# Montana HB 15: Implement K-12 Inflation Montana HB 15, Implement K-12 Inflation, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by David Bedey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB15-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 15 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Implement K-12 Inflation - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-06 - Last action: 2025-04-01, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriations, Education - K-12, Education - School Finance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (271 yes, 127 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher base funding for school districts: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025 (FY2026), base payments to districts increase. High school programs get $364,401 in FY2026 and $375,333 after for up to 800 ANB, plus $18,221 per extra 80 ANB in FY2026 ($18,768 after). Elementary programs without junior high get $60,732 in FY2026 and $62,554 after for up to… - Higher per-student entitlement rates: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025 (FY2026), per‑student entitlement rates go up. For high school and grades 7–8, the first‑ANB rate is $8,317 in FY2026 and $8,567 after; it drops by $0.50 per ANB to 800 ANB. For elementary (K–6), the first‑ANB rate is $6,496 in FY2026 and $6,691 after; it drops by $0.20 per A… - Larger statewide special education funding: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025 (FY2026), the statewide special education multiplier is $311.63 per ANB in FY2026 and $320.98 after. The total special education allocation equals the greater of that multiplier times statewide ANB or last year’s total. The state distributes this total to districts under law. - Bigger payments to support educators: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025 (FY2026), the quality educator payment is $3,783 per educator unit in FY2026 and $3,896 after. A district’s payment equals that rate times its full‑time equivalent educators. If the district meets the competitive base pay goal, some first‑3‑year teachers also count. - More funds for Indian education and data: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025 (FY2026), three program payments rise. Indian Education for All pays $25.37 per ANB in FY2026 and $26.13 after, with a $100 district minimum. The American Indian achievement gap payment is $249 per enrolled American Indian student in FY2026 and $256 after. Data‑for‑achievemen… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Fuller (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 33 | 17 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 34 | 16 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 77 | 21 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 85 | 15 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | AMD-HB0015.001.003 Romano DO PASS | fail | 42 | 58 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-04-01: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-01: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-03-25: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-03-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-24: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-21: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-28: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-27: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-22: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-22: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-22: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-20: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-17: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-17: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-06: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2024-12-06: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a031abd-42a0-4fee-92b8-7ba1b97db614) - Enrolled, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=56bf42d0-6de3-46d5-b39b-7b222855416b) - Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71a9a7e9-3897-4555-893f-80da3eba8c9c) ## Related bills - SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed) - HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed) - HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed) - SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a031abd-42a0-4fee-92b8-7ba1b97db614) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=56bf42d0-6de3-46d5-b39b-7b222855416b) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71a9a7e9-3897-4555-893f-80da3eba8c9c) ## Related - [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025) - [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025) - [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025) - [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB15-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).