---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising the PSC appeals process in contested cases"
description: "Revising the PSC appeals process in contested cases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 213"
citation: "Montana SB 213 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-11"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29be3e21-94d2-4fe9-b53d-7565c386bbda"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=213&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "0bce24d242745f233ac4ffdc05681c7bfcff410798b25ff972573e3ee5c081f8"
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 213 (2021) — Revising the PSC appeals process in contested cases

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0213_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0213_1.pdf)
2. **SB0213_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0213_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0213.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **7–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-11** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-08** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-27** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-01** 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
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-02** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Committee - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Hearing - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-02-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/29be3e21-94d2-4fe9-b53d-7565c386bbda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).