2023 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature

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GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 338: Revise laws related to Indian Education for All

Enhances reporting requirements for schools that receive IEFA funds.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 26
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 15
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 22
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 13
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 22

Sponsor:
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
None on file
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
See also: The official bill page.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
American Indian Caucus reflects on the 68th session
May 10, 2023 β€’ JoVonne Wagner
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Senate amendment changes state’s Indian education requirement to a suggestion
Apr 13, 2023 β€’ JoVonne Wagner
πŸ“° Education
Education policy at the Legislature’s half-way mark
Mar 7, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Bill calling for accountability in Montana’s Native education moving through Legislature
Feb 28, 2023 β€’ JoVonne Wagner
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 26
Introduced
Jan 27
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Jan 27
First Reading
Feb 6
Hearing
Feb 15
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Education
βœ… 13-0
R9-0
D4-0
Feb 21
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 80-19
R48-19
D32-0
Feb 22
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 80-19
R48-19
D32-0
Feb 23
Transmitted to Senate
Feb 23
First Reading
Mar 13
Referred to Committee
Mar 31
Apr 5
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Apr 12
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 46-3
R30-3
D16-0
Apr 13
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 46-3
R30-3
D16-0
Apr 14
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 21
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 47-3
R31-3
D16-0
Apr 21
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 24
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 28
Hearing
Apr 28
Conference Committee Report Received
Apr 28
Conference Committee Report Received
May 1
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 78-22
R46-22
D32-0
May 2
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 78-22
R46-22
D32-0
May 2
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
May 2
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 69-25
R39-25
D30-0
May 12
Transmitted to Governor
May 22
Signed by Governor
May 22
Chapter Number Assigned
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page in LAWS for an official reference.

About the 2023 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature’s public roster and its official bill-tracking system, the Legislative Automated Workflow System, or LAWS. Reporting and web design was done primarily by MTFP Deputy Editor Eric Dietrich. Please contact him at edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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