Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB45: Generally revising telecommunications regulation laws
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising telecommunication regulation laws; eliminating public service commission rate regulation; eliminating the montana state universal fund; repealing the performance assurance plan state account and the associated statutory appropriation; exempting internet protocol-enabled services; amending sections 15-53-129, 17-7-502, 69-3-225, 69-3-302, 69-3-305, 69-3-803, and 69-3-805, mca…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATION LAWS; ELIMINATING PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RATE REGULATION; ELIMINATING THE MONTANA STATE UNIVERSAL FUND; REPEALING THE PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE PLAN STATE ACCOUNT AND THE ASSOCIATED STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; EXEMPTING INTERNET PROTOCOL-ENABLED SERVICES; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-53-129, 17-7-502, 69-3-225, 69-3-302, 69-3-305, 69-3-803, AND 69-3-805, MCA; REPEALING SECTIONS 69-3-808, 69-3-809, 69-3-810, 69-3-821, 69-3-841, 69-3-842, 69-3-843, 69-3-844, 69-3-845, 69-3846, 69-3-870, 69-3-901, 69-3-902, 69-3-903, 69-3-904, 69-3-906, 69-3-907, AND 69-3-910, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." Section 1. Section 15-53-129, MCA, is amended to read: "15-53-129. (Temporary) Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Call-by-call basis" means any method of charging for telecommunications services that measures the price by individual calls. (2) (a) "Charges for mobile telecommunications services" means any charge for, or associated with, the provision of commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 CFR 20.3, as in effect on June 1, 1999, or any charge for, or associated with, a service provided as an adjunct to a commercial mobile radio service that is billed to the customer by or for the customer's home service provider regardless of whether individual transmissions originate or terminate within the licensed service area of the home service provider. (b) The term does not include one-way radio communications as included in 47 CFR 20.3, as in …
Sponsors
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 9, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 85 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 88 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Utilities
Common questions
- What is HB45?
- HB45 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revising telecommunications regulation laws.
- What does HB45 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising telecommunication regulation laws; eliminating public service commission rate regulation; eliminating the montana state universal fund; repealing the performance assurance plan state account and the associated statutory appropriation; exempting internet protocol-enabled services; amending sections 15-53-129, 17-7-502, 69-3-225, 69-3-302, 69-3-305, 69-3-803, and 69-3-805, mca…
- What is the status of HB45?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB45?
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44).
- Where is the official record for HB45?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0246
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