# Montana HB 471: Revise education laws related to human sexuality and identity instruction Montana HB 471, Revise education laws related to human sexuality and identity instruction, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jedediah Hinkle (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB471-2025 - 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 471 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise education laws related to human sexuality and identity instruction - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education - K-12, Health - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (273 yes, 171 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents control sexuality and identity lessons: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, you may refuse or withdraw your child from human sexuality instruction; the absence is excused. Your child may attend identity instruction only with your written permission, which you can cancel anytime by writing the superintendent. The district must send an annual notice f… - Definitions and enforcement for school instruction: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law defines human sexuality instruction (topics like reproduction, STIs, contraception, and related rights) and identity instruction (gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation). “Instruction” includes any organized learning by staff or guests, and it excludes br… - Public access to curriculum and events: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, each district posts an annual notice with a link to health curriculum materials or summaries and a calendar of related events. The public can inspect all sexuality and identity materials before they are used in class. Districts must prepare and update a yearly health-enhance… - Ban on abortion-provider school materials: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, schools and staff may not let abortion service providers or their affiliates offer, sponsor, or furnish any human sexuality or sexually transmitted disease materials or instruction to students or personnel. This limits which outside groups can provide those materials. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 28 | 20 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Rerefer to Education-Neumann | pass | 27 | 23 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 42 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | AMD-HB0471.001.002 Nikolakakos M DO PASS | pass | 75 | 24 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 56 | 43 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-10: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-02-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-17: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-13: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ead2699a-93b9-42b8-b755-f2e2d56f6b08) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bc6581b9-ac0c-4f18-9e59-ac8ff1d95008) - Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fa3ca2c2-24ea-4613-b9fe-302cb7eb7499) ## 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=ead2699a-93b9-42b8-b755-f2e2d56f6b08) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bc6581b9-ac0c-4f18-9e59-ac8ff1d95008) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fa3ca2c2-24ea-4613-b9fe-302cb7eb7499) ## 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-HB471-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).