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Montana HouseSB 188

Revising solar energy policy laws

Passed 54–43Crossed party lines

What it does: Requires utilities to interconnect shared solar facilities of 50 kilowatts to 5 megawatts and to give subscribing customers on-bill credits, and distinguishes shared solar subscribers from net metering customers. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Do Concur

A yes vote passed the bill in the House as amended by committee, which makes a shared solar facility owner responsible for the administrative costs of the program, as determined by the commission, returning it to the Senate. (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 54 · No 43 · Not voting 3

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats3831
Republicans16402

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 19 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (100)

Yes 54

No 43

Not voting 3

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.