# Montana HB 284: Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS Montana HB 284, Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Caleb Hinkle (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB284-2025 - 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 284 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Caleb Hinkle (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Legislature, Education - Post-Secondary, Interim Study Bills, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (351 yes, 194 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New panel on campus civil rights: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law creates a temporary legislative committee to investigate civil-rights violations and censorship in Montana public colleges. The committee takes on-the-record testimony from Montana students. It must send printed and electronic findings and recommendations to federal… - Panel membership rules and meeting cap: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the committee has eight legislators: four House members and four Senate members. Each chamber must include two minority-party members. Appointments must be made within 30 days of July 1, 2025, and vacancies are filled the same way. The committee may meet no more than three t… - Pay and funding for panel members: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, committee members receive salary and expense reimbursement under state law. The law provides $23,000 from the general fund to the Legislative Services Division for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. This money reimburses committee members. The act is void if the appropriatio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Caleb Hinkle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Manzella (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 59 | 40 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 71 | 29 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 19 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | AMD-HB0284.002.001 Manzella D/PASS | pass | 44 | 6 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 30 | 20 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 39 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 41 | | ## Actions (29) - 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) - 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-21: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-17: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-17: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-12: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-23: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-23: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-22: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a4c28331-53f2-45f3-a260-321555285b65) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a52806d2-0346-4b87-b127-743261774d15) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=15f24652-169d-4388-99cf-bba86cb0b884) - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4ba46560-ceb7-4bcd-920d-a7d643de7770) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a4c28331-53f2-45f3-a260-321555285b65) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a52806d2-0346-4b87-b127-743261774d15) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=15f24652-169d-4388-99cf-bba86cb0b884) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4ba46560-ceb7-4bcd-920d-a7d643de7770) ## 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-HB284-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).