---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise employee tax credit laws to include apprentices"
description: "Generally revise employee tax credit laws to include apprentices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 908"
citation: "Montana HB 908 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor and Employment", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis Schomer"]
version_count: 37
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-11-14T14:50:20+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:50:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1dd698b8-4346-4c7a-8604-fb120c94828a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1364?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c020e0338d3da1ce11d99ca9aa647a0c6bdc54bf144bd85795564f6bf8d59993"
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 908 (2025) — Generally revise employee tax credit laws to include apprentices

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0908.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302043)
2. **HB0908.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303477)
3. **HB0908.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303476)
4. **HB0908_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300676)
5. **HB0908_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302921)
6. **HB0908_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302922)
7. **HB0908_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302923)
8. **HB0908_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302924)
9. **HB0908_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300124)
10. **HB0908_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302926)
11. **HB0908_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305318)
12. **HB0908_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311848)
13. **HB0908_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315499)
14. **HB0908_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315500)
15. **HB0908_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315501)
16. **HB0908_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302930)
17. **HB0908_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302945)
18. **HB0908_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302946)
19. **HB0908_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302947)
20. **HB0908_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302948)
21. **HB0908_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302949)
22. **HB0908_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302950)
23. **HB0908_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302952)
24. **HB0908_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302925)
25. **HB0908_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315503)
26. **HB0908_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326159)
27. **HB0908_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327508)
28. **HB0908_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317304)
29. **HB0908_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318120)
30. **HB0908_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318121)
31. **HB0908_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320922)
32. **HB0908_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324379)
33. **HB0908_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325317)
34. **HB0908_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325318)
35. **HB0908_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325319)
36. **HB0908_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315502)
37. **LC1364.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298706)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **90–10** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **85–13** (pass) · lower
- to_table — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- to_take_from_the_table — **14–7** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis Schomer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-14T14:50:20+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-03-25T15:28:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-03-25T16:35:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-03-26T14:40:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-03-27T14:21:55+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-03-27T15:13:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-03-27T17:21:07+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-03-28T17:26:42+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-03-28T17:34:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-03-28T17:39:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-29T14:13:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-29T15:06:03+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-31T19:38:30+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-03-31T21:01:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-31T22:01:01+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01T00:26:09+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-04-01T17:54:14+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-01T20:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-01T21:38:28+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01T21:44:50+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-02T01:33:09+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Appropriations `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-04-02T15:54:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-02T22:07:25+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-03T17:40:33+00:00** (H) Taken from Table in Committee - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-03T17:41:13+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03T19:28:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T00:00:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-04T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04T19:53:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T15:02:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T15:45:46+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-04-07T19:13:37+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T19:28:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09T15:39:05+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-09T17:22:33+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-10T23:05:32+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-11T15:13:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-16T16:08:56+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-16T20:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:54:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-28T12:24:13+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`
- **2025-05-13T19:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:50:34+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/1dd698b8-4346-4c7a-8604-fb120c94828a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).