Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ3: Provide for a joint resolution on CDLs
Status: Passed one chamber, April 8, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana urging the united states congress to revise commercial driver's license laws.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REVISE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE LAWS. WHEREAS, federal requirements for commercial driver's licenses are cumbersome and confusing; and WHEREAS, state governments are burdened with explaining and enforcing commercial driver's license laws; WHEREAS, requiring commercial driver's licenses for small haulers unreasonably burdens small businesses and seems irrational when compared to the lack of federal regulation on hauling recreational vehicles; and WHEREAS, requiring commercial driver's licenses for school bus drivers is a time-consuming and costly burden on rural school districts and their drivers, who are often senior citizens offering to do this vital work as a service to their community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: That the Montana Legislature urges the United States Congress to revise commercial driver's license laws so that a person driving a pickup truck hauling nonhazardous material on a single trailer does not need a commercial driver's license. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Montana Legislature urges the United States Congress to revise commercial driver's license laws so that school buses have a less burdensome and less costly level of licensure that is appropriate to the specific requirements of driving a school bus with …
Sponsors
- Usher, Barry (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Klakken, Shane (R, 37)
Latest actions
- : (S) Filed with Secretary of State
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (March 25, 2025): 96 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 24, 2025): 93 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 4, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 41 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: General Joint Resolution, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is SJ3?
- SJ3 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide for a joint resolution on CDLs.
- What does SJ3 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana urging the united states congress to revise commercial driver's license laws.
- What is the status of SJ3?
- Passed one chamber as of April 8, 2025. Latest action: (S) Filed with Secretary of State (April 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ3?
- Usher, Barry (R, 19), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SJ3?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0180
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