---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise avoided cost rate-making"
description: "Revise avoided cost rate-making"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 201"
citation: "Montana SB 201 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-10-28"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e2ef431-8afd-4a1d-a361-3f67de18952e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=201&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "b84c6f4cc23733a4f01f08c6f6a8a8250c63ba3b0871f576ce70c66c480e9b34"
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 201 (2021) — Revise avoided cost rate-making

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0201_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0201_1.pdf)
2. **SB0201_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0201_2.pdf)
3. **SB0201_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0201_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0201.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-28** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-04** Draft On Hold
- **2020-12-07** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-01** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-02** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-02-18** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-12** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-08** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-23** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** 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/8e2ef431-8afd-4a1d-a361-3f67de18952e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).