# Montana SB 22: Revise class d motor carrier deadline adjustment laws

Montana SB 22, Revise class d motor carrier deadline adjustment laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel Zolnikov (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 22
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise class d motor carrier deadline adjustment laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-18
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- 90-day hearing timeline for carriers: mixed, low. The law changes hearing steps for motor carrier certificates. After a protest or hearing request, the Public Service Commission must set a hearing within 90 days (was 60). If no protest or request arrives, the commission may act on the filing without a hearing under its rules. The commission must n…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Zolnikov (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-03: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-11: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-18: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=28f258e1-3614-4b90-8305-0fc3c402bc08)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=467c51dc-898b-4315-b441-dc4f2bacf909)
- Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9f9d44d7-62c3-43a9-8d8e-64173eb52489)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=28f258e1-3614-4b90-8305-0fc3c402bc08)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=467c51dc-898b-4315-b441-dc4f2bacf909)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9f9d44d7-62c3-43a9-8d8e-64173eb52489)

## 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-SB22-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).