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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Revise laws relating to nuclear energy"
+description: "Revise laws relating to nuclear energy"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 696"
+citation: "Montana HB 696 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Energy", "Environmental Protection"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gary Parry"]
+version_count: 45
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2024-11-16T20:26:32+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-13T17:23:44+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26cb6890-4efa-4284-9717-3742158813b1"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1496?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "afc21e0448924ab5b29ef5d1b94be491a1729820e48ceead19abb70537901217"
+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 696 (2025) — Revise laws relating to nuclear energy
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0696.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290081)
+2. **HB0696.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290379)
+3. **HB0696.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290077)
+4. **HB0696.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291859)
+5. **HB0696.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292295)
+6. **HB0696.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302157)
+7. **HB0696.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302156)
+8. **HB0696.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307673)
+9. **HB0696.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307672)
+10. **HB0696_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286641)
+11. **HB0696_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288690)
+12. **HB0696_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288691)
+13. **HB0696_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290993)
+14. **HB0696_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290994)
+15. **HB0696_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290995)
+16. **HB0696_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290996)
+17. **HB0696_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286468)
+18. **HB0696_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290998)
+19. **HB0696_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302528)
+20. **HB0696_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309770)
+21. **HB0696_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309771)
+22. **HB0696_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290999)
+23. **HB0696_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291000)
+24. **HB0696_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291026)
+25. **HB0696_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291027)
+26. **HB0696_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291028)
+27. **HB0696_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291059)
+28. **HB0696_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293899)
+29. **HB0696_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294087)
+30. **HB0696_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290997)
+31. **HB0696_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309773)
+32. **HB0696_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322449)
+33. **HB0696_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322450)
+34. **HB0696_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324878)
+35. **HB0696_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326218)
+36. **HB0696_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309774)
+37. **HB0696_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311019)
+38. **HB0696_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311535)
+39. **HB0696_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311537)
+40. **HB0696_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311538)
+41. **HB0696_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317052)
+42. **HB0696_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320619)
+43. **HB0696_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322448)
+44. **HB0696_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309772)
+45. **LC1496.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284184)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HB0696.002.002 - Fyant Do Pass — **48–50** (fail) · lower
+- be_concurred_in — **10–3** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **63–36** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **64–34** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **37–11** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass_as_amended — **8–6** (pass) · lower
+- AMD-HB0696.002.006 Ellis D/PASS — **21–29** (fail) · upper
+- Do Concur — **38–9** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gary Parry — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-11-16T20:26:32+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-02-14T21:02:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-02-15T19:31:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-02-19T16:18:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-02-19T17:55:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-02-19T18:25:51+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-02-19T20:39:21+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-02-19T23:55:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-02-20T15:43:15+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-02-20T15:46:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-02-20T15:57:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-02-21T21:03:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-02-21T22:20:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-02-21T22:35:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-02-22T15:15:00+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-02-24T15:45:49+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-02-24T17:25:51+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-02-24T19:12:08+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-24T20:09:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-25T16:35:05+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
+- **2025-03-01T01:54:50+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-01T20:54:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05T21:43:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-05T21:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-07T16:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-03-15T00:08:40+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-17T15:14:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-17T17:49:48+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
+- **2025-04-02T00:00:34+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
+- **2025-04-02T19:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
+- **2025-04-10T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10T23:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10T23:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-11T22:16:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-11T22:23:32+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-16T13:33:29+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-29T15:15:58+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-01T21:20:56+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-01T21:47:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13T17:23:44+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/26cb6890-4efa-4284-9717-3742158813b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+