HB 300 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise laws related to discrimination in education

HB 300 amends Montana law to prohibit educational institutions from allowing male students to participate in athletic programs designated for females or failing to provide access to gender-specific facilities like restrooms and locker rooms. It directly affects Montana schools and colleges by requiring compliance with these specific anti-discrimination rules. Key provisions include banning male participation in female sports teams and mandating access to facilities separated by sex, while allowing exceptions for emergencies, medical needs, ADA accommodations, and single-occupancy spaces. The law also clarifies that students may use another student's legal name or refer to their sex without violating the policy. This bill became effective after Governor's signature on March 27, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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The bill text was updated to reflect its final enrolled status, changing the header from 'HB0300' to 'HB 300' and adding the 'ENROLLED BILL' designation. These changes indicate the bill has successfully passed all legislative stages and is now law, though no substantive policy, funding, or eligibility provisions were altered in this specific diff.
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Updated the bill number format from 'HB0300' to 'HB 300' in the header.

Added the 'ENROLLED BILL' label to signify the document is the final, enacted version of the legislation.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

3218
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-18)
senate
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (57-42-1)
house
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kerri Seekins-Crowe
Kerri Seekins-Crowe
RRepublican
MT
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