# Montana HB 326: Establish a tax on electrical energy not produced by coal to match coal severance tax rate

Montana HB 326, Establish a tax on electrical energy not produced by coal to match coal severance tax rate, 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).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 326
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish a tax on electrical energy not produced by coal to match coal severance tax rate
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Energy, Taxation, Counties, Taxation--Minerals, Revenue, State, State Finance, Taxation--Coal, Taxation--Sales, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (50 yes, 50 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Do Pass | fail | 50 | 50 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-03-28: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-25: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-12: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-28: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d533b159-e7da-4096-8db8-7974d1f4f47c)
- Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ae73b101-578c-4bf4-8e33-e0c0f89b9b86)

## 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=d533b159-e7da-4096-8db8-7974d1f4f47c)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ae73b101-578c-4bf4-8e33-e0c0f89b9b86)

## 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-HB326-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).