Bill Commons

MT HB 28

enacted

Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Did MT HB 28 pass?

Yes. MT HB 28 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-07): Chapter Number Assigned

What is MT HB 28 about?

MT HB 28 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools”.

Who sponsors MT HB 28?

David Bedey is the primary sponsor of MT HB 28.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-07 — Chapter Number Assigned
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • David Bedeyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-07

    Chapter Number Assigned

    became-law

  2. 2025-04-07

    (H) Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-04-01

    (H) Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-04-01

    (S) Signed by President

    passage

  5. 2025-03-28

    (H) Signed by Speaker

    passage

  6. 2025-03-25

    (H) Returned from Enrolling

  7. 2025-03-21

    (H) Sent to Enrolling

  8. 2025-03-21

    (S) 3rd Reading Concurred

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-03-21

    (S) 3rd Reading

  10. 2025-03-21

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-03-20

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims

  12. 2025-03-20

    (S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims

  13. 2025-03-20

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims

  14. 2025-03-20

    (S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims

  15. 2025-03-17

    (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims

  16. 2025-02-19

    (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims

    referral-committee,referral-committee

  17. 2025-02-19

    (S) 2nd Reading Concurred

    reading-2,reading-2

  18. 2025-02-19

    (S) 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  19. 2025-02-19

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  20. 2025-02-06

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources

  21. 2025-02-06

    (S) Committee Report - (S) Education and Cultural Resources

  22. 2025-02-05

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources

  23. 2025-02-05

    (S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Education and Cultural Resources

  24. 2025-02-04

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  25. 2025-02-03

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed

  26. 2025-02-03

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  27. 2025-01-31

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested

  28. 2025-01-28

    (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources

  29. 2025-01-24

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed

  30. 2025-01-24

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed

  31. 2025-01-24

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  32. 2025-01-24

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested

  33. 2025-01-22

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  34. 2025-01-21

    (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  35. 2025-01-21

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  36. 2025-01-20

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-01-20

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  38. 2025-01-20

    (S) 1st Reading

  39. 2025-01-17

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

  40. 2025-01-17

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

    passage,reading-3

  41. 2025-01-17

    (H) 3rd Reading

  42. 2025-01-17

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  43. 2025-01-16

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  44. 2025-01-16

    (H) 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  45. 2025-01-16

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  46. 2025-01-13

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested

  47. 2025-01-13

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education

    committee-passage

  48. 2025-01-13

    (H) Committee Report - (H) Education

  49. 2025-01-11

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education

    committee-passage

  50. 2025-01-11

    (H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Education

  51. 2025-01-08

    (H) Hearing - (H) Education

  52. 2025-01-07

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  53. 2025-01-07

    (H) Fiscal Note Signed

  54. 2025-01-07

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  55. 2025-01-06

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  56. 2025-01-06

    (H) 1st Reading

  57. 2024-12-20

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education

    referral-committee

  58. 2024-12-18

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  59. 2024-12-06

    (H) Introduced

  60. 2024-12-06

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  61. 2024-12-03

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  62. 2024-11-26

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  63. 2024-11-24

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  64. 2024-11-20

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  65. 2024-11-19

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  66. 2024-11-18

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  67. 2024-09-23

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass_as_amended

    2025-01-10 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Jamie Isaly: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: yes
    • Lee Deming: no
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: no
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Mark Thane: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: no
    • Melissa Romano: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: no
    • Linda Reksten: yes
  • Do Pass

