# Montana HB 512: Require seat belts on newly purchased school buses

Montana HB 512, Require seat belts on newly purchased school buses, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jill Cohenour (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-04-15 (Tabled in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 512
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require seat belts on newly purchased school buses
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Last action: 2025-04-15, Tabled in Committee
- Sponsor: Jill Cohenour (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12, Transportation, Safety, Immunity From Suit--Government, Revenue, State
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 62 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: Jill Cohenour (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Thane (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 67 | 31 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 69 | 31 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-15: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 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: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-22: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-17: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-17: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-14: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-14: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba218021-2ebb-4cf4-8b4d-b9b01fe825d1)
- Introduced, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=798da30b-abef-434e-be6f-ba4a9a0fdb82)

## 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 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba218021-2ebb-4cf4-8b4d-b9b01fe825d1)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=798da30b-abef-434e-be6f-ba4a9a0fdb82)

## 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-HB512-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).