---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the tribal computer programming scholarship program"
description: "Revise the tribal computer programming scholarship program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 346"
citation: "Montana HB 346 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Employment and Labor (same as: Labor and Employment)", "Indians", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Windy Boy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 57
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-11T23:03:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:17:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/effac6c0-abba-4a85-84a4-993dfed475a3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4006"
source_hash: "3066272eb99c83ddea08a16a6b978e7ec6a8e3faa8d639e6deaf6d68ee212334"
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 346 (2023) — Revise the tribal computer programming scholarship program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0346_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6922)
2. **HB0346_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6921)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading — **30–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Windy Boy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:17:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:33:07+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26T21:51:51+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T21:51:50+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:12:43+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:41:23+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-19T21:43:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T00:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T00:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T23:50:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T20:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed `failure, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-07T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-31T16:23:53+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-23T21:23:43+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-18T14:17:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-18T14:01:56+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17T22:15:02+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-17T19:47:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T19:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T22:57:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08T22:00:54+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-03T22:45:56+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-03T20:18:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-03T17:16:57+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-28T00:36:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-27T20:44:55+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T19:02:39+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T18:53:55+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-27T00:35:12+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-27T00:35:11+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-26T19:57:29+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-26T16:49:41+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T14:50:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-26T14:50:16+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T13:08:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-25T23:38:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-25T18:15:10+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T18:15:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-25T02:11:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-25T00:09:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-20T20:46:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-20T18:13:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-11T23:03:56+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/effac6c0-abba-4a85-84a4-993dfed475a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).