The schedule is subject to change. Current information on the session, including committee hearing information and full bill texts, is available on the Internet at: http://leg.state.mt.us/session.htm
Thursday, Mar. 15
Senate Judiciary, Room 303, 9 a.m. - HB305, Thomas, limit liability for sponsored off-highway vehicle activity. HB319, Glaser, revise law on construction and highway contracts. HB468, McGillvray, Confidentiality of physician assistance program. HB491, Sinrud, child witness protection in criminal cases. HB617, Sinrud, revise filing requirements for delinquent child support.
Senate Local Government, Room 303, 3 p.m. - HB400, Villa, revise planning board laws. HB662, Villa, revise sanitation in subdivisions law.
Senate Taxation, Room 405, 9 a.m. - HB337, Cohenour, voted levy for firefighter disability insurance. HB490, French, adoption tax credit. SB549, Story, revise property tax classification criteria of certain agricultural land. SB550, Laible, revise local government study commission laws and tax provisions.
Friday, Mar. 16
House Appropriations, Room 102, upon adj - HB818, Taylor, appropriations for legislative branch. HB819, Taylor, appropriations for judicial branch. HB820, Taylor, biennial funding for certain executive branch agencies. HB7, Kasten, reclamation and development grants. HB574, Hiner, assist Deer Lodge in rebuilding Rialto theater. HB603, Small-Eastman, authorize and fund community-based family literacy. HB638, Bergren, state funding for family planning. SB118, Cobb, eliminate sunset for hospital bed tax.
House Business and Labor, Room 172, 8 a.m. - SB108, Cocchiarella, revise work comp laws-ind. contractors-med. fees- impaired insurers-etc. SB153, Cocchiarella, revise professional and occupational licensing laws. SB276, Steinbeisser, permit funeral directors to sell certain life insurance policies. SB319, Cocchiarella, allow real estate agent to represent multiple sellers or buyers.
House Education, Room 137, 3 p.m. - HB813, Small-Eastman, affordability and success for foster children in higher education. SB289, Gallus, allow prescribed epinephrine use in school for severe allergies. SB291, Perry, allow creation of high school districts. SB390, Juneau, increase funding for Indian Education for All.
House Human Services, Room 152, 3 p.m. - SB132, Gallus, revise marriage license requirements. SB162, Schmidt, revise genetics program laws. SB236, Gallus, require use of mercury-free vaccines for children. SB354, Lind, revise physician medicaid reimbursement conversion factor.
House Judiciary, Room 137, 8 a.m. - SB142, Lind, revise public health emergency authority. SB143, Shockley, revise boating under the influence laws. SB146, Shockley, revise juvenile delinquency intervention act. SB163, Shockley, clarify nolo contendere plea acceptance as discretionary. SB322, Brueggeman, revise hit-and-run laws. SB385, Cobb, criminalizing involuntary servitude and trafficking in persons.
House Natural Resources, Room 472, 3 p.m. - SB51, Hawks, revise land use laws concerning fire and wildland fire. SB103, Lind, revise local government fire protection laws. SB293, Laible, establish state forest management policy.
House State Administration, Room 455, 8 a.m. - SB219, Balyeat, prohibit severance pay for state employees. SB239, Balyeat, revise driver's license laws for military personnel. SB253, Cooney, file campaign advertising text with commissioner of political practices. SB279, Balyeat, clean campaign act. SB286, Cooney, revise capitol complex building naming law.
House Taxation, Room 152, 8 a.m. - HB816, Erickson, revise water's edge tax law. SB150, Gillan, exclude property contributions from qualified endowment credit and extend credit. SB541, Brueggeman, allow facility finance authority to finance projects for profit organizations.
House Transportation, Room 455, 3 p.m. - SB185, Hawks, provide for medium speed electric vehicles. SB208, Tropila, traffic regulation for nonfunctioning traffic signal. SB384, Wanzenried, revise abandoned vehicle laws.
Senate Agriculture, Livestock and, Room 405, 3 p.m. - HB503, Gallik, make permanent certification of euthanasia technicians.
Senate Business, Labor, and Economic, Room 422, 9 a.m. - HB58, Keane, increase unemployment benefit/allow if leave job for spouse's military transfer. HB113, Mcchesney, revise residency requirements for liquor licenses. HB378, Windy Boy, revise nursing home administration laws.
Senate Judiciary, Room 303, 9 a.m. - HB435, Parker, prohibit criminals from profiting from their own crime. HB466, Jore, revise criminal accountability. HB521, Arntzen, revise burglary law by revising definition of "occupied structure". HB629, Hamilton, mediation for criminal proceedings. HB723, Arntzen, revise statutes governing county drinking and driving prevention programs.
