---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise Indian education for all laws"
description: "Generally revise Indian education for all laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 181"
citation: "Montana SB 181 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - K-12", "Education - School Finance", "Indians"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Windy Boy"]
version_count: 48
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-14T14:12:27+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T20:37:29+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16259139-30c9-464c-b4e8-80aacf4bbce6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1350?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "96c35cc9b212fc3d77b7e165ccb6e42c4f3a7d5e2e64464a1cde63247362bc0b"
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 181 (2025) — Generally revise Indian education for all laws

## Version chain

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

1. **LC1350.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272356)
2. **SB0181.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286251)
3. **SB0181.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278200)
4. **SB0181.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286253)
5. **SB0181.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292231)
6. **SB0181.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286252)
7. **SB0181.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299980)
8. **SB0181.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299981)
9. **SB0181_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273197)
10. **SB0181_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300777)
11. **SB0181_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304765)
12. **SB0181_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275418)
13. **SB0181_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276465)
14. **SB0181_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287817)
15. **SB0181_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300656)
16. **SB0181_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300657)
17. **SB0181_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300774)
18. **SB0181_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300775)
19. **SB0181_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300776)
20. **SB0181_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272788)
21. **SB0181_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300779)
22. **SB0181_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308242)
23. **SB0181_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308243)
24. **SB0181_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311339)
25. **SB0181_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311345)
26. **SB0181_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300780)
27. **SB0181_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300781)
28. **SB0181_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300941)
29. **SB0181_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300942)
30. **SB0181_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301158)
31. **SB0181_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305932)
32. **SB0181_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307337)
33. **SB0181_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307435)
34. **SB0181_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300778)
35. **SB0181_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311347)
36. **SB0181_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322615)
37. **SB0181_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322616)
38. **SB0181_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324933)
39. **SB0181_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326181)
40. **SB0181_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311348)
41. **SB0181_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312269)
42. **SB0181_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312270)
43. **SB0181_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312606)
44. **SB0181_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312607)
45. **SB0181_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317092)
46. **SB0181_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320658)
47. **SB0181_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322614)
48. **SB0181_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311346)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **42–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **74–24** (pass) · lower
- to_table — **10–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **69–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Windy Boy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-14T14:12:27+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-16T18:11:33+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-16T18:27:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-17T16:07:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-17T20:17:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-18T17:06:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-20T18:25:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-20T20:32:50+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-21T16:35:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-21T16:36:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-21T17:37:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21T20:06:41+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-21T20:10:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-01-27T15:37:45+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-27T16:06:08+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-27T21:43:38+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-31T01:12:57+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-02-21T22:18:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T09:59:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T21:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25T09:59:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T21:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T22:15:49+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-26T17:12:15+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T20:20:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-21T23:46:29+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
- **2025-03-28T23:49:24+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Education
- **2025-03-29T15:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Education
- **2025-04-01T00:05:04+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-04T00:05:16+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-04T00:05:27+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-04-04T16:34:09+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T21:03:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T20:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T20:50:09+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-12T16:36:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-14T17:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:50:24+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-17T05:11:09+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T13:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-29T22:15:37+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30T16:55:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09T02:27:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T20:37:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16259139-30c9-464c-b4e8-80aacf4bbce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).