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MontanaHB 86469th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

Authorize transfers and other necessary measure to implement HB 2 section E

Sponsored By: David Bedey (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

More aid for some tribal college students

The law raises aid to $4,183 per year for each eligible full-time equivalent resident nonbeneficiary student at tribal colleges. Payments occur only when the budget includes a line-item for this program and are prorated by eligible enrollment. A tribal college must be accredited or a candidate, have an agreement with the regents, show credits transfer, enroll at least 51% Indian students, and grant fee waivers to eligible residents in the same percentage as for Indian students. Colleges report eligible counts by June 15, and the regents distribute funds by August 15. These rules take effect July 1, 2025.

More funding for school tech and maintenance

The state directs certain timber and land income into the School Facility and Technology Account. The account prioritizes school technology and state debt service, and it can move extra money to major maintenance to avoid proration cuts. When House Bill 515 is also law, the state provides $1 million a year for school technology grants; the superintendent allocates it by late August based on each district’s BASE share. These rules start July 1, 2025.

Caps on state costs for new charters

When House Bill 251 is also law, the Board of Public Education must limit the estimated third-year basic-entitlement state cost for newly approved public charter schools to the amount set in the appropriations act. When House Bills 251 and 2 and this act are all law, the board must also cap that third-year cost at $1,000,000 for schools first eligible to open in school fiscal year 2027 and at $1,000,000 for those first eligible in school fiscal year 2028. These limits apply beginning July 1, 2025.

New funding rules for community colleges

The state updates how it funds community colleges. It defines weighted enrollment and counts dual-enrollment CTE as CTE. It limits the inflation increase to 3% and removes most one-time payments from the base, with adjustments for actual weighted enrollment. At year end, the commissioner reconciles payments using increase and decrease factors. Colleges receive underpayments or repay overpayments by July 15, and leftover funds return to the general fund by August 1. These rules take effect July 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • David Bedey

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Llew Jones

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 420 • No: 77

House vote • 4/28/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 85 • No: 15

House vote • 4/25/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 97 • No: 3

House vote • 4/23/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 30 • No: 20

House vote • 4/22/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 29 • No: 21

House vote • 4/5/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 89 • No: 9

House vote • 4/3/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 90 • No: 9

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/19/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/13/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/7/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    5/6/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    5/2/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/29/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/28/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate

    4/28/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred

    4/25/2025House

  10. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/23/2025Senate

  11. 3rd Reading Concurred

    4/23/2025Senate

  12. 2nd Reading Concurred

    4/22/2025Senate

  13. Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended

    4/17/2025Senate

  14. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended

    4/16/2025Senate

  15. Hearing

    4/14/2025Senate

  16. Rereferred to Committee

    4/7/2025Senate

  17. Referred to Committee

    4/7/2025Senate

  18. First Reading

    4/7/2025Senate

  19. Transmitted to Senate

    4/5/2025House

  20. 3rd Reading Passed

    4/5/2025House

  21. 2nd Reading Passed

    4/3/2025House

  22. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

    4/1/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

    4/1/2025House

  24. Hearing

    3/27/2025House

  25. Rereferred to Committee

    3/27/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/28/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    4/17/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    4/2/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    3/25/2025

    PDF

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