2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 562: Authorize establishment of community choice schools

Creates a charter school system under an autonomous state commission.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 15
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 24
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 31
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 28
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 18

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

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° Education
OPI hosts virtual forum on Montana’s charter school bills
Jun 22, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Legal challenge launched against charter school law, alleging violation of state Constitution
Jun 20, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Montana teachers, parents and education advocates challenge constitutionality of charter school bill
Jun 14, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Gianforte signs dueling charter school bills
May 19, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Senate votes down dueling charter school bills
Apr 26, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
School choice gaining legislative traction after years of debate
Apr 11, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Education policy at the Legislature’s half-way mark
Mar 7, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
House advances dueling charter school bills
Mar 2, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 15
Introduced
Feb 15
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Feb 15
First Reading
Feb 20
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Feb 24
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ House Education
βœ… 8-5
R8-1
D0-4
Mar 1
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 63-37
R62-6
D1-31
Mar 1
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 23
Mar 29
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 15-8
R15-1
D0-7
Mar 31
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 59-33
R58-5
D1-28
Apr 3
Transmitted to Senate
Apr 3
Referred to Committee
Apr 3
First Reading
Apr 17
Apr 19
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 6-5
R6-1
D0-4
Apr 20
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 24
Apr 25
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 11-8
R11-2
D0-6
Apr 26
2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed
❌ 23-27
R23-11
D0-16
Apr 26
2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
βœ… 26-24
R11-23
D15-1
Apr 27
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
βœ… 24-22
R24-8
D0-14
Apr 28
2nd Reading Concurred
❌ 23-27
R23-11
D0-16
Apr 28
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 26-24
R11-23
D15-1
Apr 28
Returned to House
May 8
Transmitted to Governor
May 18
Signed by Governor
May 19
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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