---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify age requirements related to the definition of pupil"
description: "Clarify age requirements related to the definition of pupil"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 11"
citation: "Montana SB 11 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel R Salomon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-10-02"
last_action: "2019-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d0c128f-0a70-4580-a4f9-05f5814eb6d4"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=11&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "6cac808d64626f4340add565b25458d982bd01df0e1dee004a4c0edf0b1ca6ca"
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 11 (2019) — Clarify age requirements related to the definition of pupil

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0011_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0011_1.pdf)
2. **SB0011_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0011_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0011.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **76–18** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **37–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **37–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel R Salomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-02** Draft Request Received
- **2018-10-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-10-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-10-10** Draft in Edit
- **2018-10-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-10-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-05** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-11-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-05** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-14** Hearing
- **2019-01-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-22** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-30** Hearing
- **2019-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-08** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-09** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-09** Returned to Senate
- **2019-02-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-13** Signed by President
- **2019-02-13** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-14** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d0c128f-0a70-4580-a4f9-05f5814eb6d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).