MT HB 445

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Revise laws to promote the teaching of cursive writing in schools

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

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Did MT HB 445 pass?

No. MT HB 445 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 445 about?

MT HB 445 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Revise laws to promote the teaching of cursive writing in schools”.

Who sponsors MT HB 445?

Zack Wirth is the primary sponsor of MT HB 445.

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

Subjects

Education - K-12

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-20
(H) Died in Process
failure
2025-03-12
(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
2025-02-19
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Education
amendment-deferral
2025-02-13
(H) Hearing - (H) Education
2025-02-11
(H) First Reading
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2025-02-11
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
referral-committee
2025-02-10
(H) Introduced
2025-02-10
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-10
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-07
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-06
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-06
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-04
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-02-04
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-12-05
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

LC2216.pdfCompare
HB0445_1.pdfCompare
HB0445_1(3).pdfCompare
HB0445_1(2).pdfCompare
HB0445_1(1).pdfCompare

Documents

Votes

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2025-02-19 · pass · 9-6
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: no
- Greg Overstreet: no
- Melissa Romano: yes
- Randyn Gregg: no
- Linda Reksten: no

Related bills

Replaces: LC 2216

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2216?open_tab=sum

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