republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-366.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increase penalties for passing school buses"
description: "Increase penalties for passing school buses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 366"
citation: "Montana HB 366 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Schools and Education", "Traffic Regulations (see also: Motor Vehicles)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donavon Hawk"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-11T22:10:44+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:22:14+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6decc212-9e9c-4bc5-8a6e-352f6ff5da6b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3932"
source_hash: "59dc24fd2927b1ebfedbebdccb0ae026cd7a7a4d6ec8e7188f4110d2ceb7519a"
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 366 (2023) — Increase penalties for passing school buses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0366.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7891)
2. **HB0366.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7892)
3. **HB0366.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7890)
4. **HB0366_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7896)
5. **HB0366_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7894)
6. **HB0366_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7895)
7. **HB0366_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7897)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **93–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **14–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **90–10** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donavon Hawk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:22:14+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:41:25+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26T22:00:18+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T22:00:17+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:12:59+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T19:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T15:25:20+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-12T19:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T20:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-06T17:58:21+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-13T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-03T02:47:36+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T20:24:12+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T14:26:41+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-15T22:15:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-14T20:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T00:10:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-08T21:29:59+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-08T20:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T22:50:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-07T22:07:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-04T01:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T16:23:51+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-01T22:00:54+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-31T16:14:34+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T21:11:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-30T20:18:07+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T18:18:13+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-28T21:10:48+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-28T21:10:47+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-26T15:34:38+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T16:07:51+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T16:01:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T16:00:59+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T12:34:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-24T02:42:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-23T21:10:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T21:10:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-23T16:19:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-22T03:21:15+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-18T19:05:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-18T04:15:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-17T16:23:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-11T22:10:44+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/6decc212-9e9c-4bc5-8a6e-352f6ff5da6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).