---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protect drivers license private data"
description: "Protect drivers license private data"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 156"
citation: "Montana SB 156 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Privacy", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-11-24"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a670fb31-3d08-4171-9d31-ecb8cce28d8f"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=156&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "322b6268dd2a21a9df56698c858e3a6e943939b688b294ac27a23222acc6eb94"
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 SB 156 (2021) — Protect drivers license private data

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0156_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0156_1.pdf)
2. **SB0156_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0156_2.pdf)
3. **SB0156_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0156_3.pdf)
4. **SB0156_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0156_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0156.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur As Amended — **87–13** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **90–9** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Sullivan D/PASS — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-24** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-27** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-11** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-15** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-30** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-30** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by President
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** 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/a670fb31-3d08-4171-9d31-ecb8cce28d8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).