---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise MT Indian language preservation program"
description: "Revise MT Indian language preservation program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 37"
citation: "Montana HB 37 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Indians", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Windy Boy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba211df0-76aa-4eea-a27f-962fce6e892f"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0304&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "6898c6de11e3239239bdc4882e1c44a01ced0ca3b0e099c7a89ae26d9f91cf67"
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 37 (2017) — Revise MT Indian language preservation program

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0037.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **6–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **70–30** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **71–28** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **81–15** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **32–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Windy Boy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-06** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-10-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-17** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-18** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-06** Hearing
- **2017-01-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-10** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-13** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20** Hearing
- **2017-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-23** Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-30** Hearing
- **2017-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-25** Signed by President
- **2017-04-25** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-25** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba211df0-76aa-4eea-a27f-962fce6e892f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).