---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise traffic violation law"
description: "Revise traffic violation law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 809"
citation: "Montana HB 809 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways and Roads", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-29T21:14:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:22:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/384c4e1a-886d-426d-80e3-d6e86439cb8b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1656"
source_hash: "8ff2867edc2986d288c357f861f42225d02e697753cf85e4da56000ab9684fe5"
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 809 (2023) — Revise traffic violation law

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0809_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11244)
2. **HB0809_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11243)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:22:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:37:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-06T20:58:51+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T20:58:05+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T23:05:29+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T21:32:15+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-03T17:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T14:02:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:09+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:36:11+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:23:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T19:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:42:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:23+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-24T19:34:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-24T19:03:54+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T16:05:10+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-24T16:00:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-24T15:17:51+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-23T20:32:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-23T20:00:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-23T20:00:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-23T16:38:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-23T16:31:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-23T16:04:02+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T16:04:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-23T01:10:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-23T00:34:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-22T22:30:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-22T18:20:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-22T16:31:00+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-29T21:14:57+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/384c4e1a-886d-426d-80e3-d6e86439cb8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).