---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transfer the state building energy conservation program to the Dept. of Administration A&E division"
description: "Transfer the state building energy conservation program to the Dept. of Administration A&E division"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 217"
citation: "Montana HB 217 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Energy", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 46
action_count: 48
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-12-10T14:57:51+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-06T03:30:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0acb39db-689d-45a4-9594-f411d72f38a0"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2605?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "09934b9d3f0aff5139c330a2c4bb049fec6005e76af57c2cb19bb1927b13fdf6"
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 217 (2025) — Transfer the state building energy conservation program to the Dept. of Administration A&E division

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0217.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276879)
2. **HB0217.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276878)
3. **HB0217.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276768)
4. **HB0217.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303951)
5. **HB0217.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300038)
6. **HB0217_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272152)
7. **HB0217_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275290)
8. **HB0217_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276346)
9. **HB0217_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278478)
10. **HB0217_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278479)
11. **HB0217_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278480)
12. **HB0217_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278481)
13. **HB0217_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271747)
14. **HB0217_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278483)
15. **HB0217_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301882)
16. **HB0217_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302177)
17. **HB0217_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278484)
18. **HB0217_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278485)
19. **HB0217_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278497)
20. **HB0217_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278499)
21. **HB0217_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278500)
22. **HB0217_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278501)
23. **HB0217_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278504)
24. **HB0217_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279335)
25. **HB0217_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278482)
26. **HB0217_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302244)
27. **HB0217_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302263)
28. **HB0217_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302267)
29. **HB0217_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304918)
30. **HB0217_3(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306537)
31. **HB0217_3(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306543)
32. **HB0217_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302248)
33. **HB0217_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302250)
34. **HB0217_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302252)
35. **HB0217_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302253)
36. **HB0217_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302254)
37. **HB0217_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302259)
38. **HB0217_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302260)
39. **HB0217_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302262)
40. **HB0217_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302176)
41. **HB0217_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316746)
42. **HB0217_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320326)
43. **HB0217_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324614)
44. **HB0217_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326651)
45. **HB0217_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310803)
46. **LC2605.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271320)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- AMD-HB0217.001.001 Fitzpatrick J DO PASS — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-10T14:57:51+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-10T14:57:51+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-02T16:16:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-01-13T15:04:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-13T18:12:59+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-13T20:10:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-13T21:10:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-14T15:00:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-14T17:14:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-14T18:30:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-15T01:19:13+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-15T15:18:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-15T19:16:55+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-15T19:25:03+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-16T18:37:50+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16T20:07:15+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-20T15:53:03+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-01-21T22:59:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-22T20:04:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-22T23:14:07+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-30T17:03:27+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T17:07:08+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T20:18:22+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-03T20:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-02-03T20:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-05T21:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-05T22:02:49+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-06T20:32:50+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-20T18:28:09+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T14:44:13+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-31T22:54:18+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2025-04-01T19:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2025-04-03T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-03T19:59:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-04T19:16:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-04T21:09:21+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T00:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T19:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T20:37:27+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-09T13:19:50+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-18T19:00:46+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22T00:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-22T18:10:24+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01T21:03:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-06T03:30:28+00:00** 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/0acb39db-689d-45a4-9594-f411d72f38a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).