republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-393.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish the Students with Special Needs Equal Opportunity Act"
description: "Establish the Students with Special Needs Equal Opportunity Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 393"
citation: "Montana HB 393 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue Vinton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 76
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-29T21:58:40+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:23:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f20d45cb-fd4e-45d7-9eb6-e1c2973807af"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1685"
source_hash: "b7e9626e507e0834fce482d7d1a82e7ecd42b8ca7ea53940db395d88e2d10276"
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 393 (2023) — Establish the Students with Special Needs Equal Opportunity Act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0393.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=57131)
2. **HB0393_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8128)
3. **HB0393_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8127)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **26–24** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **64–36** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sue Vinton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:23:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:46:47+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`
- **2023-05-02T21:06:48+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T21:06:47+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:22:20+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:02:51+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-27T19:36:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T20:46:00+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
- **2023-04-24T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-20T21:58:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T19:38:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-03T17:27:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-03T14:52:21+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03T13:53:35+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-31T19:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:31:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T21:04:37+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-10T22:59:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T22:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T21:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T23:50:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-17T23:12:50+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-17T14:49:20+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-16T00:12:51+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-15T22:00:55+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T00:05:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-14T15:57:03+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-10T23:39:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-07T18:14:38+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-03T21:13:33+00:00** (C) Legal Review Note
- **2023-02-03T20:16:35+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-03T18:51:20+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T21:35:54+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-02T17:34:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-02T17:27:30+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-31T17:21:57+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-30T20:43:11+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T15:55:36+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-30T15:55:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-28T17:22:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-27T21:31:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-27T15:42:32+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-27T15:42:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-26T23:47:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-26T23:22:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-26T20:34:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-26T20:30:43+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-01-26T17:08:26+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-26T17:08:20+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T15:33:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-26T14:46:40+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-26T14:46:25+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-26T14:46:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-26T14:21:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-25T23:39:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-25T19:00:21+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T19:00:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-25T15:45:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-24T21:24:06+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-20T18:15:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-20T16:00:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-29T21:58:40+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/f20d45cb-fd4e-45d7-9eb6-e1c2973807af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).