Provide for a joint resolution on CDLs

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A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REVISE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
LAWS.
WHEREAS, federal requirements for commercial driver's licenses are cumbersome and confusing; and
WHEREAS, state governments are burdened with explaining and enforcing commercial driver's license
laws;
WHEREAS, requiring commercial driver's licenses for small haulers unreasonably burdens small
businesses and seems irrational when compared to the lack of federal regulation on hauling recreational
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, requiring commercial driver's licenses for school bus drivers is a time-consuming and
costly burden on rural school districts and their drivers, who are often senior citizens offering to do this vital
work as a service to their community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA:
That the Montana Legislature urges the United States Congress to revise commercial driver's license
laws so that a person driving a pickup truck hauling nonhazardous material on a single trailer does not need a
commercial driver's license.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Montana Legislature urges the United States Congress to
revise commercial driver's license laws so that school buses have a less burdensome and less costly level of
licensure that is appropriate to the specific requirements of driving a school bus with children.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State send a copy of this resolution to each
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member of the Montana Congressional Delegation, to the members of the Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee of the United States House of Representatives, to the members of the Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Committee of the United States Senate, to the members of the Education and Workforce
Committee of the United States House of Representatives, to the members of the Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Committee of the United States Senate, and to each legislature of the several states and
territories.
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I hereby certify that the within bill,
SJ 3, originated in the Senate.
___________________________________________
Secretary of the Senate
___________________________________________
President of the Senate
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
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Speaker of the House
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3
INTRODUCED BY B. USHER
BY REQUEST OF THE TRANSPORTATION INTERIM COMMITTEE
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REVISE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
LAWS.