# Montana HB 314: Create a state energy authority

Montana HB 314, Create a state energy authority, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Gary Parry (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB314-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 314
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Create a state energy authority
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Energy, Utilities, Revenue, State, State Government, Taxation, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (93 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Do Pass | pass | 93 | 7 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-02-27: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-18: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-14: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-11: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-11: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-27: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-27: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4d340a4d-9f65-4af9-9bab-6c862721da65)
- Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cfe508d9-c986-40e4-8753-96f8c543e1ee)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4d340a4d-9f65-4af9-9bab-6c862721da65)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cfe508d9-c986-40e4-8753-96f8c543e1ee)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB314-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).