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MontanaHB 26669th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Establish education inflation reconciliation process

Sponsored By: Luke Muszkiewicz (Democrat)

Signed by Governor

Education - K-12Education - School Finance

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Regular reports on school inflation

Starting in fiscal year 2026 and every even-numbered year, the superintendent must report on this inflation rule. The report is due by Sept. 1 to the education interim budget committee and the education interim committee, and by Dec. 31 to the legislative finance committee. It must show per-student BASE aid increases (dollars and percents) for the current year and the past five years. It must also show CPI percent changes for those years and a running comparison between funding and CPI, with percents rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Conflict rule with Senate Bill 258

If this law and Senate Bill 258 both take effect, SB 258 is void. This resolves any conflict between the two measures. The real impact depends on what SB 258 contained.

School funding inflation formula with 3% cap

Beginning July 1, 2025, the state sets a CPI-based inflation factor for basic and per-student school aid and related payments. It uses CPI values from July 1 and a three-year average growth rate. The same inflation rate applies to both years of each budget biennium. The rate cannot be higher than 3% in a year. The superintendent, governor, or legislature may choose a different inflation adjustment instead of the formula.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Luke Muszkiewicz

    Democrat • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 488 • No: 104

House vote • 4/15/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 77 • No: 20

House vote • 4/14/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 90 • No: 10

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 31 • No: 19

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 34 • No: 16

House vote • 3/1/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 88 • No: 9

House vote • 2/28/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 91 • No: 8

House vote • 2/14/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 77 • No: 22

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/5/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/1/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/22/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    4/22/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/18/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/15/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/15/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/15/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/14/2025House

  10. Revised Fiscal Note Printed

    4/3/2025House

  11. Revised Fiscal Note Signed

    4/3/2025House

  12. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/2/2025Senate

  13. Revised Fiscal Note Received

    4/2/2025House

  14. 3rd Reading

    4/2/2025Senate

  15. 2nd Reading

    4/1/2025Senate

  16. Revised Fiscal Note Requested

    3/31/2025House

  17. Committee Report

    3/26/2025Senate

  18. Committee Executive Action

    3/25/2025Senate

  19. Hearing

    3/10/2025Senate

  20. Referred to Committee

    3/4/2025Senate

  21. 1st Reading

    3/3/2025Senate

  22. 3rd Reading

    3/1/2025House

  23. 2nd Reading

    2/28/2025House

  24. Revised Fiscal Note Printed

    2/27/2025House

  25. Revised Fiscal Note Signed

    2/27/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 4)

    3/26/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    2/25/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    2/11/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/21/2025

    PDF

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