# Montana HB 235: Provide for voluntary cancellation and suspension of vehicle registration

Montana HB 235, Provide for voluntary cancellation and suspension of vehicle registration, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Neil Duram (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 235
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide for voluntary cancellation and suspension of vehicle registration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Neil Duram (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (293 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Drivers pay costs on canceled or suspended cars: mixed, high. If you drive a car with a canceled or suspended registration, you owe all tolls, fines, and damages from that driving. The owner can bring you into a money lawsuit to recover costs tied to your driving. Owners who cancel or suspend shift these costs to whoever drives the car.
- Pause or cancel your car registration: mixed, medium. You can cancel or suspend your Montana vehicle registration. If more than one adult is on the registration, all adults must agree. If you cancel and still have the car, you must remove the plates as the department directs. You cannot drive the car on public roads while canceled or suspended. The de…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Neil Duram (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Hunter (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 2 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-26: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-26: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-06: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-17: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7d3e90fa-22c1-465d-8768-f97e05aa46f4)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1ab946b8-6e7e-4389-90ba-011109aefc14)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba4b9df1-40b9-45da-a1ef-307676695165)
- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6db832ab-e0aa-4b64-8f2b-9ead50222c82)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7d3e90fa-22c1-465d-8768-f97e05aa46f4)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1ab946b8-6e7e-4389-90ba-011109aefc14)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba4b9df1-40b9-45da-a1ef-307676695165)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6db832ab-e0aa-4b64-8f2b-9ead50222c82)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB235-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).