---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home, home care, and child care settings"
description: "Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home, home care, and child care settings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 381"
citation: "Montana HB 381 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - K-12", "Labor and Employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Buttrey"]
version_count: 56
action_count: 49
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2024-11-14T14:35:13+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T21:45:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8a5f9c4-1482-4fe5-9d47-28bc0d47168e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1354?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "9727360dece9cf7a552c7a2ee6c86f200d51f0aecddd7b18c8b5bfae03b42943"
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 381 (2025) — Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home, home care, and child care settings

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0381.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303608)
2. **HB0381.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303606)
3. **HB0381.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318312)
4. **HB0381_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278287)
5. **HB0381_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278815)
6. **HB0381_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306830)
7. **HB0381_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306856)
8. **HB0381_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306857)
9. **HB0381_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306858)
10. **HB0381_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306859)
11. **HB0381_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319669)
12. **HB0381_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278286)
13. **HB0381_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306922)
14. **HB0381_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306923)
15. **HB0381_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308973)
16. **HB0381_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314288)
17. **HB0381_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314289)
18. **HB0381_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319667)
19. **HB0381_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306875)
20. **HB0381_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319752)
21. **HB0381_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319753)
22. **HB0381_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320077)
23. **HB0381_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319750)
24. **HB0381_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314291)
25. **HB0381_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319666)
26. **HB0381_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319713)
27. **HB0381_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319714)
28. **HB0381_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319715)
29. **HB0381_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319717)
30. **HB0381_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319723)
31. **HB0381_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319726)
32. **HB0381_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319754)
33. **HB0381_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319755)
34. **HB0381_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319756)
35. **HB0381_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314736)
36. **HB0381_X(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319777)
37. **HB0381_X(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319778)
38. **HB0381_X(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319785)
39. **HB0381_X(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319787)
40. **HB0381_X(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319850)
41. **HB0381_X(25).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319851)
42. **HB0381_X(26).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321069)
43. **HB0381_X(27).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323255)
44. **HB0381_X(28).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323256)
45. **HB0381_X(29).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323257)
46. **HB0381_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314737)
47. **HB0381_X(30).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325063)
48. **HB0381_X(31).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326154)
49. **HB0381_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317195)
50. **HB0381_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319430)
51. **HB0381_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319431)
52. **HB0381_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319596)
53. **HB0381_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319611)
54. **HB0381_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319658)
55. **HB0381_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314290)
56. **LC1354.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277361)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **10–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ed Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-14T14:35:13+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-29T21:52:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-29T22:26:06+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-29T22:35:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-29T22:49:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-30T18:16:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-30T19:11:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-31T16:07:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-31T16:36:57+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-03T19:44:12+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-03T19:55:28+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-04T16:59:48+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T20:07:23+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-07T16:20:30+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2025-02-25T23:29:45+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-26T20:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T21:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-01T22:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-03T20:19:24+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T00:38:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31T19:04:15+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-08T21:01:16+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-09T00:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-10T15:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T00:05:11+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-16T19:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T21:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T19:57:24+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T06:03:06+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-25T20:05:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-28T14:00:37+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-28T17:25:57+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-28T19:07:28+00:00** (H) Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2025-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T17:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T17:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-30T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T17:02:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30T19:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30T20:16:35+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T18:35:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T21:45:34+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/a8a5f9c4-1482-4fe5-9d47-28bc0d47168e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).