Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB518: Generally revise public utilities and carriers laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising classification and motor carrier certificate laws; amending section 69-12-321, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING CLASSIFICATION AND MOTOR CARRIER CERTIFICATE LAWS; AMENDING SECTION 69-12-321, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 69-12-321, MCA, is amended to read: "69-12-321. Hearing on application for motor carrier certificate. (1) (a) Upon the filing of an application for a certificate by a Class A, Class D, or Class E motor carrier or upon the filing of a request for a transfer of authority, the commission shall provide notice of the application to any interested party. (b) If a protest or a request for hearing is received, the commission shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the application. The hearing must be set for not later than 60 days after receipt of a protest or a hearing request. If a protest or a request for hearing is not received, the commission may act on the application without a hearing as prescribed by commission rules. (c) A protest related to an application by a motor carrier pursuant to 69-12-311(1)(a) or by a Class E motor carrier is limited to a protest of the motor carrier's ability to meet the requirements of 69-12-323(5). (2) A motor carrier referred to in 69-12-322, the department of transportation, …
Sponsors
- Barker, Brad (R, 55) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Utilities
Common questions
- What is HB518?
- HB518 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise public utilities and carriers laws.
- What does HB518 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising classification and motor carrier certificate laws; amending section 69-12-321, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB518?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB518?
- Barker, Brad (R, 55).
- Where is the official record for HB518?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3650
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