# Montana HB 602: Require school district personnel to inform board of trustees of reductions in force

Montana HB 602, Require school district personnel to inform board of trustees of reductions in force, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Greg Overstreet (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 602
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require school district personnel to inform board of trustees of reductions in force
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Overstreet (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (241 yes, 57 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Early public notice for nontenure cuts: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, school boards must place any proposed nonrenewal of a nontenure teacher for financial reasons on a meeting agenda by June 1. The proposal is treated as a matter of significant public interest. Open-meeting rules apply, so the public can see and comment.
- Nontenure teachers face without-cause cuts: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, a district can nonrenew a nontenure teacher for financial reasons and treat it as without cause. That lowers job protections tied to cause-based actions. However, if a valid collective bargaining agreement covers nonrenewals, those contract terms still control.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Overstreet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sara Novak (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 28 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 89 | 10 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 93 | 6 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 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)
- 2025-04-23: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=eda4b75d-0485-4aae-a948-fa896004e2ed)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e7ddd1f-fbf8-4f98-9e2a-f675aebaf2f2)
- Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ada1470b-40d2-4113-ab1d-7acc4b84b6a2)

## 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=eda4b75d-0485-4aae-a948-fa896004e2ed)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e7ddd1f-fbf8-4f98-9e2a-f675aebaf2f2)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ada1470b-40d2-4113-ab1d-7acc4b84b6a2)

## 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-HB602-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).