# Montana HB 373: Revise lottery proceeds laws to dedicate to education funding

Montana HB 373, Revise lottery proceeds laws to dedicate to education funding, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Matthews (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB373-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 373
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise lottery proceeds laws to dedicate to education funding
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Eric Matthews (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12, State Finance, Appropriations, Gambling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (101 yes, 99 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: Eric Matthews (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Connie Keogh (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | House | AMD-HB0373.002.004 Mr. Speaker DO PASS | pass | 57 | 43 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass As Amended | fail | 44 | 56 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-09: Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-31: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=774be549-ed94-4e61-b2e1-bc7cd432fd77)
- Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=12b54a90-7ea4-40b4-be39-a82d2c9054c1)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=774be549-ed94-4e61-b2e1-bc7cd432fd77)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=12b54a90-7ea4-40b4-be39-a82d2c9054c1)

## 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-HB373-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).