# Montana SJ 16: Joint resolution on automated vehicles

Montana SJ 16, Joint resolution on automated vehicles, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Denley Loge (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-05-05 (Filed with Secretary of State) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SJ 16
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Joint resolution on automated vehicles
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Filed with Secretary of State
- Sponsor: Denley Loge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Federal Government, General Joint Resolution
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (278 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Neil Duram (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Do Concur | pass | 94 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 2 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-05: Filed with Secretary of State (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Returned to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-24: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-15: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-08: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-04: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-03: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7230c949-9a66-425f-963c-b0b7bc75107e)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e8dfac26-33ef-4110-b4d2-6ebaf80e7508)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d35e825b-1696-4bd3-8cca-2a2e714488cb)

## 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=7230c949-9a66-425f-963c-b0b7bc75107e)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e8dfac26-33ef-4110-b4d2-6ebaf80e7508)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d35e825b-1696-4bd3-8cca-2a2e714488cb)

## 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-SJ16-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).