---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide access to education and supports for children aging out of foster care"
description: "Provide access to education and supports for children aging out of foster care"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 482"
citation: "Montana HB 482 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Schools and Education", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jane Gillette"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 72
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-29T22:05:21+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:46:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af336554-7f32-4377-822a-dea9c6f5319f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1687"
source_hash: "ec74f8a4f0bc65207c2f3e5112ce6296a3c78b1f3d0beb24dcffa4d315601404"
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 482 (2023) — Provide access to education and supports for children aging out of foster care

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0482.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10214)
2. **HB0482.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10213)
3. **HB0482_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10218)
4. **HB0482_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10217)
5. **HB0482_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10216)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jane Gillette — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:46:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:24:57+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03T20:36:53+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:36:52+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T00:05:01+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T22:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T01:35:37+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-24T23:20:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T15:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-20T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-18T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-18T20:17:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18T19:38:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T22:25:34+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T19:33:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-07T15:03:35+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-31T16:23:52+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-18T14:18:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-18T14:02:21+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17T22:15:07+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-17T19:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T19:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T00:46:51+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-02T02:25:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T15:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T21:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T04:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:59+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-20T18:35:57+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-20T14:47:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-17T21:24:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-17T14:49:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-16T21:56:30+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-13T20:17:35+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T17:43:34+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T16:36:03+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T16:18:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-10T02:21:22+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-10T02:21:21+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-08T22:48:57+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-08T18:00:01+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-08T15:01:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-08T15:01:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-08T12:51:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-07T23:51:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-07T22:59:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T22:59:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-07T22:08:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-07T04:05:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-03T21:48:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-03T20:59:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-03T20:18:29+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-02T17:18:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-30T17:42:35+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-26T03:59:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-20T23:49:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-20T23:48:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-19T00:45:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-13T23:53:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-29T22:05:21+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/af336554-7f32-4377-822a-dea9c6f5319f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).