# Montana HB 745: Require background checks for certain school employees and volunteers

Montana HB 745, Require background checks for certain school employees and volunteers, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Tilleman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 745
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require background checks for certain school employees and volunteers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12, Education - Technical and Trades, Law Enforcement, Safety
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Background checks before unsupervised student contact: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, school districts must require a fingerprint-based national criminal history check before anyone has unsupervised contact with students. This applies at school, at school events, and during travel to those events. It covers employees, contractors, volunteers, and others, no m…
- Fingerprint checks for Montana teacher licenses: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, anyone applying for a Montana teacher license must complete a fingerprint-based national criminal history check. Applicants must also show good moral and professional character under state licensure policies. This adds time or possible fees for applicants, and it strengthens…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan Webber (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 1 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 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)
- 2025-04-27: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-28: 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, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=39e76564-7627-4e3d-a112-c6aa9fea45a6)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a037335-e73c-4411-9076-266055ef426e)

## 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=39e76564-7627-4e3d-a112-c6aa9fea45a6)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a037335-e73c-4411-9076-266055ef426e)

## 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-HB745-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).