# Montana HB 153: Revise laws related to the school funding interim commission. Montana HB 153, Revise laws related to the school funding interim commission., is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by David Bedey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB153-2025 - 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 153 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise laws related to the school funding interim commission. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - K-12 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (481 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Larger staffed school funding commission: benefit, low. The law expands the School Funding Interim Commission to include the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and leaders of the Boards of Public Education and Regents, or their designees. Appointing authorities must name members by May 1 in any year the commission forms. At its first me… - Member pay and faster 2025 appointments: benefit, low. Nonlegislative commission members receive the same salary and expenses as legislators. Full-time salaried state or local employees only receive travel reimbursement under 2-18-501 through 2-18-503. For the 2025–2026 commission, all appointments must be finished within 15 days of this law taking eff… - New education innovation group for 2025–2026: benefit, low. Before its 2025–2026 study, the commission creates an Innovation and Excellence in Education Working Group. The group includes teachers, administrators, trustees, and parent advocates. It compares Montana to top school systems, drafts policy recommendations, and builds an implementation plan with c… - One-time $10,000 for 2025 commission work: benefit, low. The law provides $10,000 from the general fund to the Legislative Services Division. The money funds commission activities in May and June 2025. - Principles to redesign school funding: mixed, low. When it reviews the school funding formula, the commission must follow clear rules. The formula must be simple, transparent, and fair, with adjustments for student needs, district traits, and local wealth. It should use stable revenue and fund current-year students. It should cut paperwork, send mo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 42 | 6 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-15: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-14: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-13: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-03: Taken from Table in Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-03: Taken from Table in Committee (House) - 2025-01-27: Tabled in Committee (House) - 2025-01-27: Tabled in Committee (House) - 2025-01-13: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-09: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-09: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-09: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d11d92ee-0312-44c1-8ecc-fe726a0b2813) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=165b71cd-7255-4bd5-87cb-104162327967) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=195b9ba8-4709-471c-91de-051e73dde8b4) - Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=626c58b6-c0c2-4158-b077-8df2d9225290) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d11d92ee-0312-44c1-8ecc-fe726a0b2813) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=165b71cd-7255-4bd5-87cb-104162327967) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=195b9ba8-4709-471c-91de-051e73dde8b4) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=626c58b6-c0c2-4158-b077-8df2d9225290) ## 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-HB153-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).