Senate Natural Resources and Energy, Room 422, 3 p.m. - HB427, Bergren, revise universal system benefits law. HB681, Driscoll, extend renewable portfolio act to competitive suppliers. HB739, Olson, review of certain municipal electric utility facility acquisitions.
Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety, Room 317B, 3 p.m. - HB359, Dutton, individual medical lab test without physicians orders. HB437, Gallik, dispute resolution clause in social services contracts. HB577, Caferro, children's health care act.
Senate State Administration, Room 335, 3 p.m. - HB105, Windy Boy, revise training of state agency personnel on tribal issues. HB177, Boggio, repeal the Montana Electronic Transactions With State Agencies. Act. HB206, Ingraham, revise county mill levy elections. HB207, Ingraham, revise time of oath of office for county officials. HB209, Peterson, revise requirements for administrative rules.
Monday, Mar. 19
House Appropriations, Room 102, 9 a.m. - HB3, Franklin, supplemental appropriations. HB216, Wilmer, increase residential alternative energy tax credit. HB236, Jacobson, residential property tax credit for elderly to account for inflation. HB529, Lake, increase business equipment tax exemption and reduce tax rate. HB545, Phillips, tax credit for business waste and energy audit cost and implementation. HB566, Hollenbaugh, after-school capacity. HB567, Koopman, Montana safety corridor act. HB580, Koopman, create incentives for success program. HB592, Wilson, highway signs for veteran's memorial. HB627, Hilbert, pave road to Dawson county correctional facility. HB658, Sinrud, fund training and equipment for child molestation cases. HB746, Erickson, allow tax credit for capital construction donations to tax-exempt organizations. HB815, Stahl, appropriation to pay off general obligation bonds. HB817, Gallik, fund satellite delivery of public television. HB821, Bergren, state emergency notification system.
House Business and Labor, Room 172, 9 a.m. - SB74, Jent, revise title loan act. SB92, Steinbeisser, revise mortgage broker and loan origination licensing act. SB165, Brueggeman, revise deferred deposit loan act.
House Education, Room 137, 3 p.m. - SB89, Williams, providing for breast feeding in the workplace.
House Federal Relations, Energy, and, Room 172, 3 p.m. - SB369, Smith, revise PSC jurisdiction over rural cooperatives.
House Judiciary, Room 137, 9 a.m. - SB164, Gallus, clarify role of counsel and guardian ad litem to prevent conflict of interest. SB300, Cooney, primary seatbelt and child passenger safety law. SB309, Balyeat, prohibit confiscation of firearms during period of declared emergency.
House State Administration, Room 455, 8 a.m. - HB814, Hamilton, revise postretirement benefits and increases in statewide police retirement sys. HJ45, Thomas, study to examine options for state document systems to reflect actual names. SB269, Larson, revise standards for recorded documents. SB270, Larson, revise filing deadline for independent candidates, minor parties. SB295, Tash, statutorily providing for MTNG Youth Challenge program.
House Taxation, Room 152, 9 a.m. - SB139, Harrington, Governor's $400 property tax rebate. SB161, Laible, revise captive insurance laws. SB215, Harrington, revise property tax levy limit to adjust for inflation.
House Transportation, Room 455, 3 p.m. - SB222, Esp, revise speed laws near emergency vehicles. SB251, Larson, allow conveyance of highway right-of-way interest to local government. SB386, Shockley, revise motor vehicle laws.
Senate Education and Cultural Resources, Room 303, 3 p.m. - HB363, Ward, revise school budget laws. HB609, Hamilton, requirements for dissolution of school district insurance fund. HB744, Rice, revise school district creation laws.
Senate Natural Resources and Energy, Room 422, 3 p.m. - HB555, Grinde, public education program for recycling and electronic waste disposal. HB703, Ripley, revise survey requirements for regional water projects.
Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety, Room 317B, 3 p.m. - HB687, Jones, extend age for well child care coverage. HB713, Mcgillvray, revise post-adoption services. HB727, Lange, revise eligibility requirements for certain benefits.
Senate State Administration, Room 335, 3 p.m. - HB242, Ripley, revise filing deadline for write-in candidates. HB253, Ross, eliminate county election requirement for construction of certain bridges. HB254, Stoker, revise definition of administrative rule. HB260, Reinhart, revise laws relating to student regent. HB570, Cohenour, special write-in absentee ballot for military and overseas electors. HB789, Campbell, allow use of tribal identification cards for state identification purposes.
Tuesday, Mar. 20
House Agriculture, Room 472, 3 p.m. - SB328, Steinbeisser, Montana-produced foods to state institutions/optional procurement exception. SJ13, Smith, resolution for interim study on value-added agriculture.