    2025-01-16 · pass · 74-26

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Mary Caferro: yes
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: no
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Larry Brewster: no
    • Fiona Nave: no
    • Braxton Mitchell: no
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Connie Keogh: yes
    • Katie Sullivan: yes
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: no
    • Amy Regier: no
    • Kelly Kortum: yes
    • Paul Fielder: no
    • Jerry Schillinger: no
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: no
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: no
    • Mark Thane: yes
    • Eric Matthews: yes
    • Terry Falk: no
    • George Nikolakakos: yes
    • Greg Kmetz: no
    • Denise Baum: yes
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: no
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: yes
    • Brandon Ler: no
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: no
    • Ed Stafman: yes
    • Jane Gillette: no
    • Donavon Hawk: yes
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: no
    • Paul Tuss: yes
    • Melissa Romano: yes
    • SJ Howell: yes
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Mike Fox: yes
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Ron Marshall: no
    • Tom France: yes
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: no
    • Jennifer Lynch: yes
    • Bob Carter: yes
    • Zooey Zephyr: yes
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: no
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: no
    • James Reavis: yes
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Jamie Isaly: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Thedis Crowe: yes
    • Eric Albus: no
    • Joshua Seckinger: yes
    • Kathy Love: no
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: no
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Ed Byrne: no
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jane Weber: yes
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: yes
    • Debo Powers: yes
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Melody Cunningham: yes
    • Tom Millett: no
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: yes
    • Denise Joy: yes
  • Do Pass

    2025-01-17 · pass · 73-25

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Mary Caferro: excused
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: no
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Fiona Nave: no
    • Braxton Mitchell: no
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Connie Keogh: yes
    • Katie Sullivan: yes
    • Steve Gist: no
    • Katie Zolnikov: no
    • Amy Regier: no
    • Kelly Kortum: yes
    • Paul Fielder: no
    • Jerry Schillinger: no
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: no
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: no
    • Mark Thane: yes
    • Eric Matthews: yes
    • Terry Falk: no
    • George Nikolakakos: yes
    • Greg Kmetz: no
    • Denise Baum: yes
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Zack Wirth: no
    • Neil Duram: no
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: yes
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: no
    • Ed Stafman: yes
    • Jane Gillette: no
    • Donavon Hawk: yes
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: no
    • Paul Tuss: yes
    • Melissa Romano: yes
    • SJ Howell: yes
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Mike Fox: yes
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Ron Marshall: no
    • Tom France: yes
    • Courtenay Sprunger: excused
    • Jodee Etchart: no
    • Jennifer Lynch: yes
    • Bob Carter: yes
    • Zooey Zephyr: yes
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: no
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: no
    • James Reavis: yes
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Jamie Isaly: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: no
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Thedis Crowe: yes
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: yes
    • Kathy Love: no
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Ed Byrne: no
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jane Weber: yes
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: yes
    • Debo Powers: yes
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Melody Cunningham: yes
    • Tom Millett: no
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: yes
    • Denise Joy: yes
  • be_concurred_in

    2025-02-04 · pass · 9-5

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Becky Beard: no
    • Daniel Emrich: no
    • John Esp: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: no
    • Jacinda Morigeau: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: yes
    • Jeremy Trebas: no
    • Sue Vinton: no
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
  • Do Concur

    2025-02-19 · pass · 28-21

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: no
    • Carl Glimm: no
    • Andrea Olsen: yes
    • Mark Noland: no
    • Greg Hertz: no
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Denise Hayman: yes
    • Jeremy Trebas: no
    • Forrest Mandeville: no
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Matt Regier: no
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Sue Vinton: no
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: no
    • Kenneth Bogner: no
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: no
    • Mike Cuffe: no
    • Daniel Zolnikov: no
    • Dennis Lenz: no
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Becky Beard: no
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: no
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: no
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Dave Fern: yes
    • Barry Usher: no
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: no
    • Vince Ricci: no
    • Wylie Galt: no
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Jacinda Morigeau: absent
  • be_concurred_in

    2025-03-20 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • John Esp: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
  • Do Concur

    2025-03-21 · pass · 42-8

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: yes
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Denise Hayman: no
    • Jeremy Trebas: no
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: no
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: no
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: no
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Becky Beard: no
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Dave Fern: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Shane Morigeau: yes
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: no
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Jacinda Morigeau: yes

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