---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise utility lines and facilities laws"
description: "Generally revise utility lines and facilities laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 301"
citation: "Montana SB 301 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Rule Making", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 84
action_count: 54
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-09-27T13:02:08+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T14:43:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/002bd892-de90-4e9f-967b-3bf85e19bcc9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0322?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c727db104ac77cb990260915c17f36b67774720e125a1f8acae797be06431e91"
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 301 (2025) — Generally revise utility lines and facilities laws

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0322.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280375)
2. **SB0301.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284834)
3. **SB0301.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289489)
4. **SB0301.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289774)
5. **SB0301.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295063)
6. **SB0301.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295607)
7. **SB0301.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298879)
8. **SB0301.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298878)
9. **SB0301.004.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306917)
10. **SB0301.004.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306916)
11. **SB0301.004.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307710)
12. **SB0301_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282027)
13. **SB0301_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290257)
14. **SB0301_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290258)
15. **SB0301_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290259)
16. **SB0301_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290261)
17. **SB0301_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281021)
18. **SB0301_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290264)
19. **SB0301_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290305)
20. **SB0301_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290306)
21. **SB0301_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290307)
22. **SB0301_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290312)
23. **SB0301_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293749)
24. **SB0301_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296261)
25. **SB0301_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296262)
26. **SB0301_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296263)
27. **SB0301_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296264)
28. **SB0301_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290268)
29. **SB0301_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290269)
30. **SB0301_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290296)
31. **SB0301_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290298)
32. **SB0301_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290300)
33. **SB0301_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290301)
34. **SB0301_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290303)
35. **SB0301_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290304)
36. **SB0301_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290262)
37. **SB0301_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296266)
38. **SB0301_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299069)
39. **SB0301_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299070)
40. **SB0301_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299071)
41. **SB0301_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296270)
42. **SB0301_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296271)
43. **SB0301_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296311)
44. **SB0301_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296312)
45. **SB0301_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296313)
46. **SB0301_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296314)
47. **SB0301_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296315)
48. **SB0301_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299068)
49. **SB0301_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296265)
50. **SB0301_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299073)
51. **SB0301_4(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308048)
52. **SB0301_4(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308049)
53. **SB0301_4(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308050)
54. **SB0301_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299074)
55. **SB0301_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299075)
56. **SB0301_4(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299091)
57. **SB0301_4(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299092)
58. **SB0301_4(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299099)
59. **SB0301_4(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299934)
60. **SB0301_4(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307569)
61. **SB0301_4(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308047)
62. **SB0301_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299072)
63. **SB0301_5(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308098)
64. **SB0301_5(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308099)
65. **SB0301_5(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311275)
66. **SB0301_5(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313999)
67. **SB0301_5(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314000)
68. **SB0301_5(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314004)
69. **SB0301_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308087)
70. **SB0301_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314006)
71. **SB0301_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322738)
72. **SB0301_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322739)
73. **SB0301_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324971)
74. **SB0301_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325772)
75. **SB0301_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327320)
76. **SB0301_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314012)
77. **SB0301_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314055)
78. **SB0301_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316384)
79. **SB0301_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316386)
80. **SB0301_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316387)
81. **SB0301_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317364)
82. **SB0301_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320829)
83. **SB0301_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322737)
84. **SB0301_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314005)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-SB0301.003.001 Zolnikov D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-27T13:02:08+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-09-27T13:02:08+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2024-12-10T19:05:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-05T19:49:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-05T22:52:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-09T20:51:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-10T16:15:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-10T19:52:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-11T16:41:44+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-11T20:20:12+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-11T21:04:39+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-12T20:20:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-12T23:27:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T20:30:37+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
- **2025-02-27T20:08:16+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-28T02:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T10:01:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-03T21:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-03T22:33:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T23:18:57+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-04T23:19:03+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-05T22:45:16+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-14T19:26:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-20T17:01:05+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-20T22:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-26T09:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T19:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T19:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-27T09:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T16:38:03+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-28T14:50:42+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-28T18:15:30+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-28T19:22:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-02T17:15:23+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2025-04-09T22:52:19+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2025-04-10T18:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T19:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T20:29:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:55:13+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T23:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T21:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T12:34:38+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T16:41:43+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T13:47:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T14:43:53+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/002bd892-de90-4e9f-967b-3bf85e19bcc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).