republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-352.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide targeted interventions to support 3rd grade reading proficiency"
description: "Provide targeted interventions to support 3rd grade reading proficiency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 352"
citation: "Montana HB 352 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Barker"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 68
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-18T22:32:11+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:19:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b37fcffe-789d-44d4-b8e0-3f75d79fd083"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1351"
source_hash: "2dcb1120955d52131e885f15abf796dbcb617d379e0e6134b128b1fedc7b0d27"
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 352 (2023) — Provide targeted interventions to support 3rd grade reading proficiency

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0352.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7738)
2. **HB0352.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7737)
3. **HB0352_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7743)
4. **HB0352_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7742)
5. **HB0352_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7741)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **84–15** (pass) · lower
- (H) Motion Carried — **77–16** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **77–20** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **21–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **74–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brad Barker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:19:18+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T00:09:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02T21:05:28+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T21:05:27+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:22:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:02:48+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-27T19:35:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T20:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T20:52:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-25T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-20T21:58:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T19:37:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-31T20:17:32+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-31T13:39:52+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T21:38:26+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-30T20:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-25T16:53:57+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-25T15:03:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24T19:54:54+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T22:58:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T21:06:00+00:00** (H) Motion Carried
- **2023-02-17T15:53:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T14:47:13+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-16T21:55:01+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-15T20:05:17+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-13T14:04:48+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-08T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08T00:01:37+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-08T00:01:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-07T21:45:06+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-07T21:44:55+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-07T21:44:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-07T21:12:08+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-07T14:51:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-30T22:00:35+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-30T21:59:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-01-27T20:30:44+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T19:03:37+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T18:58:12+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-27T01:30:29+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-27T01:29:26+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-25T23:44:13+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T17:06:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T16:45:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T16:45:53+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-23T19:00:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-23T18:13:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-23T17:01:00+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T17:00:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-22T18:19:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-22T02:05:52+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-18T18:37:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-18T15:50:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-18T22:32:11+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/b37fcffe-789d-44d4-b8e0-3f75d79fd083`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).