# Montana SB 113: Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law Montana SB 113, Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Yakawich (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB113-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 113 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (383 yes, 64 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger lien rights for tow and repair: benefit, medium. The law gives tow, storage, and repair businesses a special lien on property they lawfully hold. The lien covers the reasonable cost of towing, storage, or other work they performed. They can use the item itself to recover what they are owed. - Drivers: what tow yards can keep: mixed, low. If your car is uninsured, underinsured, or no tow/storage claim can be verified, the tow or storage company can place a lien on items left in the car. This lets the company keep or sell nonexempt items to recover what you owe. The law protects certain personal items from any lien: food and perishab… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-21 | House | Do Concur | pass | 76 | 21 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Do Concur | pass | 63 | 37 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | AMD-SB0113.001.001 Webber D/PASS | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 49 | 1 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-26: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-25: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-17: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-17: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-05: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-04: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-03: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-03: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-09: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=578e29cd-2d36-467f-8af9-9efa80f2e5f0) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=894568d6-42e0-4d53-98af-8700e8ea6497) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ccf6eccc-8a12-47fd-9082-53211066852c) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4712918-1d65-4301-8727-9e528a307384) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f29509af-bb81-4e02-8d88-eba010301b81) ## 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=578e29cd-2d36-467f-8af9-9efa80f2e5f0) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=894568d6-42e0-4d53-98af-8700e8ea6497) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ccf6eccc-8a12-47fd-9082-53211066852c) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4712918-1d65-4301-8727-9e528a307384) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f29509af-bb81-4e02-8d88-eba010301b81) ## 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-SB113-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).