---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise school data privacy laws"
description: "Revise school data privacy laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 61"
citation: "Montana HB 61 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Privacy", "Schools and Education", "University System (see also: Colleges)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-08-24"
last_action: "2019-02-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f9cc7d4-c96c-4fb3-9089-c5d170f289f7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=61&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "daf2a82b25d8678ce95f4ca36a64b876aa1076e41d55a3eeec0fbcd2df4142ca"
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 61 (2019) — Revise school data privacy laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0061_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0061_1.pdf)
2. **HB0061_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0061_2.pdf)
3. **HB0061_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0061_3.pdf)
4. **HB0061_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0061_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0061.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass As Amended — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Zolnikov D/PASS — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-24** Draft Request Received
- **2018-10-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-10-31** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-01** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-21** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-23** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-26** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-14** Hearing
- **2019-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-23** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-01-23** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-01-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-25** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** Hearing
- **2019-02-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-12** Returned to House
- **2019-02-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-14** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-14** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-15** Signed by President
- **2019-02-15** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f9cc7d4-c96c-4fb3-9089-c5d170f289f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).