Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB623: Revise laws relating to nuclear energy
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing legislative approval of the siting of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities produced by a nuclear power generating facility operating within the state; providing a definition; amending section 75-20-204, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF THE SITING OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE FACILITIES PRODUCED BY A NUCLEAR POWER GENERATING FACILITY OPERATING WITHIN THE STATE; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AMENDING SECTION 75-20-204, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Legislative approval of siting of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities -- conditions. (1) The legislature authorizes the siting of temporary spent nuclear fuel storage facilities within the state. A facility is authorized if: (a) the facility is operated on the site of a nuclear power generating facility and stores spent nuclear fuel produced by a nuclear power generating facility operating within the state; (b) the facility has received a state recommendation from the department of environmental quality, pursuant to 75-20-204; and (c) the facility has received a license to construct and operate from the federal nuclear regulatory commission. (2) For the purposes of this section, "spent nuclear fuel" means nuclear fuel that has been used in a reactor and is no longer able to produce enough energy to sustain a reaction. Section 2. Section 75-20-204, MCA, is amended to read: "75-20-204. Facilities subject to federal energy regulatory commission jurisdiction and nuclear regulatory commission. (1) For a facility that is subject to the jurisdiction of the federal energy regulatory commission or the nuclear regulatory commission as authorized in [section 1], the …
Sponsors
- Parry, Gary (R, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : 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
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 64 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 58 yea, 40 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 40 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 40 yea, 6 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0623.004.002 Morigeau S D/PASS (April 5, 2025): 19 yea, 27 nay, failed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 86 yea, 13 nay, passed
Subjects: Energy, Utilities
Common questions
- What is HB623?
- HB623 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws relating to nuclear energy.
- What does HB623 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing legislative approval of the siting of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities produced by a nuclear power generating facility operating within the state; providing a definition; amending section 75-20-204, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB623?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB623?
- Parry, Gary (R, 35).
- Where is the official record for HB623?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1495
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