---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise driver license laws for foster children"
description: "Revise driver license laws for foster children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 462"
citation: "Montana HB 462 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mallerie Stromswold"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5d535d3-ffb4-43ac-9fc8-e2eb93aeafa7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=462&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "87e513878c1c3058f4542c20470087b46e2ea1e3a3eee2c6425c8503119a88e8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 462 (2021) — Revise driver license laws for foster children

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0462_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0462_1.pdf)
2. **HB0462_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0462_2.pdf)
3. **HB0462_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0462_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0462.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mallerie Stromswold — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-19** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-04-06** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5d535d3-ffb4-43ac-9fc8-e2eb93aeafa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).