# Montana HB 696: Revise laws relating to nuclear energy

Montana HB 696, Revise laws relating to nuclear energy, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Gary Parry (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 696
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws relating to nuclear energy
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Energy, Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (271 yes, 169 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Path to site uranium processing plants: benefit, medium. The law sets a path to site uranium conversion and enrichment plants in Montana. A plant must be in Montana and convert and enrich uranium on site. It must have a state recommendation from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license. The plant ma…
- State notice and fee for nuclear filings: cost, low. Applicants to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission must give the Montana Department of Environmental Quality notice and a copy of the filing. You must pay a fee at filing to fund the state’s review and participation in the federal case. The fee is cappe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 11 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | AMD-HB0696.002.006 Ellis D/PASS | fail | 21 | 29 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 36 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 64 | 34 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | HB0696.002.002 - Fyant Do Pass | fail | 48 | 50 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-25: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7098c718-d013-4906-9d41-17043afc2576)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e2befb60-26a4-440d-a004-494c308791a0)
- Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9642874f-4b5c-4233-9902-4870ffe8c366)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7098c718-d013-4906-9d41-17043afc2576)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e2befb60-26a4-440d-a004-494c308791a0)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9642874f-4b5c-4233-9902-4870ffe8c366)

## 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-HB696-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).