Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB811: Increase the generating capacity for customer-generated electricity
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act increasing the generating capacity for customergenerated electricity; amending section 69-8-103, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT INCREASING THE GENERATING CAPACITY FOR CUSTOMERGENERATED ELECTRICITY; AMENDING SECTION 69-8-103, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 69-8-103, MCA, is amended to read: "69-8-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Assignee" means any entity, including a corporation, partnership, board, trust, or financing vehicle, to which a utility assigns, sells, or transfers, other than as security, all or a portion of the utility's interest in or right to transition property. The term also includes an entity, corporation, public authority, partnership, trust, or financing vehicle to which an assignee assigns, sells, or transfers, other than as security, the assignee's interest in or right to transition property. (2) "Board" means the board of investments created by 2-15-1808. (3) "Carbon offset provider" means a qualified third-party entity that arranges for projects or actions that either reduce carbon dioxide emissions or increase the absorption of carbon dioxide. (4) "Cooperative utility" or (b) an existing municipal electric utility as of May 2, 1997. (5) "Cost-effective carbon offsets" means any combination of certified actions that are taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions or that increase the absorption of carbon dioxide, which collectively do not increase …
Sponsors
- Isaly, Jamie (D, 58) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Energy, Utilities
Common questions
- What is HB811?
- HB811 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Increase the generating capacity for customer-generated electricity.
- What does HB811 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act increasing the generating capacity for customergenerated electricity; amending section 69-8-103, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB811?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB811?
- Isaly, Jamie (D, 58).
- Where is the official record for HB811?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2787
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