republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-203.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise education laws to enhance educational opportunities"
description: "Generally revise education laws to enhance educational opportunities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 203"
citation: "Montana HB 203 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-10-17T20:41:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T17:46:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcdf5900-e35c-4cc2-9865-3cacb05ecc8a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0732"
source_hash: "0a7933af335406b94da70ba0fb40f64242528ef33b50b3d48a6672124241eb67"
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 203 (2023) — Generally revise education laws to enhance educational opportunities

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0203.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5493)
2. **HB0203.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5494)
3. **HB0203.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5498)
4. **HB0203.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5495)
5. **HB0203.001.005_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5497)
6. **HB0203.001.005_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5496)
7. **HB0203.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5500)
8. **HB0203.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5492)
9. **HB0203.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5499)
10. **HB0203.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5501)
11. **HB0203_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5507)
12. **HB0203_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5506)
13. **HB0203_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5505)
14. **HB0203_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5504)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T17:46:17+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T22:53:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T22:13:18+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T22:13:17+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:35:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T00:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T01:06:54+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-04T22:27:25+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-04T19:44:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:56+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T18:46:47+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-03T20:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:38:54+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-30T19:11:54+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-30T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T16:25:30+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T20:21:02+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T14:04:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-31T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T20:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:43:44+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-24T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-23T22:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-18T14:04:59+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-16T22:00:25+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T14:33:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-13T15:48:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-12T21:45:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-10T23:21:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-09T21:04:44+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-09T18:23:29+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06T16:33:06+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-06T16:31:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-06T16:30:45+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-06T16:30:44+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-05T19:35:20+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-04T00:55:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-03T16:30:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-03T16:29:47+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-03T15:41:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-03T00:03:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-02T16:57:27+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-02T16:57:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-30T21:56:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-30T21:09:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-29T15:41:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-28T23:59:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-17T20:41:53+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/dcdf5900-e35c-4cc2-9865-3cacb05ecc8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).