---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protect freedom of association and speech at public postsecondary campuses"
description: "Protect freedom of association and speech at public postsecondary campuses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 349"
citation: "Montana HB 349 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Discrimination and Human Rights", "Schools and Education", "University System (see also: Colleges)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/470e494e-9b29-4a3d-9481-842196e5265b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=349&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "52609fb8aa32ba4a5e6acb6f1fe493d2a7af400a85189d46f14a15305f32623f"
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 349 (2021) — Protect freedom of association and speech at public postsecondary campuses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0349_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0349_1.pdf)
2. **HB0349_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0349_2.pdf)
3. **HB0349_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0349_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0349.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- AMD-003 Friedel D/PASS — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-19** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-29** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Legal Review Note
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** First Reading - (H) Judiciary `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-15** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-22** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-30** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-02** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16** 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/470e494e-9b29-4a3d-9481-842196e5265b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).