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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Institute the celebrate freedom week in Montana's public schools"
description: "Institute the celebrate freedom week in Montana's public schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 591"
citation: "Montana HB 591 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - K-12"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Oblander"]
version_count: 40
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-12T01:44:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T16:50:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a14b78d5-016f-4c1e-883e-d95b0b2e6b4f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1253?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "87c8fdfe3d7bdb60fb5a1172bf4ec39d2f41af0b36ab73bf5be97f5756268a95"
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 591 (2025) — Institute the celebrate freedom week in Montana's public schools
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0591.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289889)
2. **HB0591_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285000)
3. **HB0591_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290909)
4. **HB0591_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290910)
5. **HB0591_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290911)
6. **HB0591_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290912)
7. **HB0591_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284458)
8. **HB0591_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290914)
9. **HB0591_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293338)
10. **HB0591_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306833)
11. **HB0591_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311755)
12. **HB0591_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311756)
13. **HB0591_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311757)
14. **HB0591_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311764)
15. **HB0591_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290916)
16. **HB0591_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290917)
17. **HB0591_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290970)
18. **HB0591_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290971)
19. **HB0591_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290972)
20. **HB0591_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290981)
21. **HB0591_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290982)
22. **HB0591_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291019)
23. **HB0591_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290913)
24. **HB0591_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311766)
25. **HB0591_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320664)
26. **HB0591_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321586)
27. **HB0591_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321587)
28. **HB0591_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321588)
29. **HB0591_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324691)
30. **HB0591_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326113)
31. **HB0591_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311767)
32. **HB0591_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312675)
33. **HB0591_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312678)
34. **HB0591_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312680)
35. **HB0591_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312681)
36. **HB0591_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312755)
37. **HB0591_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312756)
38. **HB0591_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317099)
39. **HB0591_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311765)
40. **LC1253.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283841)
## Votes
- Do Pass — **6534** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **95** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **105** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6633** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **3713** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **3614** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Greg Oblander — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-11-12T01:44:32+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-12T01:44:32+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-13T21:48:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-15T18:41:17+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-18T18:11:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-18T22:11:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-19T16:16:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-19T17:17:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-19T19:06:17+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-19T21:59:16+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-20T18:54:31+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T19:51:28+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-25T01:05:36+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
- **2025-03-01T01:45:58+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`
- **2025-03-04T22:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T01:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T15:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T19:13:48+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:31:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08T00:43:48+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-08T23:33:27+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-09T00:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T19:21:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:13:15+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-17T18:39:05+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T23:00:32+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-24T21:45:28+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01T21:14:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-05T16:50:17+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/a14b78d5-016f-4c1e-883e-d95b0b2e6b4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).