---
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).