---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts"
description: "Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 515"
citation: "Montana HB 515 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Education - K-12", "Education - School Finance", "Money Transfer", "Taxation--Coal"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linda Reksten"]
version_count: 53
action_count: 49
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-11-14T15:55:47+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:08:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3016702-1abf-4dd0-9553-7bae8863a33e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1376?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "b952f3472486f3cd96498b33ce3dc92ddba8ae3c42fde6f408e64b6b0cc7808e"
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 515 (2025) — Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0515.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297567)
2. **HB0515.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297566)
3. **HB0515.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299273)
4. **HB0515.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299272)
5. **HB0515.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310320)
6. **HB0515.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310319)
7. **HB0515.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313319)
8. **HB0515.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313318)
9. **HB0515_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283202)
10. **HB0515_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293663)
11. **HB0515_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301654)
12. **HB0515_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301655)
13. **HB0515_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301656)
14. **HB0515_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301657)
15. **HB0515_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282646)
16. **HB0515_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301660)
17. **HB0515_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313539)
18. **HB0515_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313540)
19. **HB0515_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313541)
20. **HB0515_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301661)
21. **HB0515_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301662)
22. **HB0515_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301814)
23. **HB0515_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301815)
24. **HB0515_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301823)
25. **HB0515_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301824)
26. **HB0515_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305339)
27. **HB0515_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313538)
28. **HB0515_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301659)
29. **HB0515_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313543)
30. **HB0515_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313544)
31. **HB0515_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313545)
32. **HB0515_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313546)
33. **HB0515_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313556)
34. **HB0515_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313557)
35. **HB0515_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314630)
36. **HB0515_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318206)
37. **HB0515_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318213)
38. **HB0515_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313542)
39. **HB0515_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318228)
40. **HB0515_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323289)
41. **HB0515_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325074)
42. **HB0515_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326164)
43. **HB0515_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327027)
44. **HB0515_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318229)
45. **HB0515_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318687)
46. **HB0515_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318688)
47. **HB0515_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318689)
48. **HB0515_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318690)
49. **HB0515_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320988)
50. **HB0515_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323287)
51. **HB0515_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323288)
52. **HB0515_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318216)
53. **LC1376.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281192)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **80–20** (pass) · lower
- Take HB 515 from Comm-Novak — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- AMD-HB0515.002.002 Novak D/PASS — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur As Amended — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- to_table — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **76–24** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **90–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **73–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Reksten — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-14T15:55:47+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-05T17:27:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-05T22:43:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-11T19:51:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-12T15:11:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-12T18:37:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-13T13:55:20+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-13T17:42:41+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-14T21:52:17+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-14T22:03:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-17T18:14:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17T20:14:08+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-24T20:51:41+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-24T22:09:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-25T01:45:44+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-17T18:04:23+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
- **2025-03-26T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26T22:02:40+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-31T16:21:31+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-31T19:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-01T01:29:33+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-03T21:41:37+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-03T22:38:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-04T16:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-04T22:39:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-05T14:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T15:46:24+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-04-07T19:13:37+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14T19:53:46+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-16T02:09:30+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-04-17T19:32:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T21:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T21:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T00:29:20+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T21:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T16:00:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-28T17:46:17+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T15:43:24+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T19:00:46+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`
- **2025-05-13T18:45:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:08:32+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/d3016702-1abf-4dd0-9553-7bae8863a33e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).