---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implement K-12 Inflation"
description: "Implement K-12 Inflation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 15"
citation: "Montana HB 15 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Anderson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-09-18"
last_action: "2021-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d80b9cae-057c-4afa-8a7a-d686e8688e0e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=15&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "d4ee31e7034aa0d21187eae03ccf8809341ed83117db5195089f7812c0ade171"
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 15 (2021) — Implement K-12 Inflation

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0015_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0015_1.pdf)
2. **HB0015_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0015_2.pdf)
3. **HB0015_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0015_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0015.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **89–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **89–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fred Anderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-09-18** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-16** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-07** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Education `reading-1`
- **2021-01-13** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-13** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-13** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-14** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-20** Hearing - (H) Education
- **2021-01-20** Tabled in Committee - (H) Education `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-01-21** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-26** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-26** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-26** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-27** Taken from Table in Committee - (H) Education
- **2021-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-02-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-03** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-04** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-19** Returned to House
- **2021-02-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-24** Signed by President
- **2021-02-24** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-25** 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/d80b9cae-057c-4afa-8a7a-d686e8688e0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).