---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit local governments from banning or limiting energy choices"
description: "Prohibit local governments from banning or limiting energy choices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 208"
citation: "Montana SB 208 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Energy", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T17:29:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:38:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa6128cb-c931-4434-85ce-85ba936b55c7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0065"
source_hash: "7df0558b11b7e6c0c47d20ce6a29a0673edb64a0107607c8c018f80e7ae28ad6"
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 208 (2023) — Prohibit local governments from banning or limiting energy choices

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0208_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5020)
2. **SB0208_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5021)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **73–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:38:13+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T16:09:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T20:43:15+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:43:14+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:23:04+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:37:36+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:16:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:46+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:00:53+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:17:19+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T15:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T17:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T19:11:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-01-31T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-24T20:06:55+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24T18:27:52+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T23:08:28+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T21:53:09+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-23T17:36:59+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-16T23:50:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T18:18:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-16T18:18:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-14T22:05:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-14T20:04:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-14T00:29:16+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-14T00:29:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-13T21:21:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-13T03:39:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-12T15:31:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-11T23:58:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T21:37:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-07T22:10:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-07T22:06:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-06T23:34:24+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-06T23:33:58+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T17:29:15+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/aa6128cb-c931-4434-85ce-85ba936b55c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).