# Montana HB 151: Revise educational laws pertaining to recruitment and retention and MSDB Montana HB 151, Revise educational laws pertaining to recruitment and retention and MSDB, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Connie Keogh (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB151-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 151 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise educational laws pertaining to recruitment and retention and MSDB - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Connie Keogh (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education - K-12, Developmental Disabilities, Education - Teachers - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (645 yes, 50 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More schools get educator payments: benefit, medium. The state now sends quality educator payments to more entities: special education cooperatives, the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, correctional facilities, and the Montana Youth Challenge Program. A special education cooperative that has not met the law’s requirements cannot get funding unl… - More student loan help for teachers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, quality educators at impacted schools—including qualified educational sign language interpreters—can get state repayment of part or all of their existing student loans. The state pays for up to 3 years in your lifetime. Your school or district may add 1 extra year if you sta… - More support for school interpreters: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, educational sign language interpreters who meet Board qualifications and work for eligible entities count as quality educators. That makes them eligible for educator programs and benefits. The quality educator payment now counts these interpreters. It applies to interpreters… - MSDB covers more student travel: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind pays or reimburses travel for Montana resident residential students when a school bus is used. The superintendent decides the approved transport method under Board rules. Parents or guardians with an individual transport contract get… - Paid teacher residencies with service rules: mixed, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, the teacher residency program provides housing or a housing allowance, a last‑dollar tuition grant for the residency year, a stipend for the teacher‑leader, and pay for the resident. Some resident pay can require you to finish the program and sign a Montana public school tea… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Connie Keogh (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Fuller (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Adopt | pass | 90 | 9 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Adopt | pass | 94 | 6 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Adopt | pass | 47 | 1 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Adopt | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-03-28 | House | Do Not Concur | pass | 72 | 27 | | | 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-28: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (House) - 2025-03-21: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-22: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-21: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-18: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-14: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-27: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-22: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-22: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-22: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-11: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-09: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-09: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-09: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1c18fcd9-4cd7-4d32-bac4-89e1c45ba770) - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=70e1e4f8-4613-48da-a6b7-af1a5a040485) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7adf4901-b17b-48c8-9e77-390c7399fd54) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c9d876ed-5cc2-4094-a4c1-2f1d519cd482) - Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5d5fcbb4-d262-44ec-8f5b-127ebbcb8758) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1c18fcd9-4cd7-4d32-bac4-89e1c45ba770) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=70e1e4f8-4613-48da-a6b7-af1a5a040485) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7adf4901-b17b-48c8-9e77-390c7399fd54) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c9d876ed-5cc2-4094-a4c1-2f1d519cd482) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5d5fcbb4-d262-44ec-8f5b-127ebbcb8758) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [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-HB151-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).