# Montana HB 591: Institute the celebrate freedom week in Montana's public schools

Montana HB 591, Institute the celebrate freedom week in Montana's public schools, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Greg Oblander (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 591
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Institute the celebrate freedom week in Montana's public schools
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Oblander (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (204 yes, 94 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools must hold Freedom Week in September: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, all Montana school districts must hold Freedom Week in the last full week of September. Schools run exercises that teach about sacrifices for freedom and the nation’s founding values. District trustees must adopt a policy to ensure these and other commemorations happen, incl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Oblander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Fuller (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 36 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 65 | 34 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 66 | 33 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing (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)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b7cc06b3-3763-494c-8f6c-1c5aa0176c57)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=310279ad-9f8f-49f5-863b-42139c75025a)
- Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c55982a4-1158-4506-8dd9-e9a7582a875d)

## 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=b7cc06b3-3763-494c-8f6c-1c5aa0176c57)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=310279ad-9f8f-49f5-863b-42139c75025a)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c55982a4-1158-4506-8dd9-e9a7582a875d)

## 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-HB591-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).