# Montana SB 124: Revise electronic license privacy law

Montana SB 124, Revise electronic license privacy law, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Kenneth Bogner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 124
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise electronic license privacy law
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Information Technology, Law Enforcement, Privacy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (397 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Showing electronic license isn't phone consent: benefit, low. The law says showing an electronic driver’s license on your phone is not consent to search your phone. Handing your device to an officer so they can view your license is not consent to search or take the device. Any search or seizure must follow other existing law, not your act of showing the licen…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-25: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-08: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-27: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1b871eeb-8b07-4589-9b6d-be5e622f63f8)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=193d58e0-1892-4777-992e-18ace939406b)
- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0ea5ddc0-c7a9-45bb-82de-9e3efb150257)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1b871eeb-8b07-4589-9b6d-be5e622f63f8)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=193d58e0-1892-4777-992e-18ace939406b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0ea5ddc0-c7a9-45bb-82de-9e3efb150257)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB124-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).