# Montana HB 361: Provide funding to school districts for English language learners

Montana HB 361, Provide funding to school districts for English language learners, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Connie Keogh (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 361
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide funding to school districts for English language learners
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Connie Keogh (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - K-12, Education - School Finance, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (169 yes, 128 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Connie Keogh (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 41 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 45 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass | pass | 57 | 42 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-18: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-18: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-01: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-01: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-22: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-22: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-31: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=79cb06dc-70e1-4878-93b0-e3805592cc0b)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2ebc040a-364d-470b-8b6a-7757f9fe800a)
- Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=30544739-2759-43d4-926e-b67f0d67178d)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=79cb06dc-70e1-4878-93b0-e3805592cc0b)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2ebc040a-364d-470b-8b6a-7757f9fe800a)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=30544739-2759-43d4-926e-b67f0d67178d)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB361-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).