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HB 437 — Require utilities to bear the burden of proof in rate cases
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read HB 437 on the official Montana source →Action History
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Died in Process
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Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
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2nd Reading Not Passed
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Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
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2nd Reading Not Passed
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Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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Committee Report--Bill Passed
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Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
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Hearing
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First Reading
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Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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Referred to Committee
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Introduced
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Draft Delivered to Requester
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Executive Director Final Review
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Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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Draft in Final Drafter Review
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Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
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Draft in Legal Review
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Draft to Requester for Review
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Draft to Requester for Review
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Draft Back for Redo
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Draft Ready for Delivery
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Executive Director Final Review
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Draft in Assembly
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Executive Director Review
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Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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Draft in Final Drafter Review
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Draft in Input/Proofing
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Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
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Draft in Edit
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Draft in Legal Review
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Draft to Requester for Review
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Draft Request Received
Sponsors
- Tom Woods · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 41 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Tom Woods
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (205)
205 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 205 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 47 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 47% | 53% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Redfield, Alan | — | Nay |
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Yea |
| Bahr, Jade | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Nay |
| Krautter, Joel | — | Nay |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Yea |
| Krotkov, Jasmine | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Nay |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Yea |
| Garcia, Rodney | — | Yea |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Nay |
| Bessette, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Smith, Bridget | — | Yea |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Nay |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sweeney, Mark | — | Yea |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Yea |
| Moore, Frederick | — | Nay |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Nay |
| DeVries, Greg | — | Nay |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Nay |
| Doane, Alan | — | Nay |
| Dooling, Julie | — | Nay |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Yea |
| White, Kerry | — | Nay |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Yea |
| Perry, Zac | — | Yea |
| Dunn, David | — | Nay |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Nay |
| Winter, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Woods, Tom | — | Yea |
| Abbott, Kim | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Fred | — | Nay |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Yea |
| Barry Usher | — | Nay |
| Bartel, Dan | — | Nay |
| Beard, Becky | — | Nay |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Nay |
| Bishop, Laurie | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Nay |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Nay |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Connie Keogh | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Nay |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| David Bedey | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Denley Loge | — | Nay |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Nay |
| Derek Harvey | — | Nay |
| Ed Buttrey | — | Nay |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Farris-Olsen, Robert | — | Yea |
| Fitzgerald, Ross | — | Yea |
| Fleming, Frank | — | Nay |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Nay |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Nay |
| Garner, Frank | — | Nay |
| Greef, Sharon | — | Nay |
| Greg Hertz | — | Nay |
| Gunderson, Steve | — | Nay |
| Hamilton, Jim | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth L. | — | Nay |
| Hopkins, Mike | — | Yea |
| John Fuller | — | Nay |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Nay |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Yea |
| Katie Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Keane, Jim | — | Nay |
| Kelker, Kathy | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Casey | — | Nay |
| Llew Jones | — | Yea |
| Lynch, Ryan | — | Nay |
| Marilyn Marler | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Nay |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Yea |
| Mary Caferro | — | Yea |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Bill | — | Nay |
| Moore, Terry | — | Nay |
| Neil Duram | — | Yea |
| Read, Joe | — | Yea |
| Rhonda Knudsen | — | Nay |
| Running Wolf, Tyson | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Sheldon-Galloway, Lola | — | Nay |
| Skees, Derek | — | Nay |
| Stewart Peregoy, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Nay |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Nay |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Nay |
| Vince Ricci | — | Nay |
| Weatherwax, Marvin | — | Yea |
| Welch, Tom | — | Nay |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Nay |
| Willis Curdy | — | Yea |
| Windy Boy, Jonathan | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 54 | 44 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 54 | 44 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 44% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Redfield, Alan | — | Nay |
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Yea |
| Bahr, Jade | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Nay |
| Krautter, Joel | — | Nay |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Yea |
| Krotkov, Jasmine | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Nay |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Yea |
| Garcia, Rodney | — | Yea |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Nay |
