, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT LIMITING THE USE OF GREEN LIGHTS ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS TO SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY AND TO ON-SCENE INCIDENT COMMANDERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 61-9-226, MCA. Section 1. Section 61-9-226, MCA, is amended to read: "61-9-226. Special restrictions on lamps -- definition. (1) A lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, or flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps that projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower must be so directed that the high intensity portion of the beam may not strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle. (2) A person may not drive or move a vehicle or equipment upon a highway with: (a) a lamp or device displaying a red light visible from in front of the center of the vehicle. This section does not apply to a vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this code. (b) green lights that are flashing, rotational, or continuous, except for vehicles that are authorized by this chapter to contain the lights, including: (i) snow-removal equipment operated by the …
Sponsors
- Loge, Denley (R, 45) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments
Votes
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 43 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 30, 2025): 47 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 29, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Traffic Regulations
Common questions
- What is SB111?
- SB111 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising laws related to green lights on snow removal equipment.
- What does SB111 do?
- In its own words: An act limiting the use of green lights on public highways to snow removal equipment operated by the department of transportation or another government entity and to on-scene incident commanders; and amending section 61-9-226, mca.
- What is the status of SB111?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB111?
- Loge, Denley (R, 45).
- Where is the official record for SB111?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1995
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