---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide that use of a name and sex by a student is not discrimination"
description: "Provide that use of a name and sex by a student is not discrimination"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 361"
citation: "Montana HB 361 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Discrimination and Human Rights", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Ler"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 62
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T18:44:47+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-26T19:31:20+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f51be8e7-d62b-4ac2-9856-90ceb2d8bd71"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2268"
source_hash: "0c31bd7278144380922eb329a4ebe11110d2ae559bcbe09c79a97d189b0b1f1e"
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 361 (2023) — Provide that use of a name and sex by a student is not discrimination

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0361.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7838)
2. **HB0361.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7839)
3. **HB0361.001.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7840)
4. **HB0361.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7841)
5. **HB0361.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7837)
6. **HB0361.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7836)
7. **HB0361.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7842)
8. **HB0361_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7843)
9. **HB0361_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7845)
10. **HB0361_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7844)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) Motion Failed — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) Motion Carried — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon Ler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26T19:31:20+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T00:36:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T18:16:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T15:50:08+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T15:50:07+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:11:34+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T15:01:25+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-07T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:53:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-27T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-16T20:48:03+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-13T17:38:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T20:36:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17T14:00:53+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-16T21:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-16T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T21:23:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15T21:22:00+00:00** (H) Motion Carried
- **2023-02-15T21:08:00+00:00** (H) Motion Failed `failure`
- **2023-02-15T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T23:10:20+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-09T22:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T00:38:03+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-08T15:00:43+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-31T16:08:49+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T20:14:39+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T18:07:27+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-28T20:56:24+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-26T14:46:44+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-13T17:53:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T22:23:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-12T22:23:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T22:13:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-12T20:47:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-12T16:56:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T16:56:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-12T00:06:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T18:18:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T21:23:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-10T19:53:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T18:10:55+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-01-08T00:40:00+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T15:48:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-06T15:47:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T15:18:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-06T04:29:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-05T22:40:13+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T22:40:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-05T18:56:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-04T21:57:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-04T02:34:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-03T20:28:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-01T19:17:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-28T21:50:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-03T18:44:47+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/f51be8e7-d62b-4ac2-9856-90ceb2d8bd71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).