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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise laws related to school instruction on the Constitution and the Pledge"
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description: "Revise laws related to school instruction on the Constitution and the Pledge"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 543"
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citation: "Montana HB 543 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Schools and Education"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bob Phalen"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-11-19"
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last_action: "2021-04-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b869309b-f150-4795-9648-ef6d843fed14"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=543&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
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source_hash: "754bc9b76ddaa8207735c899f26c9d39a7dfb53f3ddfc2fe13d0fc350fd3b74c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana HB 543 (2021) — Revise laws related to school instruction on the Constitution and the Pledge
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB0543_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0543_1.pdf)
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2. **HB0543_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0543_X.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0543.pdf)
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## Votes
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- DO PASS — **11–6** (pass) · lower
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- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **66–33** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **34–16** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bob Phalen — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
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- **2020-12-02** Draft Taken Off Hold
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- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2021-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2021-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2021-02-17** Draft in Edit
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- **2021-02-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2021-02-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2021-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2021-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-02-20** Executive Director Review
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- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
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- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2021-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2021-02-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Received
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- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Signed
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- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (H) Education
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- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Education `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Education `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-01** Amendments Available
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- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to Senate
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- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-15** Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
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- **2021-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
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- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
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- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-26** Returned to House
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- **2021-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2021-04-01** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2021-04-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
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- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-16** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b869309b-f150-4795-9648-ef6d843fed14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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