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MT HB 320

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Establish the Montana's academic prosperity program for scholars act

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

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Quick answers

Did MT HB 320 pass?

No. MT HB 320 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): (H) Died in Process

What is MT HB 320 about?

MT HB 320 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Establish the Montana's academic prosperity program for scholars act”.

Who sponsors MT HB 320?

Lee Deming is the primary sponsor of MT HB 320.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lee Demingprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    (H) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-04-07

    (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-02-19

    (H) 3rd Reading Failed

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  4. 2025-02-19

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  5. 2025-02-17

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-02-13

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-02-11

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested

  8. 2025-02-11

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  9. 2025-02-11

    (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  10. 2025-02-10

    (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations

  11. 2025-02-10

    (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations

    referral-committee,referral-committee

  12. 2025-02-10

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  13. 2025-02-10

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  14. 2025-02-10

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-02-06

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

    committee-passage

  16. 2025-02-06

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested

  17. 2025-02-06

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

    committee-passage

  18. 2025-02-06

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

    committee-passage

  19. 2025-02-05

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  20. 2025-02-04

    (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  21. 2025-02-04

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  22. 2025-01-29

    (H) Hearing - (H) Education

  23. 2025-01-28

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  24. 2025-01-28

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-01-27

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  26. 2025-01-27

    (H) Introduced

  27. 2025-01-24

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  28. 2025-01-24

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  29. 2025-01-24

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  30. 2025-01-23

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  31. 2025-01-23

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  32. 2025-01-23

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  33. 2025-01-22

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  34. 2024-12-09

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass_as_amended

    2025-02-06 · pass · 8-7

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

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-10 · pass · 51-49

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

  • do_pass

    2025-02-13 · pass · 12-11

    Member-level votes (23)
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • Mary Caferro: no
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Thedis Crowe: no
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • John Fitzpatrick: no
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Connie Keogh: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: no
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Debo Powers: no
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Llew Jones: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-19 · fail · 46-54

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

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2582?open_tab=sum

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