All Roll Calls
Yes: 210 • No: 138
MontanaHB 49969th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
Extend the grow your own grant program
Sponsored By: Thedis Crowe (Democrat)
Signed by Governor
AgricultureCollegesEducation - K-12Education - Post-SecondaryAppropriations
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Scholarships for future teachers, no loan payback
Beginning July 1, 2025, you can get a last-dollar scholarship up to $5,000 per year, up to $10,000 total. It cannot be more than your remaining cost of attendance. To qualify, you took part in a grow your own program or live in a community with a school on the state’s teacher-shortage list, are enrolled in a teacher prep program in a shortage area, and commit to teach in a shortage school. If your participation was only in high school, you must have earned at least 6 college credits toward an education degree. The law also ends the old rule that turned these grants into loans for missing timing or service; the shortage list is set by the Board of Public Education under 20-4-503.
Program extended and funded through 2029
The law keeps the program in place through June 30, 2029. It appropriates $500,000 from the general fund for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025 to the Commissioner of Higher Education to carry out the program. The legislature intends this to be part of the ongoing base budget.
Startup grants for teacher pipelines require match
Beginning July 1, 2025, the commissioner runs one-time startup grants for teacher pipeline programs at colleges that partner with at least one eligible school district, subject to appropriation. Grants require a local match from the college or the district and a plan to keep the program going after the grant ends. For this program, a postsecondary institution means a Montana university system unit, a tribal college, or a community college in Montana. The law removes the separate grant line that funded tribal and community colleges to seek accreditation or create collaborations.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Thedis Crowe
Democrat • House
Cosponsors
Tyson T. Running Wolf
Democrat • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 29 • No: 21
Senate vote • 4/18/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 27 • No: 23
Senate vote • 4/17/2025
Take HB 499 from Comm-Webber
Yes: 27 • No: 23
House vote • 4/5/2025
Do Pass
Yes: 62 • No: 36
House vote • 4/4/2025
Do Pass
Yes: 65 • No: 35
Actions Timeline
Chapter Number Assigned
6/20/2025HouseSigned by Governor
6/19/2025HouseTransmitted to Governor
6/10/2025HouseSigned by President
6/9/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
6/2/2025HouseReturned from Enrolling
4/25/2025HouseSent to Enrolling
4/22/2025House3rd Reading
4/22/2025Senate2nd Reading
4/18/2025SenateTake from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
4/17/2025SenateTabled in Committee
4/15/2025SenateHearing Canceled
4/15/2025SenateHearing
4/14/2025SenateHearing
4/10/2025SenateReferred to Committee
4/7/2025Senate1st Reading
4/7/2025SenateTransmitted to Senate
4/5/2025House3rd Reading
4/5/2025House2nd Reading
4/4/2025HouseCommittee Report
4/2/2025HouseCommittee Executive Action
4/1/2025HouseHearing
3/31/2025HouseRereferred to Committee
3/31/2025HouseCommittee Report
3/29/2025HouseCommittee Executive Action
3/28/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
4/23/2025
As Amended (Version 2)
3/29/2025
Introduced
2/13/2025