HB 760 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Establish solar consumer protection laws

HB 760 establishes consumer protection laws for individuals purchasing residential solar energy systems in Montana. It grants solar buyers a 3-business-day right to cancel a contract after signing, requiring written notification to the solar company or agent. Solar sales agents must provide a written explanation of these cancellation rights, which the customer must acknowledge. Additionally, the bill prohibits solar companies and sales agents from making deceptive statements about the costs, financing, or terms of solar energy system purchases during solicitations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted with adjusted spacing and indentation, but the substantive content remains unchanged. The act title was slightly modified to add 'BUYER'S' before 'RIGHT TO CANCEL', though this appears to be a formatting adjustment rather than a substantive legal change. No new policy provisions, definitions, or requirements were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

Formatting adjustments including spacing, indentation, and line breaks throughout the document. The title was slightly restructured with added 'BUYER'S' but this appears to be a stylistic change rather than a substantive legal modification.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

491
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of George Nikolakakos
George Nikolakakos
RRepublican
MT
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