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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Extend the use of funding for lead-in-schools appropriated in 2023"
+description: "Extend the use of funding for lead-in-schools appropriated in 2023"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 234"
+citation: "Montana HB 234 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Appropriations", "Education - School Finance", "State Finance"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Paul Tuss"]
+version_count: 41
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2024-10-21T13:18:45+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-04-18T19:11:29+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50cb4307-fd03-44b5-bdda-609f87b81d2b"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0566?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "912a82be2671ee94ba51e8f87cf87aaf54c79e083affb01901a9f3b84693193b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana HB 234 (2025) — Extend the use of funding for lead-in-schools appropriated in 2023
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0234.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273441)
+2. **HB0234.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273439)
+3. **HB0234_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272417)
+4. **HB0234_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286681)
+5. **HB0234_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286683)
+6. **HB0234_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287395)
+7. **HB0234_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287402)
+8. **HB0234_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273849)
+9. **HB0234_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273850)
+10. **HB0234_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273851)
+11. **HB0234_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273852)
+12. **HB0234_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275477)
+13. **HB0234_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276524)
+14. **HB0234_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286465)
+15. **HB0234_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286546)
+16. **HB0234_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272207)
+17. **HB0234_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273854)
+18. **HB0234_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286466)
+19. **HB0234_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286682)
+20. **HB0234_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287411)
+21. **HB0234_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295858)
+22. **HB0234_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300818)
+23. **HB0234_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300819)
+24. **HB0234_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273855)
+25. **HB0234_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273856)
+26. **HB0234_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273858)
+27. **HB0234_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273859)
+28. **HB0234_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273860)
+29. **HB0234_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275478)
+30. **HB0234_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276525)
+31. **HB0234_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277151)
+32. **HB0234_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273853)
+33. **HB0234_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316590)
+34. **HB0234_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320187)
+35. **HB0234_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321219)
+36. **HB0234_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321220)
+37. **HB0234_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321221)
+38. **HB0234_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324545)
+39. **HB0234_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325873)
+40. **HB0234_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310636)
+41. **LC0566.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269411)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in — **21–1** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **46–2** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass_as_amended — **23–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Paul Tuss — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-10-21T13:18:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-12-19T16:03:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2024-12-19T19:36:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2024-12-23T21:39:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2024-12-26T17:57:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2024-12-27T00:39:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2024-12-27T15:42:47+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-01-16T18:40:19+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-01-16T22:00:35+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-01-16T22:46:59+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-01-17T16:14:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-17T20:53:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-17T21:55:15+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
+- **2025-01-22T23:12:35+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-23T15:04:12+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-01-23T19:40:29+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-01-23T19:48:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-01-23T20:27:11+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-01-28T21:14:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-01-29T21:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-01-29T22:19:46+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-01-30T21:49:43+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-18T18:41:46+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T19:05:52+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-03-20T17:13:06+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-03-20T21:45:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-27T19:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-28T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-28T21:17:20+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-03-30T16:34:45+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-07T18:00:24+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-09T17:30:28+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-04-09T19:50:28+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-17T20:01:33+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-18T19:11:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50cb4307-fd03-44b5-bdda-609f87b81d2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+