Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB284: Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act creating a montana university investigation committee; providing duties and members; providing an appropriation; providing for contingent voidness; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT CREATING A MONTANA UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE; PROVIDING DUTIES AND MEMBERS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT VOIDNESS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Montana university system investigation committee -- membership -- meetings. (1) (a) There is a committee to investigate civil rights violations and acts of censorship committed by the Montana university system. The committee shall gather testimony on the record from Montana students on any civil rights violations or acts of censorship that the students have experienced or witnessed at Montana public universities and colleges and make findings and recommendations for state and federal officials. (b) The committee shall report in physical and electronic copy all findings and recommendations to the president of the United States, the United States department of justice, the United States department of education, the leadership of both houses of the United States congress, all members of the Montana congressional delegation, the governor of Montana, the Montana department of justice, the office of public instruction, the speaker of the Montana house of representatives, and the president of the Montana senate. (2) The committee consists of eight legislators appointed as follows: (a) four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, two of whom must be members of the minority party and be appointed …
Sponsors
- Hinkle, Caleb (R, 68) · primary sponsor
- Manzella, Theresa (R, 44)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 59 yea, 40 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 71 yea, 27 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 29 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (April 12, 2025): 30 yea, 20 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0284.002.001 Manzella D/PASS (April 12, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 21, 2025): 59 yea, 39 nay, passed
Subjects: Interim Study Bills, Education - Post-Secondary, Legislature, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB284?
- HB284 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS.
- What does HB284 do?
- In its own words: An act creating a montana university investigation committee; providing duties and members; providing an appropriation; providing for contingent voidness; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB284?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB284?
- Hinkle, Caleb (R, 68), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB284?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1643
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