# Montana SB 138: Revise education laws related to a teacher's authority to maintain a positive classroom environment

Montana SB 138, Revise education laws related to a teacher's authority to maintain a positive classroom environment, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Russ Tempel (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 138
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise education laws related to a teacher's authority to maintain a positive classroom environment
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Russ Tempel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12, Education - Teachers
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (104 yes, 94 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: Russ Tempel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Nikolakakos (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Do Concur | fail | 34 | 64 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 35 | 15 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 35 | 15 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-17: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-28: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-11: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fe499493-048d-4763-9b28-e0e5d8129179)
- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f9f9b8df-9cc0-4a36-8a8d-92637c036be0)

## 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 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fe499493-048d-4763-9b28-e0e5d8129179)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f9f9b8df-9cc0-4a36-8a8d-92637c036be0)

## 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-SB138-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).