---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise education laws related to multidistrict agreements"
description: "Revise education laws related to multidistrict agreements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 567"
citation: "Montana HB 567 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Education - K-12", "Education - School Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Barker"]
version_count: 41
action_count: 52
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-12-14T19:04:04+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T22:15:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1544ad29-24ab-4f51-8e1a-4acf6a42cd15"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3601?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c1256c7656dcbbce1eea10511f57770b6c9d78569def48c4dd0cdcec941f190e"
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 567 (2025) — Revise education laws related to multidistrict agreements

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0567.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302006)
2. **HB0567.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302001)
3. **HB0567_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284043)
4. **HB0567_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302549)
5. **HB0567_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303402)
6. **HB0567_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303403)
7. **HB0567_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303404)
8. **HB0567_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303405)
9. **HB0567_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284392)
10. **HB0567_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285193)
11. **HB0567_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285194)
12. **HB0567_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285195)
13. **HB0567_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285286)
14. **HB0567_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290816)
15. **HB0567_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291433)
16. **HB0567_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293334)
17. **HB0567_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284042)
18. **HB0567_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303407)
19. **HB0567_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303408)
20. **HB0567_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303509)
21. **HB0567_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303510)
22. **HB0567_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303617)
23. **HB0567_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303619)
24. **HB0567_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308177)
25. **HB0567_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312544)
26. **HB0567_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312545)
27. **HB0567_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303406)
28. **HB0567_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312553)
29. **HB0567_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322417)
30. **HB0567_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324867)
31. **HB0567_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326918)
32. **HB0567_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313619)
33. **HB0567_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313620)
34. **HB0567_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314930)
35. **HB0567_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314931)
36. **HB0567_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317215)
37. **HB0567_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320753)
38. **HB0567_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322415)
39. **HB0567_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322416)
40. **HB0567_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312546)
41. **LC3601.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283032)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **88–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **87–11** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **18–4** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **10–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **42–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brad Barker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-14T19:04:04+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-14T19:04:04+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-12T14:41:34+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-11T17:26:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-12T00:04:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-16T18:46:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-17T17:51:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-17T18:45:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-17T20:18:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-18T20:02:26+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-19T14:30:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-19T19:29:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19T19:52:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-21T17:25:53+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
- **2025-02-24T15:00:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-01T01:39:20+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T21:03:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T16:50:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-04T17:10:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-04T17:12:56+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-04T20:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-04T22:09:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T22:12:33+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-04T23:09:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T03:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T15:20:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T19:13:44+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:30:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25T00:24:29+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-01T22:29:17+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-02T19:38:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T17:07:01+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07T19:33:10+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-09T16:08:33+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-09T20:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T18:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T20:22:37+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T20:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-16T21:06:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-16T21:51:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-19T20:13:19+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T22:00:37+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-02T16:30:36+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-02T17:24:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T22:15:34+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/1544ad29-24ab-4f51-8e1a-4acf6a42cd15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).