republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2025/hb-206.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise electrical contractors presentation of license laws"
description: "Revise electrical contractors presentation of license laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 206"
citation: "Montana HB 206 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally", "Professions and Occupations E-N"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Vinton"]
version_count: 48
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-15T18:26:17+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T16:15:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/887ba728-529e-4519-990e-849ce8b645ea"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4137?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "964e9fd944d3fed8f35a1a8e5d9bb103a233f9ac3329eb6eac186360a42ae6b8"
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 206 (2025) — Revise electrical contractors presentation of license laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0206.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272969)
2. **HB0206.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285312)
3. **HB0206.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298267)
4. **HB0206.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297022)
5. **HB0206_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271774)
6. **HB0206_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275247)
7. **HB0206_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275683)
8. **HB0206_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275684)
9. **HB0206_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275686)
10. **HB0206_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275688)
11. **HB0206_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276687)
12. **HB0206_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271644)
13. **HB0206_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275691)
14. **HB0206_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298121)
15. **HB0206_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298249)
16. **HB0206_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298250)
17. **HB0206_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298251)
18. **HB0206_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298252)
19. **HB0206_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275701)
20. **HB0206_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275702)
21. **HB0206_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275733)
22. **HB0206_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275734)
23. **HB0206_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275739)
24. **HB0206_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276694)
25. **HB0206_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276987)
26. **HB0206_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277913)
27. **HB0206_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275689)
28. **HB0206_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298254)
29. **HB0206_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309656)
30. **HB0206_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298255)
31. **HB0206_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298256)
32. **HB0206_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298327)
33. **HB0206_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298329)
34. **HB0206_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298330)
35. **HB0206_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298333)
36. **HB0206_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301850)
37. **HB0206_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309655)
38. **HB0206_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298253)
39. **HB0206_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316944)
40. **HB0206_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320518)
41. **HB0206_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322064)
42. **HB0206_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322065)
43. **HB0206_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322066)
44. **HB0206_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324794)
45. **HB0206_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327009)
46. **HB0206_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327868)
47. **HB0206_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311038)
48. **LC4137.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270881)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **71–28** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **59–40** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **11–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **62–37** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **58–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Vinton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-15T18:26:17+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-09T20:01:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-10T15:19:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-10T22:29:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-13T16:33:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-13T22:28:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-13T23:31:22+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-14T23:13:47+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-15T14:30:42+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-15T18:05:19+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15T20:09:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-16T22:25:23+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-01-27T18:53:51+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T20:38:34+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T22:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T20:56:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-31T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-31T21:49:09+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-03T20:19:50+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18T19:02:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T21:27:35+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-02-21T00:25:30+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-06T18:41:14+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-15T16:35:27+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-25T17:54:38+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-25T19:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-27T22:58:56+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28T19:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T21:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T22:12:17+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-11T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:12:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T00:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T00:30:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-14T20:06:06+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T23:30:28+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T20:15:22+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:32:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:37:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T16:15:46+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/887ba728-529e-4519-990e-849ce8b645ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).