---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create select committee on energy resource planning and acquisition"
description: "Create select committee on energy resource planning and acquisition"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 220"
citation: "Montana HB 220 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Energy", "Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 62
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-20T18:13:08+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:56:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/455c5cc9-be83-49c0-96d8-623703535cd1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1438"
source_hash: "9b73c173ffc81e82731c82e0e0b14d13f67a3fc4993374e8ca4ba146ff0d7432"
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 220 (2023) — Create select committee on energy resource planning and acquisition

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0220.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5705)
2. **HB0220.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5707)
3. **HB0220.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5704)
4. **HB0220.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5703)
5. **HB0220.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5702)
6. **HB0220.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5708)
7. **HB0220.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5706)
8. **HB0220_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5710)
9. **HB0220_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5709)
10. **HB0220_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5711)
11. **HB0220_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5712)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–7** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **70–28** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **74–26** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **24–26** (fail) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:56:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:27:06+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-28T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-24T20:06:09+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24T20:06:08+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:12:10+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:36:36+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-20T01:39:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T21:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-18T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-18T20:55:56+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18T19:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T23:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T19:40:20+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-29T13:10:04+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T13:08:18+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-28T20:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T19:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T17:14:09+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-22T14:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T14:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T20:03:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T19:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T20:29:23+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T22:36:37+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-23T20:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T18:26:35+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-20T18:48:20+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T22:00:34+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-30T15:53:42+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-16T22:22:05+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-11T20:07:51+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-11T18:51:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T15:38:58+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T16:12:52+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-09T16:19:29+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T15:51:13+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-06T15:51:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T15:11:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-06T00:36:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-06T00:29:27+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-06T00:29:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-05T17:07:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-04T19:07:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-04T00:15:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-03T22:01:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-02T22:31:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-20T19:04:13+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-20T18:13:08+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/455c5cc9-be83-49c0-96d8-623703535cd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).