---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise driving laws"
description: "Generally revise driving laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 902"
citation: "Montana HB 902 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Traffic Regulations (see also: Motor Vehicles)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Fitzgerald"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-20T17:08:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:39:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a970565-ad2e-45b2-8fbc-d780f0c0f41c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1383"
source_hash: "c667760aadb24f86f7a54f3610384c32f3be88eef6d06f27eb7a089cb2e01f47"
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 902 (2023) — Generally revise driving laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0902_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11636)
2. **HB0902_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11635)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **71–27** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **31–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ross Fitzgerald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:39:03+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:45:43+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T19:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26T22:06:39+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T22:06:38+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T22:18:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T22:09:22+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-20T20:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T20:52:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T23:45:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-04T23:18:29+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:24+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:11:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T01:56:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T23:12:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-25T14:37:55+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-25T14:37:26+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24T22:44:40+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-24T20:32:16+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-24T18:12:42+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-23T22:59:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-23T21:38:45+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-23T21:38:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-23T20:31:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-23T19:29:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-23T18:26:47+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-23T18:26:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-23T14:00:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-21T21:50:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-17T20:32:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-16T17:31:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-16T15:34:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-16T15:33:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-16T15:32:58+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-20T17:08:30+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/3a970565-ad2e-45b2-8fbc-d780f0c0f41c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).