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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools"
description: "Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 28"
citation: "Montana HB 28 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - K-12", "Education - School Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 44
action_count: 55
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-09-23T13:10:43+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-07T20:47:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/928728e8-9206-4200-bdc5-21925220e6f7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0290?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c232aae77dc4474ea949ff2c012d337a49ff7bbff76a804a232fafabeb45dd5a"
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 28 (2025) — Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0028.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270508)
2. **HB0028.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270498)
3. **HB0028_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270267)
4. **HB0028_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271095)
5. **HB0028_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271096)
6. **HB0028_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271097)
7. **HB0028_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271098)
8. **HB0028_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275193)
9. **HB0028_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276257)
10. **HB0028_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267219)
11. **HB0028_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271100)
12. **HB0028_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278985)
13. **HB0028_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297490)
14. **HB0028_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271104)
15. **HB0028_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271105)
16. **HB0028_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271124)
17. **HB0028_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271125)
18. **HB0028_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271233)
19. **HB0028_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275219)
20. **HB0028_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276280)
21. **HB0028_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276926)
22. **HB0028_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271099)
23. **HB0028_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297489)
24. **HB0028_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297496)
25. **HB0028_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298456)
26. **HB0028_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298458)
27. **HB0028_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308208)
28. **HB0028_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308209)
29. **HB0028_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308210)
30. **HB0028_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310839)
31. **HB0028_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316777)
32. **HB0028_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320355)
33. **HB0028_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324203)
34. **HB0028_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325736)
35. **HB0028_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297828)
36. **HB0028_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297829)
37. **HB0028_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297830)
38. **HB0028_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297831)
39. **HB0028_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298138)
40. **HB0028_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298149)
41. **HB0028_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298150)
42. **HB0028_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298451)
43. **HB0028_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297492)
44. **LC0290.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266075)
## Votes
- be_concurred_in — **220** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **114** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **95** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **428** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **7426** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **7325** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **2821** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David Bedey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-09-23T13:10:43+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-18T19:12:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-19T23:11:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-20T23:51:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-24T15:46:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-26T15:23:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-03T23:05:44+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-06T22:32:59+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-06T22:33:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T20:47:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-20T22:11:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T17:28:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T15:15:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-07T18:04:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-07T23:48:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-08T20:43:05+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Education
- **2025-01-11T01:26:32+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-13T20:05:39+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Education `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-13T22:13:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-16T20:00:01+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-16T21:23:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:01+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-17T21:04:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-20T20:42:49+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-20T21:49:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21T00:09:42+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-21T19:33:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-01-22T20:11:01+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-24T23:14:13+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-24T23:14:35+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-24T23:15:02+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-24T23:39:32+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-28T01:26:04+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-01-31T20:28:33+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-03T15:45:24+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-03T17:17:18+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-04T16:58:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-05T20:36:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-02-06T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2025-02-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19T22:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-19T22:49:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:05:51+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-20T17:11:38+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-20T21:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T20:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T20:20:46+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-25T12:48:04+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-28T23:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-01T17:00:47+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-01T18:35:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07T19:55:56+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T20:47:04+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/928728e8-9206-4200-bdc5-21925220e6f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).