republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/hb-67.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise community college funding laws"
description: "Generally revise community college funding laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 67"
citation: "Montana HB 67 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Colleges (see also: University System)", "Vocational Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 60
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-09-16"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3577404f-7883-465c-a254-da7200b0cd74"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=67&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "7c32fc7c94de63aef1d3a52a05947b27c5902fc3b8e141153fe72ca557f985c5"
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 67 (2021) — Generally revise community college funding laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0067_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0067_1.pdf)
2. **HB0067_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0067_2.pdf)
3. **HB0067_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0067_3.pdf)
4. **HB0067_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0067_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0067.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **73–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-16** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-27** Draft in Edit
- **2020-10-30** Draft Back for Redo
- **2020-11-11** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-25** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-09** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Education `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-12** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-18** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-25** Hearing - (H) Education
- **2021-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-08** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-08** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-16** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-19** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-19** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to House
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/3577404f-7883-465c-a254-da7200b0cd74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).