---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise transformational learning program laws"
description: "Revise transformational learning program laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 8"
citation: "Montana SB 8 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shannon O'Brien"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-09-14T17:39:06+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:23:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e432f23d-d4f3-4581-8822-c879e53af0c3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0346"
source_hash: "baa03f9411105cbc6da59f4045312df70e6dde4cf8def3f24c3dbbaa9885f745"
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 8 (2023) — Revise transformational learning program laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0008.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3106)
2. **SB0008.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3105)
3. **SB0008.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3107)
4. **SB0008.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3108)
5. **SB0008001SCS19697.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10429)
6. **SB0008_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1848)
7. **SB0008_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1849)
8. **SB0008_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1847)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **82–14** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shannon O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:23:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:04:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T00:43:49+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T00:43:20+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T13:56:58+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-13T19:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T00:12:45+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T20:33:09+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-27T19:55:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T20:01:37+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-14T20:21:55+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:42:23+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T22:03:44+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-27T21:02:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-26T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-23T17:55:15+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T22:00:34+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-15T18:59:36+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-02T19:42:08+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-02T16:00:11+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T21:23:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T21:26:27+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-16T21:40:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-16T20:57:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-16T20:54:34+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-16T20:54:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-16T17:03:45+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-02T22:22:05+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-02T22:22:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-01T20:54:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-31T22:43:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-26T14:06:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-25T22:12:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-14T17:39:06+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/e432f23d-d4f3-4581-8822-c879e53af0c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).