---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend the Cultural Integrity and Commitment Act (language immersion programs)"
description: "Extend the Cultural Integrity and Commitment Act (language immersion programs)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 41"
citation: "Montana HB 41 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Indians", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Windy Boy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-10"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dad87ded-6f65-42b6-8c4d-517185cdd803"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=41&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "7cc46d2ffd6a65c992b717bcea1142feb6b4ce860f8fcc942e1a527875fb19cd"
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 41 (2019) — Extend the Cultural Integrity and Commitment Act (language immersion programs)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0041_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0041_1.pdf)
2. **HB0041_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0041_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0041.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **81–18** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **15–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **81–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Windy Boy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-10** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-02** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-12-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-11** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-14** Hearing
- **2019-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-19** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Hearing
- **2019-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-01** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-02** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** Returned to House
- **2019-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-08** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-11** Signed by President
- **2019-04-11** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dad87ded-6f65-42b6-8c4d-517185cdd803`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).