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Montana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 407: Revise education laws to prohibit certain flags and banners in school and require phrase "In God we trust" displayed in each classroom of a public school

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 407 is a bill introduced in the Montana Senate on November 17, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Revise education laws to prohibit certain flags and banners in school and require phrase "In God we trust" displayed in each classroom of a public school. Primary sponsor: Bob Phalen (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 23, 2025): (S) Died in Process.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob PhalenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (S) Died in Process
  2. (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
  3. (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
  4. (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
  5. (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
  6. (S) 1st Reading
  7. (S) Introduced
  8. (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
  9. (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
  10. (LC) Draft in Assembly
  11. (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
  12. (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source