# Montana HB 708: Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver

Montana HB 708, Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by George Nikolakakos (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 708
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: George Nikolakakos (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Military Affairs, Motor Vehicles
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (396 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Commercial driver test waivers for reservists: benefit, low. This law lets current reservists and honorably discharged reservists skip the CDL skills test, the knowledge test, or both. It removes a prior full-time service requirement. Waivers can also apply to passenger, tank, and hazardous materials endorsements. - Skills test waiver: In the last year you w…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: George Nikolakakos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | AMD-HB0708.001.001 Nikolakakos G DO PASS | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=de459df0-88b8-4faa-a31c-b82347746bfc)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6af7bc03-cdd7-4134-ac99-9259467ad97e)
- Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=865dbe85-44d8-407b-b76e-aab8175d3e65)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=de459df0-88b8-4faa-a31c-b82347746bfc)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6af7bc03-cdd7-4134-ac99-9259467ad97e)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=865dbe85-44d8-407b-b76e-aab8175d3e65)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB708-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).