---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools"
description: "Extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 643"
citation: "Montana HB 643 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rhonda Knudsen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/436a5695-a227-4130-8028-1d475a25de92"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=643&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "8ce4e69f7a12604961ebd352fed251848e192c16ca1798bbd1ec8a2e7807f42d"
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 643 (2019) — Extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0643_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0643_1.pdf)
2. **HB0643_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0643_2.pdf)
3. **HB0643_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0643_3.pdf)
4. **HB0643_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0643_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0643.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **12–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **15–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **85–13** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **90–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rhonda Knudsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-10** Draft On Hold
- **2019-02-21** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-21** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-02-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-23** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-28** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-28** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-28** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-28** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-01** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-01** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-01** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-11** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-12** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-20** Hearing
- **2019-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-23** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Hearing
- **2019-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-05** Hearing
- **2019-04-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-09** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-12** Hearing
- **2019-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-13** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/436a5695-a227-4130-8028-1d475a25de92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).