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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Clarify the definition of pupil"
+description: "Clarify the definition of pupil"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 26"
+citation: "Montana HB 26 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Moffie Funk"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-08-13"
+last_action: "2021-02-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b57273c5-191b-47db-9d29-cf3261b408a6"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=26&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
+source_hash: "f1aafedd6b5d4ee415c5454591a59906ff02cff2b3d94e6d6cafe9591d80c856"
+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 26 (2021) — Clarify the definition of pupil
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0026_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0026_1.pdf)
+2. **HB0026_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0026_X.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0026.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
+- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **95–4** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Moffie Funk — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-08-13** Draft Request Received
+- **2020-10-26** Draft in Edit
+- **2020-11-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2020-11-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2020-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2020-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2020-12-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2020-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2020-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2020-12-02** Executive Director Review
+- **2020-12-02** Draft in Assembly
+- **2020-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2020-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Education `reading-1`
+- **2021-01-11** Hearing - (H) Education
+- **2021-01-12** Fiscal Note Received
+- **2021-01-12** Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2021-01-12** Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2021-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Education `committee-passage`
+- **2021-01-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Education `committee-passage`
+- **2021-01-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-01-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2021-01-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-01-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-01-25** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2021-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-01** Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2021-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2021-02-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2021-02-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-02-08** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-02-09** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-02-09** Returned to House
+- **2021-02-10** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2021-02-15** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2021-02-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2021-02-16** Signed by Speaker
+- **2021-02-17** Signed by President
+- **2021-02-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-02-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-02-23** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b57273c5-191b-47db-9d29-cf3261b408a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+