| Bessette, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Smith, Bridget | — | Yea |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Yea |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sweeney, Mark | — | Yea |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Yea |
| Moore, Frederick | — | Nay |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Not Voting |
| DeVries, Greg | — | Nay |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Nay |
| Doane, Alan | — | Nay |
| Dooling, Julie | — | Nay |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Yea |
| White, Kerry | — | Nay |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Yea |
| Perry, Zac | — | Yea |
| Dunn, David | — | Nay |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Yea |
| Winter, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Woods, Tom | — | Yea |
| Abbott, Kim | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Fred | — | Nay |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Yea |
| Barry Usher | — | Nay |
| Bartel, Dan | — | Nay |
| Beard, Becky | — | Nay |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Nay |
| Bishop, Laurie | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Nay |
| Bob Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Carl Glimm | — | Nay |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Connie Keogh | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Nay |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| David Bedey | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Denley Loge | — | Nay |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Nay |
| Derek Harvey | — | Yea |
| Ed Buttrey | — | Nay |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Farris-Olsen, Robert | — | Yea |
| Fitzgerald, Ross | — | Nay |
| Fleming, Frank | — | Nay |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Yea |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Yea |
| Garner, Frank | — | Yea |
| Greef, Sharon | — | Nay |
| Greg Hertz | — | Nay |
| Gunderson, Steve | — | Nay |
| Hamilton, Jim | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth L. | — | Nay |
| Hopkins, Mike | — | Yea |
| John Fuller | — | Nay |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Nay |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Yea |
| Katie Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Keane, Jim | — | Nay |
| Kelker, Kathy | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Casey | — | Nay |
| Llew Jones | — | Yea |
| Lynch, Ryan | — | Yea |
| Marilyn Marler | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Nay |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Yea |
| Mary Caferro | — | Yea |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Bill | — | Nay |
| Moore, Terry | — | Nay |
| Neil Duram | — | Yea |
| Read, Joe | — | Yea |
| Rhonda Knudsen | — | Nay |
| Running Wolf, Tyson | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Sheldon-Galloway, Lola | — | Nay |
| Skees, Derek | — | Nay |
| Stewart Peregoy, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Nay |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Nay |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Nay |
| Vince Ricci | — | Yea |
| Weatherwax, Marvin | — | Yea |
| Welch, Tom | — | Nay |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Yea |
| Windy Boy, Jonathan | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 48 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 52% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Redfield, Alan | — | Nay |
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Yea |
| Bahr, Jade | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Nay |
| Krautter, Joel | — | Nay |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Yea |
| Krotkov, Jasmine | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Nay |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Yea |
| Garcia, Rodney | — | Nay |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Nay |
| Bessette, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Smith, Bridget | — | Yea |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Yea |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sweeney, Mark | — | Yea |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Yea |
| Moore, Frederick | — | Nay |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Nay |
| DeVries, Greg | — | Yea |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Nay |
| Doane, Alan | — | Nay |
| Dooling, Julie | — | Yea |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Yea |
| White, Kerry | — | Nay |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Yea |
| Perry, Zac | — | Yea |
| Dunn, David | — | Nay |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Nay |
| Winter, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Woods, Tom | — | Yea |
| Abbott, Kim | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Fred | — | Nay |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Yea |
| Barry Usher | — | Nay |
| Bartel, Dan | — | Nay |
| Beard, Becky | — | Nay |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Nay |
| Bishop, Laurie | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Nay |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Nay |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Connie Keogh | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Nay |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| David Bedey | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Denley Loge | — | Nay |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Nay |
| Derek Harvey | — | Yea |
| Ed Buttrey | — | Nay |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Farris-Olsen, Robert | — | Yea |
| Fitzgerald, Ross | — | Nay |
| Fleming, Frank | — | Nay |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Nay |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Nay |
| Garner, Frank | — | Nay |
| Greef, Sharon | — | Nay |
| Greg Hertz | — | Nay |
| Gunderson, Steve | — | Nay |
| Hamilton, Jim | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth L. | — | Nay |
| Hopkins, Mike | — | Yea |
| John Fuller | — | Nay |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Nay |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Yea |
| Katie Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Keane, Jim | — | Nay |
| Kelker, Kathy | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Casey | — | Nay |
| Llew Jones | — | Yea |
| Lynch, Ryan | — | Nay |
| Marilyn Marler | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Nay |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Yea |
| Mary Caferro | — | Yea |
| Matt Regier | — | Nay |
| Mercer, Bill | — | Nay |
| Moore, Terry | — | Yea |
| Neil Duram | — | Yea |
| Read, Joe | — | Nay |
| Rhonda Knudsen | — | Nay |
| Running Wolf, Tyson | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Sheldon-Galloway, Lola | — | Nay |
| Skees, Derek | — | Nay |
| Stewart Peregoy, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Nay |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Nay |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Nay |
| Vince Ricci | — | Nay |
| Weatherwax, Marvin | — | Yea |
| Welch, Tom | — | Nay |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Nay |
| Willis Curdy | — | Yea |
| Windy Boy, Jonathan | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 42% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Doane, Alan | — | Nay |
| Redfield, Alan | — | Nay |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Yea |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Nay |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Katie Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Neil Duram | — | Yea |
| Skees, Derek | — | Nay |
| Stewart Peregoy, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Nay |
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- HB 437 is sponsored by Tom Woods.
- What is the current status of HB 437?
- This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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