---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize digital drivers licenses through a mobile application"
description: "Authorize digital drivers licenses through a mobile application"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 519"
citation: "Montana HB 519 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Braxton Mitchell"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 65
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-12T15:45:52+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T18:13:07+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8f54ed8-5ce8-465e-84dd-b9cf9b65903d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4451"
source_hash: "d9215d8cb586c62be83f6a8a2047798f0bb1535359a5b2ec78ebfd9030761d4f"
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 519 (2023) — Authorize digital drivers licenses through a mobile application

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0519.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8432)
2. **HB0519.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8434)
3. **HB0519.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8439)
4. **HB0519.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8435)
5. **HB0519.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8430)
6. **HB0519.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8436)
7. **HB0519.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8431)
8. **HB0519.002.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8438)
9. **HB0519.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8437)
10. **HB0519.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8433)
11. **HB0519_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8443)
12. **HB0519_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8444)
13. **HB0519_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8442)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **28–72** (fail) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **15–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **14–9** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **23–25** (fail) · upper
- (H) Tabled in Committee — **12–11** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **56–44** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **72–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Braxton Mitchell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T18:13:07+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T16:12:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18T15:44:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T15:44:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T15:27:58+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T22:18:39+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-13T20:05:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T23:00:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-27T22:16:36+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-27T20:35:31+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-21T22:47:28+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-15T14:56:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T16:55:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-02T03:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-02T02:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T15:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T23:47:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T23:35:00+00:00** (H) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-02-28T16:34:00+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-02-28T15:30:13+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-27T22:28:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T21:49:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T21:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T22:19:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T21:47:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T14:00:35+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T23:54:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-21T21:52:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-21T19:38:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-21T02:59:56+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-20T22:37:16+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-15T20:19:16+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15T19:23:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T17:37:15+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T20:22:26+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-13T20:17:11+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T20:17:10+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-13T19:25:58+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-10T22:39:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T20:58:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-10T20:57:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T20:52:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-10T17:26:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-10T16:33:30+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T16:33:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-10T14:47:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-10T01:54:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-07T23:25:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T22:35:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-12T19:14:51+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-12T16:07:37+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2023-01-12T15:45:52+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8f54ed8-5ce8-465e-84dd-b9cf9b65903d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).