# Montana HB 663: Revise education laws related to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Montana HB 663, Revise education laws related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 663
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise education laws related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-22
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Government, State Government, Discrimination, Education - K-12, Education - Post-Secondary
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (114 yes, 84 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: Kerri Seekins-Crowe (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 41 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 43 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: 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)
- 2025-02-22: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f7a2b4e6-5cdf-4e74-bea1-b5ddcb8035f9)
- Introduced, 2025-02-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bca87dee-f1dc-494b-9475-b854f81d062e)

## 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=f7a2b4e6-5cdf-4e74-bea1-b5ddcb8035f9)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bca87dee-f1dc-494b-9475-b854f81d062e)

## 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-HB663-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).