# Montana HB 357: Provide funding for middle school career and technical education

Montana HB 357, Provide funding for middle school career and technical education, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Tilleman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 357
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide funding for middle school career and technical education
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - Technical and Trades, Education - School Finance, Education - K-12, Appropriations, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (272 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State grants for middle school career classes: benefit, low. Montana now funds career and technical classes in the middle grades. Each year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction gives state grants to districts with accredited junior high, middle school, or 7th–8th grade programs. The Superintendent sets the application, budgeting, and accounting rules. D…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sue Vinton (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Do Pass | pass | 88 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 4 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-03: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-01: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-01: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-25: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-24: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-30: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c5e40c81-88c9-45c8-9417-ce09ec801945)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=27ba6d0f-3659-49b7-87e1-a34d982fe7a6)
- Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8b768a44-7aa2-4826-80d1-b4dea4cfe94d)

## 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=c5e40c81-88c9-45c8-9417-ce09ec801945)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=27ba6d0f-3659-49b7-87e1-a34d982fe7a6)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8b768a44-7aa2-4826-80d1-b4dea4cfe94d)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB357-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).