---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require school district personnel to inform board of trustees of reductions in force"
description: "Require school district personnel to inform board of trustees of reductions in force"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 602"
citation: "Montana HB 602 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - K-12"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Overstreet"]
version_count: 39
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-27T20:10:18+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T17:38:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30af6c76-c21e-4765-b708-8e1d8c9fe870"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2027?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "4e58959a87542046b633eb42f1f306ac4e4e3aff97322f82c2350292bd724fbc"
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 602 (2025) — Require school district personnel to inform board of trustees of reductions in force

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0602.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289770)
2. **HB0602_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284995)
3. **HB0602_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290932)
4. **HB0602_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290933)
5. **HB0602_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290934)
6. **HB0602_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290935)
7. **HB0602_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284747)
8. **HB0602_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290937)
9. **HB0602_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291056)
10. **HB0602_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293851)
11. **HB0602_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294027)
12. **HB0602_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311406)
13. **HB0602_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314134)
14. **HB0602_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314140)
15. **HB0602_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290938)
16. **HB0602_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290939)
17. **HB0602_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291001)
18. **HB0602_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291002)
19. **HB0602_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291003)
20. **HB0602_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291005)
21. **HB0602_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291006)
22. **HB0602_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291007)
23. **HB0602_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290936)
24. **HB0602_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314142)
25. **HB0602_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325102)
26. **HB0602_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325103)
27. **HB0602_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325104)
28. **HB0602_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326457)
29. **HB0602_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327643)
30. **HB0602_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314144)
31. **HB0602_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315200)
32. **HB0602_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315201)
33. **HB0602_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315202)
34. **HB0602_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316359)
35. **HB0602_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317350)
36. **HB0602_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320817)
37. **HB0602_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324310)
38. **HB0602_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314141)
39. **LC2027.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284027)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **89–10** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **9–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **28–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Overstreet — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-27T20:10:18+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-15T17:49:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-15T18:11:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-18T18:40:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-19T17:18:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-19T18:13:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-19T20:33:37+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-19T21:50:17+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-20T14:59:02+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-20T18:52:45+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T19:51:28+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-21T17:25:54+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
- **2025-03-01T01:53:38+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T21:08:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T23:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T16:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:45:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08T00:43:50+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-15T21:46:17+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-16T19:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T21:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T22:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T22:01:31+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T20:46:16+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:05:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T17:38:03+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/30af6c76-c21e-4765-b708-8e1d8c9fe870`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).