---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise education laws related to gifted and talented programs"
description: "Generally revise education laws related to gifted and talented programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 153"
citation: "Montana HB 153 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathy Kelker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-30"
last_action: "2019-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cebcec82-e18a-4c20-bf54-44aaa8836464"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=153&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "8aa759cfa991eaa93b685fbc2a5f888fcca216dec519358bfb79a9395b825d21"
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 153 (2019) — Generally revise education laws related to gifted and talented programs

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0153_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0153_1.pdf)
2. **HB0153_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0153_2.pdf)
3. **HB0153_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0153_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0153.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **42–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kathy Kelker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-24** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-12-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-26** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-26** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-26** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-27** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-27** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-10** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-23** Hearing
- **2019-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-09** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-02-09** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-13** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-18** Hearing
- **2019-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-08** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-09** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** Returned to House
- **2019-03-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-13** Signed by President
- **2019-03-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cebcec82-e18a-4c20-bf54-44aaa8836464`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).