# Montana HB 631: Revise student online protection laws related to postsecondary opportunities Montana HB 631, Revise student online protection laws related to postsecondary opportunities, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Curtis Schomer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB631-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 631 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise student online protection laws related to postsecondary opportunities - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-21 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education - K-12, Education - Technical and Trades, Privacy, Education - Post-Secondary, Information Technology - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (283 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger protection for student data online: benefit, low. The law defines what counts as protected student information in K-12 online apps. It covers names, addresses, contact info, discipline and test records, special education data, health and criminal records, and Social Security numbers. It also covers biometrics, disability and socioeconomic info, fo… - K-12 app rules skip dual-credit, work-based courses: mixed, low. Courses for postsecondary credit and work-based learning courses under 20-7-1510 are not K-12 school purposes. For those classes, the K-12 online app rules in 20-7-1323 to 20-7-1326 do not apply. Schools, partners, and app providers may use different privacy terms in those courses. - Rules for using deidentified student data: mixed, low. Deidentified or aggregated student data is not a pupil record. Third parties can use deidentified data to improve learning tools, personalize learning, show results in marketing, or build or improve educational apps. Schools and app makers must make sure the data cannot identify a specific student. - Who must follow K-12 app rules: mixed, low. An operator is any provider that knows or should know its app is used mainly for K-12 school purposes. Those operators must follow the K-12 online application rules in 20-7-1323 through 20-7-1326. App makers and school districts must check how an app is used. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Russ Tempel (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 14 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 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) - 2025-04-18: 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) - 2025-03-31: 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) - 2025-02-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-22: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-22: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-21: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=577af2c9-0e4f-4e0c-9027-c553958a7abf) - Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9c57d159-8256-48af-b869-b5d75946d157) ## 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=577af2c9-0e4f-4e0c-9027-c553958a7abf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9c57d159-8256-48af-b869-b5d75946d157) ## 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) - [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-HB631-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).