---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for human trafficking awareness training for school bus drivers"
description: "Provide for human trafficking awareness training for school bus drivers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 245"
citation: "Montana SB 245 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Education - K-12", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Yakawich"]
version_count: 39
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-10-31T16:23:11+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T20:20:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf33c4e1-6f9e-4da1-9c11-ed020c33d748"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0693?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "39e38a0b6aa1e6560895daf66263764e96d5df8d702285d4177e9022a595cc24"
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 SB 245 (2025) — Provide for human trafficking awareness training for school bus drivers

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0693.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275838)
2. **SB0245.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283512)
3. **SB0245_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277753)
4. **SB0245_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287743)
5. **SB0245_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287744)
6. **SB0245_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287745)
7. **SB0245_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287746)
8. **SB0245_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277377)
9. **SB0245_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287748)
10. **SB0245_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287965)
11. **SB0245_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290434)
12. **SB0245_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301888)
13. **SB0245_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308136)
14. **SB0245_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309156)
15. **SB0245_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309158)
16. **SB0245_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287750)
17. **SB0245_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287751)
18. **SB0245_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287896)
19. **SB0245_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287898)
20. **SB0245_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287900)
21. **SB0245_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287906)
22. **SB0245_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287909)
23. **SB0245_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287911)
24. **SB0245_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287747)
25. **SB0245_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309160)
26. **SB0245_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321807)
27. **SB0245_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321808)
28. **SB0245_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321809)
29. **SB0245_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324743)
30. **SB0245_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325944)
31. **SB0245_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309161)
32. **SB0245_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309296)
33. **SB0245_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309297)
34. **SB0245_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309298)
35. **SB0245_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309299)
36. **SB0245_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310943)
37. **SB0245_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316880)
38. **SB0245_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320455)
39. **SB0245_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309159)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Yakawich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-31T16:23:11+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-28T01:26:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-28T15:53:40+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-28T18:30:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-28T23:33:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-28T23:38:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-29T15:17:26+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-30T18:11:49+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-30T19:50:42+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-31T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03T17:40:04+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T18:04:52+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2025-02-25T00:00:56+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T21:40:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T21:35:33+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T21:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-01T15:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-01T17:11:11+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-03T17:24:59+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-03T20:15:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04T02:10:46+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-04T02:10:54+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-04T02:11:05+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-07T18:08:31+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2025-03-31T23:08:09+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2025-04-01T19:51:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T22:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:01:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:47:03+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-12T17:14:11+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:51+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:15:16+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:00:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:42:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T20:20:53+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/bf33c4e1-6f9e-4da1-9c11-ed020c33d748`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).