---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal renewable energy credit reporting requirements"
description: "Repeal renewable energy credit reporting requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 20"
citation: "Montana HB 20 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Keane"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-13"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e72ceb39-2ad6-4df8-a488-d06235570363"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0428&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "bd527716816d3a36ad4b1a39a3c3bdb604a886b5894db8ee8070aeac9de09f0b"
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 20 (2017) — Repeal renewable energy credit reporting requirements

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0020.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **95–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **16–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jim Keane — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-09-13** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-10-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-04** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-11-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-06** Hearing
- **2017-01-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-11** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-20** Returned to House
- **2017-03-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-22** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-22** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-27** Signed by President
- **2017-03-27** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e72ceb39-2ad6-4df8-a488-d06235570363`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).