# Montana HB 345: Revise MDT and transportation commission roles in transit

Montana HB 345, Revise MDT and transportation commission roles in transit, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jerry Schillinger (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 345
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise MDT and transportation commission roles in transit
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jerry Schillinger (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Transportation, State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State transportation department allocates transit and rail funds: benefit, low. The state transportation department allocates Federal Transit Administration and freight-assistance funds. It must direct these funds to study, design, build, repair, or improve rail and transit hubs and connections. It also allocates any state-appropriated grants for the same work. Local transit a…
- More flexible highway funding and transfers: mixed, low. The Transportation Commission can use federal highway aid on roads that are not in the state highway system. It must ignore district boundaries when choosing these projects. The commission can also move federal money between qualified programs, including between highway and transit. This flexibilit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jerry Schillinger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Esp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-19: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-18: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-30: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-29: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=99f1f0b0-7df5-4a71-bd76-33feb762acb5)
- Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=65916081-dac3-4736-95a9-e6b29e9506c6)

## 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=99f1f0b0-7df5-4a71-bd76-33feb762acb5)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=65916081-dac3-4736-95a9-e6b29e9506c6)

## 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-HB345-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).