---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize establishment of community choice schools"
description: "Authorize establishment of community choice schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 562"
citation: "Montana HB 562 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue Vinton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-09-26T15:11:39+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T17:01:26+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0895407-5d00-487f-a0db-4eb7ee383341"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0518"
source_hash: "e61652f9267e1d6dcafbf8f16b71f23a39c2a571797df2b757cbd4de86ef95ec"
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 562 (2023) — Authorize establishment of community choice schools

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0562.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=57117)
2. **HB0562_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8928)
3. **HB0562_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8927)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed — **26–24** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **63–37** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **59–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–8** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **8–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process — **24–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sue Vinton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T17:01:26+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:07:34+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02T21:11:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T21:11:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T17:12:13+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T23:32:30+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-28T21:32:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T21:54:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T21:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T21:09:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed `failure, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T20:53:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-25T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-24T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-20T21:59:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T19:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-18T02:12:01+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-17T21:22:51+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-17T21:22:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-17T15:36:39+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-03T17:27:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-03T14:52:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03T13:53:41+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-01T00:07:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T21:00:31+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-02T02:26:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T17:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T18:17:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-24T17:41:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-24T16:19:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-20T22:00:05+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T22:22:51+00:00** (C) Legal Review Note
- **2023-02-15T20:19:24+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15T19:29:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T16:57:49+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T16:49:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-15T16:48:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T16:48:19+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-15T15:00:31+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T01:26:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T22:51:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T22:51:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T21:53:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-13T18:24:15+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-12T19:01:51+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-12T19:01:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-10T23:36:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-09T02:40:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-06T16:42:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-25T17:31:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-26T15:11:39+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/a0895407-5d00-487f-a0db-4eb7ee383341`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).