---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ban tik-tok in Montana"
description: "Ban tik-tok in Montana"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 419"
citation: "Montana SB 419 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection", "Federal Government", "Information Technology (see also: Communications)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelley Vance"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-19T14:03:10+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-17T15:45:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87fac148-226b-4ced-b516-1ba753fa3922"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4547"
source_hash: "f7974e45ffeae56f787612d4ff804238d419a0e66a9e1edc6c08c9f4c13fc3b7"
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 419 (2023) — Ban tik-tok in Montana

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0419.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10419)
2. **SB0419.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9279)
3. **SB0419.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9277)
4. **SB0419.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12205)
5. **SB0419.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9282)
6. **SB0419.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9280)
7. **SB0419.002.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12206)
8. **SB0419.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9281)
9. **SB0419.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9278)
10. **SB0419001CWS20701.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9261)
11. **SB0419_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9234)
12. **SB0419_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9232)
13. **SB0419_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9233)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **48–51** (fail) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **60–39** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **54–43** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shelley Vance — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-17T15:45:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-17T13:49:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:44:52+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:44:51+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-15T00:47:28+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-15T00:41:57+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-14T21:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T20:08:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:55:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T21:55:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:48+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:08:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:24:42+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T21:27:51+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-02T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:15:27+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:32:35+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T23:40:05+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T23:39:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T21:16:22+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T19:59:06+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T22:48:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T20:31:55+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T20:31:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T20:18:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T19:45:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T22:44:32+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T22:44:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T21:38:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T19:16:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T19:03:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T00:02:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-15T14:21:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-14T21:18:27+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-19T14:03:10+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/87fac148-226b-4ced-b516-1ba753fa3922`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).