---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing clarification for use of federal funds for data modernization"
description: "Providing clarification for use of federal funds for data modernization"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 367"
citation: "Montana HB 367 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-20T18:07:48+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T17:52:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4ff3e76-961d-437b-81d3-6d2a86b621aa"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1425"
source_hash: "02d7da50c1d3798b57adf673be888e09328aea8042c90a9d5d86c9defa711aa1"
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 367 (2023) — Providing clarification for use of federal funds for data modernization

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0367.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7905)
2. **HB0367.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7906)
3. **HB0367.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7900)
4. **HB0367.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7901)
5. **HB0367.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7904)
6. **HB0367.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7903)
7. **HB0367.002.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7902)
8. **HB0367.002.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7907)
9. **HB0367_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7908)
10. **HB0367_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7910)
11. **HB0367_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7909)
12. **HB0367_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7911)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **70–30** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **68–29** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T17:52:53+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T23:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T22:22:54+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T22:22:53+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:36:19+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T00:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T20:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T21:52:35+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-30T20:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T20:56:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-27T19:25:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T23:03:09+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:05+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:34:31+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T16:51:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T16:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T18:56:30+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-15T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13T20:16:51+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-02T22:00:59+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-31T16:00:29+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T20:14:41+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T18:18:41+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T15:01:07+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-27T22:29:11+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-26T20:33:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T17:06:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-26T17:06:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T16:05:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-26T15:55:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-25T22:30:29+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T22:30:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-25T20:07:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-25T19:20:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-14T21:46:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-13T23:43:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-12T20:47:24+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-12T20:36:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-16T18:35:19+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-20T18:07:48+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/d4ff3e76-961d-437b-81d3-6d2a86b621aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).