# Montana HB 138: Clarify the duties the superintendent of public instruction and the board of public education.

Montana HB 138, Clarify the duties the superintendent of public instruction and the board of public education., is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by David Bedey (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 138
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Clarify the duties the superintendent of public instruction and the board of public education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Officers and Employees, Education - K-12
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Bedey (Republican), House

## Actions (9)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-01-22: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-01-22: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-01-08: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-08: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7d7818ea-c605-4566-801f-912cd6e42e7c)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7d7818ea-c605-4566-801f-912cd6e42e7c)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB138-2025 (as of 2026-10-11).