HB 125 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to the conduct of school district elections

HB 125 revises the qualifications for election judges in school district elections. Previously, election judges were required to be registered electors of the specific school district where they served. This bill now permits qualified registered electors from anywhere in the county to serve as election judges, specifically when a county election administrator conducts the election. It maintains existing prohibitions against candidates or their close relatives serving as judges and retains training requirements. The bill became effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-3)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
upper
Jan 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dave Bedey
Dave Bedey
RRepublican
MT
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