---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implement provisions of HB2 - Section E - education"
description: "Implement provisions of HB2 - Section E - education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 946"
citation: "Montana HB 946 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "School Finance", "Schools and Education", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 61
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-20T18:10:21+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:53:29+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/138d383f-888e-4d9c-8ac1-17fb5b84adb7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1434"
source_hash: "2cef4c75b972d11d3e8a2f7c30e3917e1e7d26138a81aa2d96ea87f12d8efccd"
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 946 (2023) — Implement provisions of HB2 - Section E - education

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0946.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11986)
2. **HB0946.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11987)
3. **HB0946.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11992)
4. **HB0946.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11988)
5. **HB0946.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11993)
6. **HB0946.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11990)
7. **HB0946.002.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11989)
8. **HB0946.002.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11991)
9. **HB0946.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11985)
10. **HB0946.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11984)
11. **HB0946_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11996)
12. **HB0946_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11997)
13. **HB0946_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11995)
14. **HB0946_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11998)

## Votes

- (H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process — **91–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **75–25** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **20–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **86–13** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **29–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:53:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:38:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T17:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-11T21:12:39+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-11T21:12:14+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:36:07+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:59:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T01:03:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T23:35:00+00:00** (H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T21:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-05-02T20:09:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-05-02T19:49:32+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-05-02T19:49:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-05-02T18:16:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-05-02T14:43:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:49:12+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-29T00:26:30+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-28T20:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T20:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-25T17:35:53+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-20T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-17T17:57:00+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-04T23:19:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:30+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:11:34+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T02:00:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T21:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T21:56:55+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T21:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T13:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T19:17:12+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-28T18:02:08+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T21:22:26+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-27T19:51:29+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-27T19:11:41+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-27T16:16:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-27T14:29:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-27T14:29:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-25T20:02:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-25T19:08:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-24T02:15:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-24T02:15:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-23T23:18:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-23T22:05:06+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-21T19:51:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-21T18:16:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-17T18:57:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-14T19:53:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-14T18:50:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-09T20:58:01+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-21T17:06:28+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-20T18:10:21+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/138d383f-888e-4d9c-8ac1-17fb5b84adb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).