---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise and extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools"
description: "Revise and extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 305"
citation: "Montana SB 305 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b61211cb-dccf-4653-8fcf-e3d281c7751d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=305&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "f2e12f9c39a60a5fae74ded303871f3c49504c97fcab1540ff79598d404b9c93"
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 305 (2021) — Revise and 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. **SB0305_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0305_1.pdf)
2. **SB0305_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0305_2.pdf)
3. **SB0305_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0305_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0305.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-17** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-15** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Hearing - (H) Education
- **2021-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Education
- **2021-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Education
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-22** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-30** Signed by President
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** 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/b61211cb-dccf-4653-8fcf-e3d281c7751d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).