---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow tuition waivers for qualified survivors of firefighters and peace offiers"
description: "Allow tuition waivers for qualified survivors of firefighters and peace offiers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 289"
citation: "Montana SB 289 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Officers (see also: Local Government)", "County Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Fires and Fire Protection", "Schools and Education", "University System (see also: Colleges)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Friedel"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T17:49:20+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T15:16:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13bca35a-3ded-488f-8342-2f29bcc86a5e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0083"
source_hash: "0d5ebb11fc70b55c68ada1ee332b4a98057ad6ad155c0e137a024f4f72439d8a"
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 SB 289 (2023) — Allow tuition waivers for qualified survivors of firefighters and peace offiers

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0289.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7141)
2. **SB0289.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7142)
3. **SB0289001SCS19696.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7095)
4. **SB0289_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7064)
5. **SB0289_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7063)
6. **SB0289_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7065)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Friedel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T15:16:46+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T16:51:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T17:40:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T18:03:43+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T18:03:42+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:10:03+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:52:10+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T21:29:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:53:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:34:21+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:09:53+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T02:06:21+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-28T22:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T22:47:47+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-23T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T16:12:29+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-15T22:00:15+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T17:18:39+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-10T17:22:37+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-10T16:12:09+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-08T23:38:19+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-08T17:03:35+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T23:09:15+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T23:08:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07T22:21:03+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-06T19:23:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-04T21:39:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T20:28:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-03T20:28:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T19:58:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-03T17:18:18+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-03T03:50:18+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T03:50:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-02T22:24:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-02T21:41:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-31T18:03:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-30T23:11:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-29T22:58:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-07-26T17:49:20+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/13bca35a-3ded-488f-8342-2f29bcc86a5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).