# Montana HB 721: Revise laws relating to apprenticeship programs Montana HB 721, Revise laws relating to apprenticeship programs, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Curtis Schomer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB721-2025 - 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 721 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise laws relating to apprenticeship programs - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Labor and Employment, Education - Technical and Trades - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (294 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Vocational boards lead apprentice instruction: benefit, low. State and local vocational boards, working with the apprenticeship agency, run related and supplemental classes for apprentices. They match class work to job training and choose and train instructors. Boards can use experts and national programs. The law defines who counts as an apprentice and name… - Apprentice pay tied to prevailing wages: mixed, medium. The law ties apprentice pay to the local prevailing construction wage. The department uses this rate as the base for pay steps set in apprenticeship agreements. This applies in prevailing-wage districts. Agreements include a progressive wage scale, so pay rises over time. This can raise apprentice… - Apprenticeship hours, credit, and exit rules: mixed, medium. Apprenticeship agreements must set at least 2,000 hours of on-the-job work. They must list related classroom hours; the standard is at least 144 hours a year. Apprentices must be at least 16. Prior training can count for credit, but no more than 50% of required hours, and only with employer or comm… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Hunter (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-24: 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) - 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-27: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-25: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=08a6b8c0-c91b-4735-be35-79a4432aaf9e) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7f8c616f-d04e-4488-bc44-f5651aac4fef) ## 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=08a6b8c0-c91b-4735-be35-79a4432aaf9e) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7f8c616f-d04e-4488-bc44-f5651aac4fef) ## 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-HB721-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).