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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Revising public utility resource planning laws"
+description: "Revising public utility resource planning laws"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 55"
+citation: "Montana HB 55 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Appropriations", "Energy", "Utilities"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gary Parry"]
+version_count: 77
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2024-09-16T14:12:51+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-16T22:25:13+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09224b83-1c6e-4271-aab4-50f463cfe4a6"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0237?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "a6703a4227cdd7caec397a63299f3de3429d99e31df7830b589df5a5cbd527d3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana HB 55 (2025) — Revising public utility resource planning laws
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0055.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270904)
+2. **HB0055.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271514)
+3. **HB0055.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271513)
+4. **HB0055.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272049)
+5. **HB0055.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297872)
+6. **HB0055.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297929)
+7. **HB0055.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299008)
+8. **HB0055.002.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299007)
+9. **HB0055_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267617)
+10. **HB0055_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272121)
+11. **HB0055_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272122)
+12. **HB0055_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272123)
+13. **HB0055_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272124)
+14. **HB0055_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275284)
+15. **HB0055_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276340)
+16. **HB0055_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303657)
+17. **HB0055_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267616)
+18. **HB0055_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272126)
+19. **HB0055_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272170)
+20. **HB0055_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273233)
+21. **HB0055_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275424)
+22. **HB0055_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276473)
+23. **HB0055_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284831)
+24. **HB0055_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284832)
+25. **HB0055_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284833)
+26. **HB0055_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284837)
+27. **HB0055_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284838)
+28. **HB0055_2(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284839)
+29. **HB0055_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272127)
+30. **HB0055_2(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298452)
+31. **HB0055_2(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302181)
+32. **HB0055_2(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303656)
+33. **HB0055_2(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303658)
+34. **HB0055_2(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303660)
+35. **HB0055_2(25).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303661)
+36. **HB0055_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272128)
+37. **HB0055_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272145)
+38. **HB0055_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272150)
+39. **HB0055_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272155)
+40. **HB0055_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272157)
+41. **HB0055_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272158)
+42. **HB0055_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272159)
+43. **HB0055_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272125)
+44. **HB0055_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303662)
+45. **HB0055_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303712)
+46. **HB0055_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303713)
+47. **HB0055_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303717)
+48. **HB0055_3(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303722)
+49. **HB0055_3(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311359)
+50. **HB0055_3(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314505)
+51. **HB0055_3(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314506)
+52. **HB0055_3(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314507)
+53. **HB0055_3(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314509)
+54. **HB0055_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303663)
+55. **HB0055_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303665)
+56. **HB0055_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303666)
+57. **HB0055_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303667)
+58. **HB0055_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303681)
+59. **HB0055_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303689)
+60. **HB0055_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303709)
+61. **HB0055_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303710)
+62. **HB0055_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302180)
+63. **HB0055_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314511)
+64. **HB0055_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323092)
+65. **HB0055_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325017)
+66. **HB0055_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325681)
+67. **HB0055_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327279)
+68. **HB0055_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314512)
+69. **HB0055_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317186)
+70. **HB0055_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317406)
+71. **HB0055_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317410)
+72. **HB0055_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317411)
+73. **HB0055_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320854)
+74. **HB0055_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323090)
+75. **HB0055_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323091)
+76. **HB0055_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314510)
+77. **LC0237.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266021)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **74–25** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **87–11** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in — **22–0** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in — **13–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **75–24** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass_as_amended — **12–2** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **63–35** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gary Parry — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-09-16T14:12:51+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-09-26T17:07:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2024-10-30T15:55:58+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-10-30T16:54:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2024-10-30T19:04:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2024-11-21T17:51:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2024-11-22T21:36:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2024-11-23T19:40:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2024-11-26T21:26:13+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2024-12-11T20:56:21+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2024-12-18T21:08:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2024-12-18T21:10:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2024-12-20T22:12:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-06T17:52:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-07T00:38:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
+- **2025-01-07T15:27:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-01-07T19:12:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2025-01-07T23:48:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-01-16T00:12:14+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-16T18:34:02+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-16T20:18:57+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-01-20T21:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-01-21T21:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-01-21T21:48:58+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-01-22T20:38:58+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-11T16:24:11+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-13T20:30:35+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
+- **2025-03-25T20:49:08+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
+- **2025-04-01T19:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
+- **2025-04-03T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-03T19:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-03T22:04:01+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-11T19:41:20+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-13T00:57:38+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-14T15:29:10+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-14T18:25:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-15T21:03:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-15T23:04:49+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2025-04-18T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-18T18:10:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-22T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22T16:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22T21:17:35+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-24T19:14:41+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-24T19:20:38+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-05-01T18:00:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-02T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-05T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-12T17:11:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-16T22:25:13+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09224b83-1c6e-4271-aab4-50f463cfe4a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+