# Montana SB 118: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy

Montana SB 118, Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel Zolnikov (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 118
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - K-12, Labor and Employment, Information Technology, Education - Post-Secondary, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (220 yes, 77 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Take from APH to Third Reading Tuesday 29th - Gillette | fail | 33 | 67 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Do Concur | pass | 88 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-28: Motion (House)
- 2025-04-10: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-10: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-04-09: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-04-08: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-08: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-01: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-27: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-21: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-19: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-04: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a100934-cc7c-4257-946d-da4e0d13ccd5)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d2e41ab-26c7-4a4a-8459-e6cfe817f4d7)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ceb56340-9879-484b-af9b-bcd035c1948a)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a100934-cc7c-4257-946d-da4e0d13ccd5)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d2e41ab-26c7-4a4a-8459-e6cfe817f4d7)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ceb56340-9879-484b-af9b-bcd035c1948a)

## 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-SB118-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).