# Montana HB 515: Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts Montana HB 515, Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Linda Reksten (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB515-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 515 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Linda Reksten (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - School Finance, Appropriations, Money Transfer, Education - K-12, Taxation--Coal - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (439 yes, 159 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More state help for school upkeep: benefit, medium. The law raises the base maintenance amount to $40,000 plus $115 per student (prior‑year ANB). It boosts the statewide aid multiplier to 355% in the maintenance formula. Districts can use maintenance aid for debt payments, safety upgrades, HVAC, windows, plumbing, electrical, lighting, IT and intern… - Less paperwork after maintenance aid: benefit, low. School districts no longer must file a 30‑day acknowledgment after receiving school major maintenance aid. The prior 30‑day filing rule is repealed. - School tech fund can buy cloud: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, districts can use their technology fund to buy, rent, repair, and maintain tech equipment and pay for cloud services. The fund can cover subscriptions, licenses, pay‑per‑use services, and staff technical training. Trustees must deposit state tech money into this fund and may… - Big boost to school building funds: mixed, high. The law channels more money to school buildings and technology through a renamed facility and technology account. By August 15, 2025, the state tops the School Facilities Fund to $275 million. Each year, schools also get the larger of $10 million plus inflation or 5% of oil and gas taxes from two y… - New rules for 10 mill levy: mixed, medium. Trustees must calculate the 10‑mill major maintenance levy using the district’s latest certified taxable value. If 10 mills brings in less than the allowed maximum, trustees can add other lawful local money or transfer from other district funds to fill the gap. The district’s local effort equals th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Linda Reksten (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-25 | House | Do Concur | pass | 80 | 20 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 90 | 10 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 21 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | AMD-HB0515.002.002 Novak D/PASS | pass | 37 | 13 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 27 | 23 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Take HB 515 from Comm-Novak | pass | 27 | 23 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 73 | 25 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 76 | 24 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-28: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-25: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (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: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-31: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-31: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-26: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-26: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-24: 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 - Enrolled, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e90f53b1-8027-4ead-a83d-5437aa48b2c6) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=23538b26-8f9f-41c4-8cfb-0e9526e9d069) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=af78d0be-860a-4b8c-ad33-de7c92bcf0a9) - Introduced, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0af18545-9fff-494d-a76d-1912ea0eb48d) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e90f53b1-8027-4ead-a83d-5437aa48b2c6) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=23538b26-8f9f-41c4-8cfb-0e9526e9d069) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=af78d0be-860a-4b8c-ad33-de7c92bcf0a9) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0af18545-9fff-494d-a76d-1912ea0eb48d) ## 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) - [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-HB515-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).