---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing for energy and fiber right-of-way along interstate highways"
description: "Providing for energy and fiber right-of-way along interstate highways"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 392"
citation: "Montana SB 392 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Energy", "Revenue", "State", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon Vance"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-03"
last_action: "2021-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d9b03e7-50ad-4b8e-b129-526603d685d6"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=392&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "ca8f8e9ecfc8d3606183bd7954bb61fd0339d65ec4c4b07045bc568a35ec1282"
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 392 (2021) — Providing for energy and fiber right-of-way along interstate highways

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0392_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0392_1.pdf)
2. **SB0392_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0392_2.pdf)
3. **SB0392_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0392_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0392.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gordon Vance — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-03** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-13** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-26** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-03-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-18** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-29** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-29** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-03-29** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-29** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-30** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07** Transmitted to House
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2021-04-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2021-04-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10** 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/6d9b03e7-50ad-4b8e-b129-526603d685d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).