# Montana SB 34: Clarify laws related to k-12 school districts Montana SB 34, Clarify laws related to k-12 school districts, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel Emrich (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB34-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 34 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Clarify laws related to k-12 school districts - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-12 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education - K-12, Education - School Finance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (296 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Separate tuition for elementary and high school: mixed, medium. Tuition for students is set separately for elementary and for high school in a K‑12 district. The district must use last year’s spending, split between the two programs, to calculate tuition under state rules. This can change tuition bills for families with attending students. - Taxes and state aid in K‑12 districts: mixed, medium. In a new K‑12 district, funding is calculated separately for elementary and for high school. Student counts (ANB) are figured separately and drive per‑student entitlements. County basic taxes use the elementary rule for elementary and the high school rule for high school. State guaranteed tax base… - Money and property shift to new district: mixed, low. When an elementary district attaches to a high school district on July 1, money, taxes, property, and records move to the new K‑12 district. The county treasurer transfers year‑end warrants and fund balances. Past‑year taxes owed to the old elementary district are paid into the high school district… - K‑12 status and school board size: mixed, low. A K‑12 district formed under state law is treated as a high school district for legal and funding references. The number of elected trustees is set by the attached elementary district’s classification under existing rules. This changes which rules apply and how large the local school board is. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jamie Isaly (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-21 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-01-20 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-30: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-22: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-21: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-01-21: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-20: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2024-12-12: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4e09116c-341c-479c-b7fa-24b975a55b0c) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=25279967-926f-4d36-b9b2-a28b895e0cc1) - Introduced, 2024-12-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d0443891-5210-4af7-9677-6faa2d082cfe) ## 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=4e09116c-341c-479c-b7fa-24b975a55b0c) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=25279967-926f-4d36-b9b2-a28b895e0cc1) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d0443891-5210-4af7-9677-6faa2d082cfe) ## 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-SB34-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).