Report: LAW0330L Jan. 23, 2003 at 05:07 PM 2003 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 58th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 01/23/2003 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed (S) Agriculture, Livestock And Irrigati SJ 8 Tester, J Resolution to address marketing of genetically engineered grains (S) Business And Labor SB 188 Cocchiarella, V Include electricians and plumbers in prevailing wage survey (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 76 Schmidt, T Revise statutes to conform to federal IDEA SB 97 Story, B Require submission of revenue amounts for retirement and transportation (S) Natural Resources SB 78 Mccarthy, B Define "final agency action" under MEPA SB 206 Anderson, S Revise timber hazard reduction law (S) State Administration SB 8 Sprague, M Allow election of less than 1/2 of Senate members when legislative size change SB 110 F Toole, K Coordinate PERS status for PERS member elected to PERS-covered office SB 165 Cooney, M Revise laws on breaking tie votes in elections OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Business And Labor SB 109 F Mcnutt, W Revise professional and occupational licensing laws SB 162 F Story, B Exempt no additional cost services from unemployment insurance tax SB 172 Mcnutt, W Revise surcharge for electronic fund transfers act (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 81 F Cooney, M Honorary diplomas for WWII and Korean veterans OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 96 F Kitzenberg, S Eliminate requirement for 180 school days (S) State Administration SB 66 Bohlinger, J Eliminate 10-year period for PERS member to buy military service OB # 6 -Motions Rereferred to Committee (S) State Administration HB 35 Jacobson, H Include National Guard veterans in public employer preference law OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 251 F Bales, K Provide hunting access through use of habitat funds SB 252 F Squires, C Revise mail voting application procedure SB 253 F Elliott, J 10-day nonresident fishing license SB 254 F Cooney, M Regulate rental vehicle entities' sale of rental vehicle insurance SB 255 F Depratu, B Constitutional amendment for acquisition value for property taxes SB 256 F Ellingson, J Revise property taxation of class eight business equipment SB 257 Cooney, M Implement court notification in child abuse and neglect proceedings SB 258 Thomas, F Legislature to assign holdover senators to new districts OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 251 F Bales, K Provide hunting access through use of habitat funds SB 252 F Squires, C Revise mail voting application procedure SB 253 F Elliott, J 10-day nonresident fishing license SB 254 F Cooney, M Regulate rental vehicle entities' sale of rental vehicle OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced insurance SB 255 F Depratu, B Constitutional amendment for acquisition value for property taxes SB 256 F Ellingson, J Revise property taxation of class eight business equipment SB 257 Cooney, M Implement court notification in child abuse and neglect proceedings SB 258 Thomas, F Legislature to assign holdover senators to new districts OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Business And Labor SB 254 F Cooney, M Regulate rental vehicle entities' sale of rental vehicle insurance (S) Fish And Game SB 251 F Bales, K Provide hunting access through use of habitat funds SB 253 F Elliott, J 10-day nonresident fishing license (S) Judiciary SB 257 Cooney, M Implement court notification in child abuse and neglect proceedings (S) Legislative Administration SB 258 Thomas, F Legislature to assign holdover senators to new districts (S) State Administration SB 252 F Squires, C Revise mail voting application procedure (S) Taxation SB 255 F Depratu, B Constitutional amendment for acquisition value for property taxes SB 256 F Ellingson, J Revise property taxation of class eight business equipment Referred to Committee (S) Agriculture, Livestock And Irrigati HB 128 Rice, D Constitutional amendment to create noxious weed management trust fund (S) Business And Labor HB 159 F Haines, D Separate licensure of food manufacturers from retail establishments OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Business And Labor HB 169 F Keane, J Revise insurance producer licensing laws (S) Education And Cultural Resources HB 153 Ballantyne, N Revise child advocate requirements for special education (S) Fish And Game HB 123 F Clark, P Revise age requirements for trapping licenses HB 157 F Haines, D Revise migratory game bird license laws (S) Judiciary HB 15 Newman, B Elder and persons with developmental disabilities abuse -- revise type of injury HB 149 F Hedges, D Revise sentence review process HB 161 Matthews, G Clarify youth's waiver of parole revocation hearing (S) Natural Resources HB 89 Olson, A Revise total maximum daily load law (S) State Administration HB 108 Olson, A Eliminate prohibition on corporate contributions/spending on ballot issues (S) Taxation HB 188 F Devlin, R Clarify authority to enter private property for prop. tax audit and appraisal OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 103 Vote: 48-2 Laible, R Transfer funds from orphan share account to environmental protection fund SB 139 F Vote: 46-4 Shea, D Adopt Interstate Compact for Juveniles OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 70 Vote: 49-1 Mcnutt, W Revise universal system benefits programs funds Sen. Gebhardt voting no SB 88 Vote: 50-0 Bales, K Revise codification of coal bed methane law SB 108 F Vote: 50-0 Mcnutt, W Generally revise workers' compensation laws OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 39 F Vote: 35-15 Mahlum, D Prohibit open containers in vehicles -- penalty -- federal funding requirement SB 94 F Vote: 50-0 Stonington, E Extend multi-agency children's initiative SB 111 Vote: 49-1 Nelson, L Revise defin. of "eligible person" relating to comprehen. health assoc. & plan SB 117 Vote: 50-0 Cobb, J Exempt intra-governmental policies from MAPA SB 132 Vote: 50-0 Mcnutt, W Clarify rulemaking authority for enhanced 911 system SJ 3 Vote: 50-0 Tash, B Educational benefits for Montana National Guard members