All Roll Calls
Yes: 351 • No: 191
MontanaHB 28469th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS
Sponsored By: Caleb Hinkle (Republican)
Became Law
LegislatureUniversity SystemStatutory, Interim StudiesAppropriations
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Committee membership, pay, and funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, the committee has eight legislators: four from the House and four from the Senate. Two minority-party members serve from each chamber. The Speaker appoints House members, and the Senate Committee on Committees appoints Senate members. Appointments must be made within 30 days after July 1, 2025, and vacancies are filled the same way. Members elect a presiding officer and a vice presiding officer. Members get salary and expense reimbursement under state law 5-2-302. $23,000 from the general fund pays member reimbursements for the biennium ending June 30, 2027.
Campus rights probe at state universities
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law creates a temporary committee to investigate civil rights and censorship in the Montana University System. It takes on-the-record testimony from Montana students and makes findings and recommendations. It must send physical and electronic reports to the U.S. President; the Justice and Education Departments; leaders of Congress and Montana’s delegation; and Montana officials, including the Governor, the Department of Justice, the Office of Public Instruction, the House Speaker, and the Senate President. The committee may meet no more than three times and must finish its work by September 15, 2026. The Legislative Services Division provides staff support. The act ends December 31, 2026.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Caleb Hinkle
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Theresa Manzella
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/17/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 59 • No: 40
House vote • 4/16/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 71 • No: 27
House vote • 4/14/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 29 • No: 19
House vote • 4/12/2025
Do Pass As Amended
Yes: 30 • No: 20
House vote • 4/12/2025
AMD-HB0284.002.001 Manzella D/PASS
Yes: 44 • No: 6
House vote • 2/21/2025
Do Pass
Yes: 59 • No: 39
House vote • 2/20/2025
Do Pass
Yes: 59 • No: 40
Actions Timeline
Chapter Number Assigned
5/16/2025HouseSigned by Governor
5/12/2025HouseTransmitted to Governor
5/5/2025HouseSigned by President
5/2/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
5/1/2025HouseReturned from Enrolling
4/22/2025HouseSent to Enrolling
4/18/2025House3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
4/17/2025House2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
4/16/2025HouseReturned to House with Amendments
4/14/2025Senate3rd Reading Concurred
4/14/2025Senate2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
4/12/2025Senate2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
4/12/2025SenateCommittee Report--Bill Concurred
4/3/2025SenateCommittee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
4/3/2025SenateHearing
3/28/2025SenateHearing Canceled
3/17/2025SenateHearing
3/14/2025SenateReferred to Committee
3/3/2025SenateFirst Reading
2/24/2025SenateTransmitted to Senate
2/21/2025House3rd Reading Passed
2/21/2025House2nd Reading Passed
2/20/2025HouseCommittee Report--Bill Passed as Amended
2/17/2025HouseCommittee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
2/17/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
4/22/2025
As Amended (Version 3)
4/12/2025
As Amended (Version 2)
2/17/2025
Introduced
1/22/2025