---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to religious materials and prayer in schools"
description: "Revise laws related to religious materials and prayer in schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 745"
citation: "Montana HB 745 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Religion", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Kmetz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-11T21:09:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T15:56:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6c08481-fec8-45eb-aa5f-c14c80280e62"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3861"
source_hash: "732196a42b642b60a2708e40b8d924d21bba2466e49f595bcad773d022831b11"
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 745 (2023) — Revise laws related to religious materials and prayer in schools

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0745_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10671)
2. **HB0745_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10670)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Kmetz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T15:56:04+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T13:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17T17:22:27+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:22:26+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:12:11+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T15:01:32+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-07T20:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T20:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-03T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T19:52:29+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:34+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:40+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T21:08:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T03:55:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:46+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-25T04:05:03+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-22T20:10:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:36:21+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T04:54:08+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T01:51:51+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T18:45:17+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T23:32:48+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T00:17:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T00:17:16+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T23:54:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T23:30:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T17:25:30+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T17:25:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T16:03:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T02:33:56+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T19:41:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-10T22:28:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-11T21:09:57+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/d6c08481-fec8-45eb-aa5f-c14c80280e62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).