# Montana SB 309: Eliminate the Scenic-Historic Byways Advisory Council

Montana SB 309, Eliminate the Scenic-Historic Byways Advisory Council, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Becky Beard (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 309
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Eliminate the Scenic-Historic Byways Advisory Council
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Becky Beard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (271 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- DOT can spend byways funds: mixed, low. The Department of Transportation can spend scenic-historic byways funds when the Transportation Commission directs it. The law does not add new money or set amounts. Local projects get money only if the Commission prioritizes them.
- Scenic byways: new rules, no council: mixed, low. The law ends the Scenic-Historic Byways Advisory Council. The Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation now set the rules and criteria, and any designation needs local government concurrence. Cities and landowners next to private property can exclude road segments from a byway.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Becky Beard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Zack Wirth (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Do Concur | pass | 96 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 42 | 8 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 36 | 14 |   |

## 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)
- 2025-03-31: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-24: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-17: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-03: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a42e1565-7cad-4bda-b425-78b124f966b3)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a2b69da7-a79c-44ad-bdb9-c20957b21ce0)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=560d8a23-59c8-4b2e-87a7-59c0bd4f1ba1)

## 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=a42e1565-7cad-4bda-b425-78b124f966b3)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a2b69da7-a79c-44ad-bdb9-c20957b21ce0)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=560d8a23-59c8-4b2e-87a7-59c0bd4f1ba1)

## 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-SB309-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).