2025 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 69th Montana Legislature

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Last update: 12:39 AM Jun 1, 2025
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GOP-held 58-42
๐Ÿ› Senate
GOP-held 32-18
๐Ÿ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

Senate Bill 181: Generally revise Indian education for all laws

โœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 21
โŒ 1st Cmte.
Tabled
Jan 30
โœ… Senate
Passed Senate
โœ… House
Passed House
โšช๏ธ Gov.

Sponsor: | Requester: Jonathan Windy Boy
๐Ÿ“ƒ Bill text
๐Ÿ’ต Fiscal note
๐Ÿ› Legal note
None on file
๐Ÿ– Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
๐Ÿ“ฐ Indigenous Affairs
Montanaโ€™s American Indian Caucus touts historic success in 2025 legislative session
May 30, 2025 โ€ข Nora Mabie
๐Ÿ“ฐ 2025 Legislature
Under settlement, Montana Board of Public Ed vows to improve how state teaches Native American history and culture
May 5, 2025 โ€ข Nora Mabie
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American Indian Caucus touts success at Legislatureโ€™s halfway point
Mar 13, 2025 โ€ข Nora Mabie
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Despite opposition, Montana legislator advances two priority bills from American Indian caucus
Feb 25, 2025 โ€ข Nate Schoenfelder
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 21
Introduced
Jan 21
First Reading
Jan 21
Referred to Committee
Jan 21
Hearing
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Senate Education and Cultural Resources
Jan 30
Tabled in Committee
โŒ 10-4
R9-0
D1-4
Feb 21
Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading
Feb 24
2nd Reading Passed
โœ… 31-19
R13-19
D18-0
Feb 25
3rd Reading Passed
โœ… 29-20
R12-20
D17-0
Feb 25
Transmitted to House
Feb 26
Referred to Committee
Feb 26
First Reading
Mar 21
Hearing
๐Ÿ‘ฅ House Education
Mar 28
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
๐Ÿ‘ฅ House Education
โœ… 15-0
R9-0
D6-0
Apr 8
2nd Reading Concurred
โœ… 74-24
R33-24
D41-0
Apr 9
3rd Reading Concurred
โœ… 69-28
R28-28
D41-0
Apr 9
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 12
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
โœ… 50-0
R32-0
D18-0
Apr 14
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
โœ… 42-6
R25-6
D17-0
Apr 30
Transmitted to Governor
May 8
Signed by Governor
May 13
Chapter Number Assigned
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page at legmt.gov for an official reference.

About the 2025 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature's public roster and its official bill-tracking system. Reporting and web design were done by Jacob Olness and Eric Dietrich. Please contact them at jolness@montanafreepress.org and edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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