# Montana HB 588: Defining and regulating motorized scooters Montana HB 588, Defining and regulating motorized scooters, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Neil Duram (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB588-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 588 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Defining and regulating motorized scooters - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Neil Duram (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (381 yes, 114 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - 40-day title and registration window: benefit, low. New owners have 40 calendar days from purchase to apply for title and pay registration fees. During that time, you must display a temporary registration permit to drive. If you did not buy from a licensed dealer, you may drive in the 40-day period only if the temporary permit is displayed. The law… - Helmets required for riders under 18: cost, low. Operators and passengers under 18 on motorcycles, mopeds, motorized scooters, or quadricycles must wear protective headgear that meets Department of Justice standards. Fully enclosed autocycles with a windshield, nonremovable doors, and a roof are exempt. You may not operate on a highway unless all… - New riding rules for scooters and bikes: mixed, medium. On highways, scooter, bike, and moped riders have driver rights and must follow bicycle rules unless an exception applies. You may use motor power on highways, in bike lanes, and on shoulders. On sidewalks or bike paths, only human power is allowed, and you must yield and give an audible signal bef… - Clear definitions for motorized scooters: mixed, low. The law defines a motorized scooter as seatless, powered by muscle or a motor, and not able to exceed 30 mph on level ground. Electrically assisted bicycles are not scooters. Scooters are not treated as motor vehicles or motorcycles, and they are not motorized nonstandard vehicles. But scooters wit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Neil Duram (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 89 | 10 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 13 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 39 | 10 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 42 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 39 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-03: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-03: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-02: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=67025b7a-d1bb-41ff-9bd1-97448916e44b) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9bd71b3b-ed2d-4ee6-91f0-a7ed15336d02) - Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e51243f6-529f-4ada-9ef1-c99d1f21a3dc) ## 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=67025b7a-d1bb-41ff-9bd1-97448916e44b) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9bd71b3b-ed2d-4ee6-91f0-a7ed15336d02) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e51243f6-529f-4ada-9ef1-c99d1f21a3dc) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB588-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).