---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate the electrical licensing exemption for grid-tied generation"
description: "Eliminate the electrical licensing exemption for grid-tied generation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 36"
citation: "Montana SB 36 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Professions and Occupations Generally", "Professions and Occupations E-N"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duane Ankney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-13"
last_action: "2017-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c5ffa66-943d-4241-9133-64798d8cb406"
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=LC0424&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c3c1f4c7912ba59dd664c26af48f96fa40788385f752ef5c63ae67aedf8079cf"
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 SB 36 (2017) — Eliminate the electrical licensing exemption for grid-tied generation

## 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/SB0036.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **84–15** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **86–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Duane Ankney — 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
- **2016-10-16** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-16** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-10-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-07** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-08** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-19** Hearing
- **2017-01-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-25** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-26** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing
- **2017-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-06** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-06** Returned to Senate
- **2017-02-07** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-07** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-07** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-08** Signed by President
- **2017-02-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c5ffa66-943d-4241-9133-64798d8cb406`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).