2025 Regular Session • Montana Legislature
HB551
Legislative Summary
Eliminate reduced-price copayments for school lunch and breakfast
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
90% Positive
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Bill History
11/20/2024
(LC) Drafter Assigned
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
House of Representatives
2/8/2025
(LC) Draft in Edit
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
(H) Introduced
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
(H) Referred to Committee (H) Education
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
(H) First Reading
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
(H) Hearing (H) Education
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
(H) Hearing Canceled (H) Education
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
(H) Hearing (H) Education
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed (H) Education
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed (H) Education
House of Representatives
3/29/2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
House of Representatives
3/29/2025
(H) Rereferred to Committee (H) Appropriations
House of Representatives
3/29/2025
(H) Hearing (H) Appropriations
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended (H) Appropriations
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Received
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (H) Appropriations
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
House of Representatives
4/5/2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
House of Representatives
4/5/2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
House of Representatives
4/5/2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
(S) First Reading
Senate
4/7/2025
(S) Referred to Committee (S) Education and Cultural Resources
Senate
4/14/2025
(S) Hearing (S) Education and Cultural Resources
Senate
4/15/2025
(S) Tabled in Committee (S) Education and Cultural Resources
Senate
4/16/2025
(S) Motion Failed
Senate
4/17/2025
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading (S) Education and Cultural Resources
Senate
4/18/2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Senate
4/18/2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
Senate
4/22/2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Senate
4/22/2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
Senate
4/22/2025
(S) Returned to House
Senate
4/28/2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
4/22/2025
28
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
4/18/2025
27
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading
4/17/2025
27
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) Motion Failed
4/16/2025
25
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
(S) Education and Cultural Resources--To Table
4/15/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) Education and Cultural Resources--To Table
4/15/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
4/5/2025
68
Yea
30
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
4/4/2025
69
Yea
31
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) Appropriations--Do Pass As Amended
3/31/2025
16
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
3/29/2025
69
Yea
31
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) Education--Do Pass
3/26/2025
12
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Melissa Romano
Democrat