---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to community colleges"
description: "Generally revise laws related to community colleges"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 179"
citation: "Montana HB 179 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Colleges (see also: University System)", "Schools and Education", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 61
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-06-30"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8efeca10-fa3d-430c-b7cf-5e43af5791be"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=179&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "f839a7266afc086ba71c5ff668986f79cbea8f09e8fd30b8a8ef0df66df54830"
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 179 (2021) — Generally revise laws related to community colleges

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0179_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0179_1.pdf)
2. **HB0179_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0179_2.pdf)
3. **HB0179_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0179_3.pdf)
4. **HB0179_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0179_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0179.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **79–18** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur As Amended — **55–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **52–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-30** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-11** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-11** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-11** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-12** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-19** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-25** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-25** Hearing - (H) Education
- **2021-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-11** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-12** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-12** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8efeca10-fa3d-430c-b7cf-5e43af5791be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).