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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Create the student and teacher advancement for results and success act (STARS)"
+description: "Create the student and teacher advancement for results and success act (STARS)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 252"
+citation: "Montana HB 252 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Appropriations", "Education - K-12", "Education - Post-Secondary", "Education - School Finance", "Education - Teachers", "Labor and Employment", "Rule Making"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
+version_count: 55
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2024-09-23T12:46:37+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-13T21:52:44+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11d71d15-df35-4434-8e7e-488657e2baa1"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0262?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "b5951b62b6eee5f83b11ed744576817b5b797f6290448d46eb7797781dcc15bc"
+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 252 (2025) — Create the student and teacher advancement for results and success act (STARS)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0252.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278228)
+2. **HB0252.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278229)
+3. **HB0252.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279133)
+4. **HB0252.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280828)
+5. **HB0252.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279037)
+6. **HB0252.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280862)
+7. **HB0252.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280861)
+8. **HB0252_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272741)
+9. **HB0252_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275366)
+10. **HB0252_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276415)
+11. **HB0252_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279640)
+12. **HB0252_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279641)
+13. **HB0252_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279642)
+14. **HB0252_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279643)
+15. **HB0252_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272384)
+16. **HB0252_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279645)
+17. **HB0252_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283928)
+18. **HB0252_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283929)
+19. **HB0252_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279647)
+20. **HB0252_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279650)
+21. **HB0252_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279670)
+22. **HB0252_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279674)
+23. **HB0252_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279675)
+24. **HB0252_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279756)
+25. **HB0252_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283926)
+26. **HB0252_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283927)
+27. **HB0252_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279644)
+28. **HB0252_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283931)
+29. **HB0252_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315022)
+30. **HB0252_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315026)
+31. **HB0252_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283932)
+32. **HB0252_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283933)
+33. **HB0252_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283948)
+34. **HB0252_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283956)
+35. **HB0252_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283957)
+36. **HB0252_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283958)
+37. **HB0252_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286744)
+38. **HB0252_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304312)
+39. **HB0252_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283930)
+40. **HB0252_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315045)
+41. **HB0252_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322386)
+42. **HB0252_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322387)
+43. **HB0252_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324857)
+44. **HB0252_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325704)
+45. **HB0252_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327290)
+46. **HB0252_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317229)
+47. **HB0252_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318099)
+48. **HB0252_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318100)
+49. **HB0252_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318101)
+50. **HB0252_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318169)
+51. **HB0252_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318170)
+52. **HB0252_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320937)
+53. **HB0252_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322385)
+54. **HB0252_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315027)
+55. **LC0262.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271740)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **40–10** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in — **10–4** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **88–9** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **92–8** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in — **22–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **93–7** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **20–2** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Llew Jones — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-09-23T12:46:37+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-01-09T16:33:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-01-09T17:19:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-01-15T16:54:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-01-15T23:13:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-01-16T15:48:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-01-16T16:11:03+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-01-16T18:31:27+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-01-17T20:10:06+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-01-17T20:19:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-01-20T17:21:04+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-20T20:18:36+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-22T15:45:45+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Education
+- **2025-01-22T18:42:43+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
+- **2025-02-04T15:29:37+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-02-04T20:08:06+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-02-05T16:53:06+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-02-06T00:32:47+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-06T01:26:46+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-06T17:25:20+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-02-06T20:33:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-10T21:08:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-10T21:44:28+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-02-10T21:53:17+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-02-10T22:07:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-10T23:03:32+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
+- **2025-02-10T23:31:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-02-17T22:56:46+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-18T20:08:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-21T20:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-22T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-02-22T19:04:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-24T21:51:29+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-02-25T20:42:26+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-04T00:46:34+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T19:48:42+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2025-04-03T22:16:08+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2025-04-04T02:43:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-15T19:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-15T21:44:30+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-17T16:24:49+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-18T14:47:59+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-18T20:03:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22T21:17:11+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-27T16:22:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-05-01T19:00:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-02T16:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-05T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13T21:52:44+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/11d71d15-df35-4434-8e7e-488657e2baa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+