---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise labor laws related to work-based learning"
description: "Generally revise labor laws related to work-based learning"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 444"
citation: "Montana SB 444 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment and Labor (same as: Labor and Employment)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T18:34:13+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T17:12:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a5cb3ec-cc93-4ba5-9ad4-ea8d69e87a17"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2254"
source_hash: "536d2b2144014ce1df8ed2c69ec54952e772af6dee890132fcffdbcefe1adb84"
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 444 (2023) — Generally revise labor laws related to work-based learning

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0444_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19325)
2. **SB0444_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19326)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T17:12:18+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:56:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:56:58+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:15:44+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:54+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T17:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:54:00+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
- **2023-03-15T21:45:57+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:10:57+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:24:58+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T21:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T23:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T15:00:29+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T19:28:55+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T18:05:19+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T17:51:25+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T18:16:00+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T22:46:22+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T23:33:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-17T23:33:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T20:53:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-17T16:12:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T01:11:18+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T01:11:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-16T23:41:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-16T23:24:15+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-14T23:03:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-14T20:50:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-03T18:34:13+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/9a5cb3ec-cc93-4ba5-9ad4-ea8d69e87a17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).