---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise outdated reference for family education savings program laws"
description: "Revise outdated reference for family education savings program laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 240"
citation: "Montana HB 240 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Colleges (see also: University System)", "Financial Institutions (see also: Credit Transactions)", "Schools and Education", "Taxation (Generally)", "University System (see also: Colleges)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Thane"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-11T22:09:04+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T16:47:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/244f3b72-34d2-46b4-a255-82f3a6d27c58"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3931"
source_hash: "da826f5e23eef5fd1b0d7e87eb78ff3709db00b8f1a16f74ba2cd4a42bc30609"
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# Montana HB 240 (2023) — Revise outdated reference for family education savings program laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0240_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5960)
2. **HB0240_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5959)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Thane — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T16:47:18+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T15:44:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-05T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03T20:42:52+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-03T20:42:51+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-22T21:34:45+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-22T21:22:37+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-21T20:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-20T19:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16T19:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-13T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T16:52:30+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T20:35:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02T17:13:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-01T22:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T21:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-23T23:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T20:18:27+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T18:36:17+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T17:23:50+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T23:16:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-12T17:45:15+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-11T23:10:36+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T22:24:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-11T22:24:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T19:13:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-11T19:07:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-11T17:30:58+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T17:30:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-11T14:33:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T05:40:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T17:57:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-10T17:31:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T00:09:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-11T22:09:04+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/244f3b72-34d2-46b4-a255-82f3a6d27c58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).