Establish the Montana's academic prosperity program for scholars act
HB 320 establishes Montana's Academic Prosperity Program for Scholars (MAPPS) to offer educational options for eligible students aged 5-19. The program provides state income tax credits to individuals and corporations who donate to educational assistance accounts for participating students, and also to parents for their qualified education expenses. A program manager oversees these funds and their distribution for educational assistance, with guidance from a new MAPPS council. Students participating in MAPPS are exempt from public school compulsory enrollment requirements.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was updated to remove the names of several legislators (Barker, Seekins-Croe) from the list of sponsors, leaving only Zolnikov. This change reflects a reduction in the number of co-sponsors for the legislation.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; this is a procedural update to the sponsor list.
TECHNICAL
Removed the names of co-sponsors B. Barker and K. Seekins-Croe from the list of bill sponsors.
Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2025
How they voted
51–49
Passed
Total votes 100
Feb 10, 2025
D
Democratic42
100% Nay
R
Republican58
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 10, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (51-49)
house
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Education
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Education
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lee Deming
RRepublican
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