---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise net metering laws"
description: "Revise net metering laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 219"
citation: "Montana HB 219 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zach Brown"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-11-29"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebec8796-bff5-4967-9826-9332684d2fb9"
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=LC1217&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "1731fcff527b792407ae65213c6d6d3fbba6980575353c3ce4facff2825688ce"
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 219 (2017) — Revise net metering laws

## 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/HB0219.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Zach Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-29** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-02** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-03** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-04** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-09** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-10** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-10** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-11** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-18** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-18** Hearing
- **2017-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-09** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Hearing
- **2017-03-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed Consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-04** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebec8796-bff5-4967-9826-9332684d2fb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).