---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate restrictions on nuclear facility development"
description: "Eliminate restrictions on nuclear facility development"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 273"
citation: "Montana HB 273 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Derek Skees"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-07-16"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e20d7bfa-74d4-4bb3-a19e-a84c756c424c"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=273&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "a825ea1490e9d932ac5c354eeec9c5a8f62fc84735d1705fe2b9e6397169df93"
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 273 (2021) — Eliminate restrictions on nuclear facility development

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0273_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0273_1.pdf)
2. **HB0273_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0273_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0273.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–6** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **8–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Derek Skees — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-16** Draft Request Received
- **2020-09-23** Draft On Hold
- **2020-11-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-15** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-24** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-24** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-28** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-28** Executive Director Final Review
- **2020-12-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-28** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-02-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-15** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-16** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-16** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-04-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Returned to House
- **2021-04-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/e20d7bfa-74d4-4bb3-a19e-a84c756c424c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).