---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise K-12 school funding laws to address facilities"
description: "Revise K-12 school funding laws to address facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 307"
citation: "Montana SB 307 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 80
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-08-11"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c21e827-9a50-4ba2-99e5-0c972f570aef"
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=LC0363&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "282e6130dc22275b45397082c16125d182dc196b9009f4a13b3596e6275d8104"
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 307 (2017) — Revise K-12 school funding laws to address facilities

## 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/SB0307.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **44–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **76–23** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **15–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **78–21** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **71–29** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **80–20** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-11** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-14** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-12** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-12** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-02-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-13** Draft Back for Redo
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-16** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** Hearing
- **2017-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-13** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-13** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2017-04-05** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-10** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-11** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-20** Signed by President
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-26** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-26** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-26** Transmitted to House for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-27** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-28** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-28** Returned to Senate Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-28** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-28** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c21e827-9a50-4ba2-99e5-0c972f570aef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).