House Appropriations, Room 102, 8 a.m. - HB639, Bergren, create volunteer EMT retirement system. HB677, Arntzen, fund after school programs. HB697, Jayne, study commission on death penalty. HB736, Villa, fund state shelter care facilities. HB773, Maclaren, require state to pay for certain veterans funerals. HB788, Ankney, revise veterans war bonus program.
House Business and Labor, Room 172, 8 a.m. - SB114, Larson, revise construction lien laws. SB206, Cobb, health insurance incentives for Medicaid healthcare workers. SB258, Shockley, deny licenses and license renewal to illegal aliens. SB265, Kitzenberg, revising premium provisions of the comprehensive health association plan.
House Judiciary, Room 137, 8 a.m. - SB382, Laslovich, Establish mental health courts. SB383, Laslovich, revise property laws.
House Local Government, Room 172, 3 p.m. - SB244, Weinberg, revise fines for lakeshore violations. SB245, Mcgee, revise local government debt limits. SB261, Lewis, revise funding for county junk vehicle budgets.
House State Administration, Room 455, 8 a.m. - SB172, Tropila, clarify definition of lobbying to include legislators or legislature. SB299, Moss, revise laws on historic preservation and cultural tourism. SB308, Peterson, revise road levy election law. SB364, Story, revise replacement of county commissioner when no quorum possible. SJ21, Peterson, name Lewistown armory to honor MSG Robbie D. McNary.
House Taxation, Room 152, 8 a.m. - SB332, Juneau, exempt tribally owned property from taxation.
Senate Business, Labor, and Economic, Room 422, 9 a.m. - HB633, Dutton, revise quota lottery liquor license applications and prohibit gambling.
Senate Judiciary, Room 303, 9 a.m. - HB256, Lake, revise realty laws regarding tenancies in common. HB341, Gallik, revise jury pool laws. HB397, Ward, expand lien on vehicle to include certain personal property inside vehicle. HB585, Keane, additional duties for county commissioners.
Senate Local Government, Room 303, 3 p.m. - HB456, Mcnutt, revise mobile home park laws by creating a mobile home lot rental act. HB524, Hamilton, revise city or town incorporation laws. HB596, Sands, increase taxpayer assessment repayment term.
Wednesday, Mar. 21
House Appropriations, Room 102, 8 a.m. - HB231, Ripley, revise funding for trust land administration. HB794, Parker, mental health probation pilot project. HB798, Lambert, revise energy impact funding for natural resource development and cessation. HB802, Arntzen, revise funding for community mental health and crisis services. HB810, Wells, fund account for teacher loan forgiveness program.
House Business and Labor, Room 172, 8 a.m. - SB209, Essmann, transfer registered process servers to Board of Private Security Patrol Officers. SB214, Lewis, independent contractor exemption for certain corporate officers. SB426, Jent, revise attorney fees for medical benefits in work comp cases. SJ17, Elliott, jobs, trade, and democracy resolution.
House Education, Room 137, 3 p.m. - HB732, Small-Eastman, teacher housing incentive program. SB123, Williams, full-time kindergarten. SB129, Schmidt, revise truancy laws. SB225, Moss, may choose new mill levy election date after legislative session.
House State Administration, Room 455, 8 a.m. - SB272, O'Neil, revise campaign contribution reporting. SB285, Cooney, exempt wildlife center from building naming law. SB367, Lind, renumber laws on renewable power production. SB374, Cooney, power of attorney to request absentee ballot for overseas military personnel. SJ25, Peterson, express sympathy and gratitude for soldiers who died in Iraq.
House Transportation, Room 455, 3 p.m. - SB158, Cocchiarella, revise laws on transportation reciprocity agreements. SB160, Schmidt, use of senior and disability transportation funds as matching funds. SJ22, Cocchiarella, urge Congress to lift restriction on vehicle length.
Senate Natural Resources and Energy, Room 422, 3 p.m. - HB460, Keane, revise mining laws. HB664, Keane, options to control pine beetle.
Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety, Room 317B, 3 p.m. - HB743, Clark, add chronic disease programs to uses for tobacco funds. HB782, Caferro, revise law on over-payment of food stamps. HJ1, Keane, urge Congress to reform health care system.
Senate State Administration, Room 335, 3 p.m. - HB433, Wiseman, full disclosure of government funds spent for federal lobbying. HB487, Hiner, revise threshold for local government audit. HB532, Jacobson, clarify payments for state national guard training. HB803, Himmelberger, board of veterans' affairs education program on depleted uranium. HJ4, Cohenour, urge opposition to relaxation of mail delivery standards. HJ7, Ward, urge determination and implementation of telecommuting. HJ41, Furey, sympathy for Montanan's lost lives in war on terror.
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