All Roll Calls
Yes: 291 • No: 3
MontanaHB 49769th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House
Revise apprenticeship program laws relating to the state electrical board
Sponsored By: Jennifer Lynch (Democrat)
Signed by Governor
Labor and Employment
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
New rules for electrician licenses
The law updates how to qualify for Montana journeyman and residential electrician licenses. You can qualify by finishing an approved apprenticeship under Title 39, chapter 6, or a similar program. Journeyman: show 8,000 hours of legally obtained practical electrical work, or employer-certified 20,000 hours in electrical maintenance with at least 8,000 practical hours. Residential: show 4,000 hours of practical residential wiring, or employer-certified 20,000 hours in electrical maintenance with at least 8,000 practical hours. The union or trade-association training option is removed. Exams include at least 60 questions for journeyman and 50 for residential on the National Electrical Code plus board rules and Title 37 laws.
What hours count for licensing
The law defines what counts as electrical maintenance. It includes routine plant or onsite work and like-for-like repairs, such as relamping, replacing ballasts, motors, breakers, or starters, and troubleshooting motor controls. It also includes connecting specialized equipment with factory-installed leads to an existing branch circuit panel. It does not include installing a new circuit or work that needs bigger supply conductors. The law also defines legally obtained practical experience: it must follow the laws where you worked and Montana board rules; time in an apprenticeship you did not finish does not count.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jennifer Lynch
Democrat • House
Cosponsors
Derek Harvey
Democrat • Senate
Jacinda Morigeau
Democrat • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/11/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 48 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/10/2025
Do Concur
Yes: 49 • No: 0
House vote • 3/3/2025
Do Pass
Yes: 95 • No: 3
House vote • 3/1/2025
Do Pass
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter Number Assigned
5/8/2025HouseSigned by Governor
5/5/2025HouseTransmitted to Governor
4/25/2025HouseSigned by President
4/25/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
4/24/2025HouseReturned from Enrolling
4/16/2025HouseSent to Enrolling
4/11/2025House3rd Reading
4/11/2025Senate2nd Reading
4/10/2025SenateCommittee Report
3/25/2025SenateCommittee Executive Action
3/25/2025SenateHearing
3/19/2025SenateReferred to Committee
3/4/2025Senate1st Reading
3/4/2025SenateTransmitted to Senate
3/3/2025House3rd Reading
3/3/2025House2nd Reading
3/1/2025HouseCommittee Report
2/26/2025HouseCommittee Executive Action
2/26/2025HouseHearing
2/24/2025HouseFiscal Note Printed
2/22/2025HouseFiscal Note Signed
2/21/2025HouseHearing
2/21/2025HouseFiscal Note Received
2/20/2025House1st Reading
2/14/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
4/14/2025
Introduced
2/13/2025
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