Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB196: Revise digital ID certification laws
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to digital identification; revising alcohol server and sales training to include training related to digital identification cards; including digital identification cards as a prohibited form of fraudulent identification; and amending sections 16-4-1006 and 16-6-305, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION; REVISING ALCOHOL SERVER AND SALES TRAINING TO INCLUDE TRAINING RELATED TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS; INCLUDING DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS AS A PROHIBITED FORM OF FRAUDULENT IDENTIFICATION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 16-4-1006 AND 16-6-305, MCA. Section 1. Section 16-4-1006, MCA, is amended to read: "16-4-1006. Responsible server and sales training program. (1) The department shall certify all server and sales training programs that include the (b) information, including criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, related to 27-1-710 and this code; (c) procedures for checking identification, including government-certified digital identification cards; (d) procedures for gathering proper documentation that may affect the licensee's liability; (e) training for skills to handle difficult situations and to learn evaluation techniques regarding intoxicated persons or others that pose potential liability; (f) a final test; and (g) a certificate of completion, which must be provided to participants who pass the final test. (2) The department may not provide a responsible server and sales training program." Section 2. Section 16-6-305, MCA, is amended to read: "16-6-305. Age limit for sale or provision of alcoholic beverages -- liability of provider. (1) (a) Except in the case of an alcoholic beverage provided in a nonintoxicating quantity to a person under 21 years of - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 196 ENROLLED BILL **** 69th …
Sponsors
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Lammers, Gayle (R, 21)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
Votes
- Do Concur (March 24, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 21, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 5, 2025): 84 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 4, 2025): 85 yea, 15 nay, passed
Subjects: Alcohol, Information Technology
Common questions
- What is HB196?
- HB196 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise digital ID certification laws.
- What does HB196 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to digital identification; revising alcohol server and sales training to include training related to digital identification cards; including digital identification cards as a prohibited form of fraudulent identification; and amending sections 16-4-1006 and 16-6-305, mca.
- What is the status of HB196?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB196?
- Mitchell, Braxton (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB196?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1632
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