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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools"
+description: "Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 28"
+citation: "Montana HB 28 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education - K-12", "Education - School Finance"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
+version_count: 44
+action_count: 55
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2024-09-23T13:10:43+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-04-07T20:47:04+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/928728e8-9206-4200-bdc5-21925220e6f7"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0290?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "c232aae77dc4474ea949ff2c012d337a49ff7bbff76a804a232fafabeb45dd5a"
+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 28 (2025) — Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0028.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270508)
+2. **HB0028.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270498)
+3. **HB0028_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270267)
+4. **HB0028_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271095)
+5. **HB0028_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271096)
+6. **HB0028_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271097)
+7. **HB0028_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271098)
+8. **HB0028_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275193)
+9. **HB0028_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276257)
+10. **HB0028_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267219)
+11. **HB0028_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271100)
+12. **HB0028_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278985)
+13. **HB0028_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297490)
+14. **HB0028_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271104)
+15. **HB0028_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271105)
+16. **HB0028_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271124)
+17. **HB0028_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271125)
+18. **HB0028_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271233)
+19. **HB0028_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275219)
+20. **HB0028_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276280)
+21. **HB0028_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276926)
+22. **HB0028_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271099)
+23. **HB0028_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297489)
+24. **HB0028_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297496)
+25. **HB0028_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298456)
+26. **HB0028_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298458)
+27. **HB0028_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308208)
+28. **HB0028_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308209)
+29. **HB0028_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308210)
+30. **HB0028_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310839)
+31. **HB0028_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316777)
+32. **HB0028_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320355)
+33. **HB0028_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324203)
+34. **HB0028_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325736)
+35. **HB0028_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297828)
+36. **HB0028_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297829)
+37. **HB0028_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297830)
+38. **HB0028_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297831)
+39. **HB0028_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298138)
+40. **HB0028_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298149)
+41. **HB0028_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298150)
+42. **HB0028_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298451)
+43. **HB0028_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297492)
+44. **LC0290.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266075)
+
+## Votes
+
+- be_concurred_in — **22–0** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass_as_amended — **11–4** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in — **9–5** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **74–26** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **73–25** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **28–21** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David Bedey — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-09-23T13:10:43+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-11-18T19:12:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2024-11-19T23:11:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2024-11-20T23:51:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2024-11-24T15:46:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2024-11-26T15:23:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2024-12-03T23:05:44+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2024-12-06T22:32:59+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2024-12-06T22:33:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2024-12-18T20:47:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2024-12-20T22:11:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-06T17:28:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-07T15:15:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-01-07T18:04:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-01-07T23:48:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-01-08T20:43:05+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
+- **2025-01-11T01:26:32+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-13T20:05:39+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-13T22:13:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-01-16T20:00:01+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-01-16T21:23:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-01-17T20:47:01+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-01-17T21:04:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-01-20T20:42:49+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-20T21:49:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-21T00:09:42+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-01-21T19:33:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
+- **2025-01-22T20:11:01+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-01-24T23:14:13+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-01-24T23:14:35+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-01-24T23:15:02+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-01-24T23:39:32+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-01-28T01:26:04+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2025-01-31T20:28:33+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-02-03T15:45:24+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-02-03T17:17:18+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-02-04T16:58:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-02-05T20:36:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2025-02-06T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
+- **2025-02-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-19T22:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-19T22:49:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T19:05:51+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-03-20T17:11:38+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-03-20T21:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-21T20:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-21T20:20:46+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-03-25T12:48:04+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-03-28T23:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-01T17:00:47+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-04-01T18:35:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-07T19:55:56+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-07T20:47:04+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/928728e8-9206-4200-bdc5-21925220e6f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+