---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise school transportation laws"
description: "Generally revise school transportation laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 300"
citation: "Montana HB 300 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schools and Education", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry Schillinger"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-31"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9fa2593-da7a-491a-9f6c-1497240ddf71"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=300&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "1542e845d000816289208e89a0276a1a7d35d4f732b7ee3c8129271bcc111d46"
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 300 (2021) — Generally revise school transportation laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0300_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0300_1.pdf)
2. **HB0300_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0300_2.pdf)
3. **HB0300_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0300_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0300.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry Schillinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-31** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-25** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-28** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-01** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-10** Hearing - (H) Education
- **2021-02-21** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-26** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-04-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to House
- **2021-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by President
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** 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/e9fa2593-da7a-491a-9f6c-1497240ddf71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).