Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB708: Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act allowing all persons serving in a reserve component to be eligible for certain commercial driver's license waivers; and amending section 61-5-123, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ALLOWING ALL PERSONS SERVING IN A RESERVE COMPONENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE WAIVERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 61-5-123, MCA. Section 1. Section 61-5-123, MCA, is amended to read: "61-5-123. Waiver of skills test or knowledge test related to military commercial motor vehicles experience -- definition. (1) As used in this section, "current or former military service member" means a (b) currently serving in the armed forces of the United States; (c) serving full-time in a reserve component, as defined in 37-1-138; or (d) honorably discharged from the reserve component after serving full-time in the reserve component. (2) The department may waive the skills test, knowledge test, or both, required for a commercial driver's license if an applicant is a current or former military service member and meets the conditions in subsection (3), (4), or (5). (3) A current or former military service member applying for waiver of the skills test shall: (a) certify and provide evidence that the member: (i) is or was regularly employed within the last year in a military position requiring operation of a commercial motor vehicle; (ii) was exempted from the commercial driver's license requirements in 61-8-803; and (iii) was operating, for at least 2 years immediately preceding separation from the military, a vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle type …
Sponsors
- Nikolakakos, George (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Loge, Denley (R, 45)
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 (April 17, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (March 5, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0708.001.001 Nikolakakos G DO PASS (March 5, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Military Affairs, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is HB708?
- HB708 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver.
- What does HB708 do?
- In its own words: An act allowing all persons serving in a reserve component to be eligible for certain commercial driver's license waivers; and amending section 61-5-123, mca.
- What is the status of HB708?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB708?
- Nikolakakos, George (R, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB708?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4217
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