---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date"
description: "Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 245"
citation: "Montana HB 245 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Health", "Health Care Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Buttrey"]
version_count: 58
action_count: 46
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-11-08T15:53:55+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-27T15:20:24+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d4f994c-46c9-4942-8bf4-3af13da2d063"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0953?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "3af86b3b24381fe18ace6fd383bb3addb8d1d44be1f826ff556c7f759335fae5"
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 245 (2025) — Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0245.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280006)
2. **HB0245_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272414)
3. **HB0245_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277098)
4. **HB0245_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277667)
5. **HB0245_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277676)
6. **HB0245_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277683)
7. **HB0245_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277684)
8. **HB0245_1(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277685)
9. **HB0245_1(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277686)
10. **HB0245_1(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277687)
11. **HB0245_1(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277688)
12. **HB0245_1(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277689)
13. **HB0245_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275339)
14. **HB0245_1(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277693)
15. **HB0245_1(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279964)
16. **HB0245_1(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279980)
17. **HB0245_1(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279981)
18. **HB0245_1(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279982)
19. **HB0245_1(25).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279983)
20. **HB0245_1(26).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279988)
21. **HB0245_1(27).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280626)
22. **HB0245_1(28).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286480)
23. **HB0245_1(29).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289615)
24. **HB0245_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276389)
25. **HB0245_1(30).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289616)
26. **HB0245_1(31).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289755)
27. **HB0245_1(32).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289760)
28. **HB0245_1(33).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289762)
29. **HB0245_1(34).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290113)
30. **HB0245_1(35).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290275)
31. **HB0245_1(36).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290276)
32. **HB0245_1(37).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290277)
33. **HB0245_1(38).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290320)
34. **HB0245_1(39).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290321)
35. **HB0245_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277025)
36. **HB0245_1(40).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290322)
37. **HB0245_1(41).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290386)
38. **HB0245_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277079)
39. **HB0245_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277080)
40. **HB0245_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277081)
41. **HB0245_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277082)
42. **HB0245_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277097)
43. **HB0245_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272335)
44. **HB0245_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290387)
45. **HB0245_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290388)
46. **HB0245_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290389)
47. **HB0245_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291232)
48. **HB0245_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291233)
49. **HB0245_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290385)
50. **HB0245_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310686)
51. **HB0245_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316626)
52. **HB0245_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318801)
53. **HB0245_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320995)
54. **HB0245_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324435)
55. **HB0245_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326040)
56. **HB0245_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327450)
57. **HB0245_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295353)
58. **LC0953.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272225)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **63–37** (pass) · lower
- AMD-HB0245.001.001 Falk DO PASS — **35–65** (fail) · lower
- Cloture-Duram — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **14–7** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **13–9** (pass) · upper
- Rerefer -to APH - Zolnikov — **38–61** (fail) · lower
- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **63–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-08T15:53:55+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-15T00:04:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-16T12:20:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-16T21:35:38+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-16T22:34:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-17T00:07:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-17T15:21:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-17T15:40:22+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-17T17:47:45+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-17T17:55:52+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-17T18:38:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:56:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-20T14:28:30+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-01-28T20:37:48+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-28T20:47:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-28T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-28T22:31:16+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-28T22:54:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T20:21:06+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T20:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T21:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T21:31:00+00:00** (H) Motion Failed `failure`
- **2025-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-10T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-10T23:04:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-11T20:31:44+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-13T23:48:13+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T23:57:32+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-02-18T00:10:37+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-02-18T01:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2025-02-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-20T22:33:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T19:57:14+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-02-25T22:22:28+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-02-26T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-02-27T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-27T22:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-27T22:23:29+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-03T17:12:58+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-07T17:00:56+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-18T13:15:18+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-18T16:15:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-27T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27T15:20:24+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/5d4f994c-46c9-4942-8bf4-3af13da2d063`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).