---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to Indian language preservation"
description: "Revise laws related to Indian language preservation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 287"
citation: "Montana HB 287 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Indians", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Windy Boy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 49
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-09-26T15:12:07+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:51:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bda21e3-9bf8-4734-ac3c-74947e8fdc94"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0519"
source_hash: "b57ea469f482e0c735ce5c83a0ea9e499458d1d3a2a34a30f0f8dfe4056c4039"
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 287 (2023) — Revise laws related to Indian language preservation

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0287.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6382)
2. **HB0287.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6384)
3. **HB0287.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6386)
4. **HB0287.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6385)
5. **HB0287.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6383)
6. **HB0287_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6389)
7. **HB0287_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6390)
8. **HB0287_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6387)
9. **HB0287_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6388)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **85–10** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **86–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Windy Boy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:51:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:30:12+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26T21:48:27+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T21:48:26+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T22:40:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T21:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T22:18:12+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T19:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T15:20:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-04T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-03T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T16:55:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T20:13:28+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10T14:57:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-09T22:03:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08T21:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T22:57:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-02T20:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-29T22:29:44+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-27T22:00:24+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-20T20:11:51+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20T18:39:07+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T00:30:35+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-19T01:45:22+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-18T18:35:13+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-17T20:47:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-17T17:05:08+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-17T17:05:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T22:30:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-16T20:58:45+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-15T23:06:28+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-15T23:06:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-15T16:39:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-15T00:15:43+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-12T23:30:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-12T23:25:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-26T15:12:07+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/4bda21e3-9bf8-4734-ac3c-74947e8fdc94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).