Report: LAW0330L Feb. 15, 2003 at 02:49 PM 2003 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 58th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 02/15/2003 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Business And Labor SB 235 Bohlinger, J Revise boxing laws OB # 6 -Motions Motion Carried (S) Finance And Claims SB 89 F Vote: 29-21 Tash, B Exempt local governments from uniform unclaimed property act To take from third reading and rerefer to committee SB 300 F Grimes, D Eliminate assessment of additional permit fees for certain small metal mines To take from third reading, rerefer to committee OB # 6 -Motions Rereferred to Committee (S) Finance And Claims SB 89 F Tash, B Exempt local governments from uniform unclaimed property act SB 300 F Grimes, D Eliminate assessment of additional permit fees for certain small metal mines OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 412 F Toole, K Generally revise laws to protect fish and fish habitat SB 413 Kitzenberg, S Name U.S. Highway 2 as 163rd Infantry Regiment Heritage Hwy SB 414 Pease, G Revise criteria for gasohol tax incentive payments OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 415 Thomas, F Revise law on golf course beer and wine licenses SB 416 F Barkus, G Revise laws governing appropriation of water SB 417 F Barkus, G Revise adjudication and negotiation of Indian water rights SB 418 Taylor, M Medical liability tort reform SB 419 Mcnutt, W Revise law governing expert witness fees SB 420 F Butcher, E Sheriff's department as only enforcement authority for fish & game laws SB 421 F Grimes, D Create office of drug control substance abuse prevention, director SB 422 F Black, J Require gasoline to be blended with 10%, by volume, ethanol SJ 19 Curtiss, A Urge multiple use and sustained yield for forests SJ 20 Mahlum, D Urge high schools to offer instruction in consumer education SJ 21 Cocchiarella, V Urge increase in availability of child care OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 412 F Toole, K Generally revise laws to protect fish and fish habitat SB 413 Kitzenberg, S Name U.S. Highway 2 as 163rd Infantry Regiment Heritage Hwy SB 414 Pease, G Revise criteria for gasohol tax incentive payments SB 415 Thomas, F Revise law on golf course beer and wine licenses SB 416 F Barkus, G Revise laws governing appropriation of water SB 417 F Barkus, G Revise adjudication and negotiation of Indian water rights SB 418 Taylor, M Medical liability tort reform SB 419 Mcnutt, W Revise law governing expert witness fees SB 420 F Butcher, E Sheriff's department as only enforcement authority for fish & game laws SB 421 F Grimes, D Create office of drug control substance abuse prevention, director SB 422 F Black, J Require gasoline to be blended with 10%, by volume, ethanol OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SJ 19 Curtiss, A Urge multiple use and sustained yield for forests SJ 20 Mahlum, D Urge high schools to offer instruction in consumer education SJ 21 Cocchiarella, V Urge increase in availability of child care OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Business And Labor SB 415 Thomas, F Revise law on golf course beer and wine licenses (S) Education And Cultural Resources SJ 20 Mahlum, D Urge high schools to offer instruction in consumer education (S) Fish And Game SB 412 F Toole, K Generally revise laws to protect fish and fish habitat (S) Highways And Transportation SB 413 Kitzenberg, S Name U.S. Highway 2 as 163rd Infantry Regiment Heritage Hwy SB 422 F Black, J Require gasoline to be blended with 10%, by volume, ethanol (S) Judiciary SB 419 Mcnutt, W Revise law governing expert witness fees SB 420 F Butcher, E Sheriff's department as only enforcement authority for fish & game laws SB 421 F Grimes, D Create office of drug control substance abuse prevention, director (S) Natural Resources SB 416 F Barkus, G Revise laws governing appropriation of water SB 417 F Barkus, G Revise adjudication and negotiation of Indian water rights SJ 19 Curtiss, A Urge multiple use and sustained yield for forests (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 418 Taylor, M Medical liability tort reform SJ 21 Cocchiarella, V Urge increase in availability of child care (S) Taxation SB 414 Pease, G Revise criteria for gasohol tax incentive payments OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred HB 116 F Vote: 38-12 Kaufmann, C Establish domestic violence fatality review commission OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred on Voice Vote HB 94 Vote: 50-0 Lawson, B Revise public participation in open meetings HB 217 F Vote: 50-0 Brueggeman, J Eliminate general fund transfers to highway nonrestricted account for biennium OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed SB 273 F Vote: 32-16 Tester, J Revise state fund board and pay administration SB 311 Vote: 28-22 Wheat, M Sunshine in litigation act OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried SB 311 Vote: 27-23 Wheat, M Sunshine in litigation act OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried on Voice Vote SB 300 F Vote: 50-0 Grimes, D Eliminate assessment of additional permit fees for certain small metal mines OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Pass as Amended Motion Failed SB 311 Vote: 20-30 Wheat, M Sunshine in litigation act OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 217 Vote: 36-12 Mahlum, D Revise law for restraint of infant in motor vehicle SB 223 Vote: 31-19 Mcnutt, W Allow evidence on seat belt use to be admissible in certain civil actions OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 259 F Vote: 37-12 Glaser, B Statewide health insurance for K-12 schools OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed as Amended on Voice Vote SB 300 F Vote: 48-2 Grimes, D Eliminate assessment of additional permit fees for certain small metal mines Sens. Cooney and Toole voting no OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 25 F Vote: 50-0 Mangan, J Youth with serious mental health problems placed in appropriate treatment SB 138 F Vote: 49-0 Cobb, J Revise tax laws on alternative energy and energy conservation SB 292 Vote: 49-0 Cocchiarella, V Clarify landlord tenant exemption for university system SB 294 F Vote: 48-0 Gebhardt, K Revise interest rate applied to refund of protested property taxes SB 302 F Vote: 48-0 Mccarthy, B Revise taxation of multiple undivided interests in a single parcel of property SB 329 F Vote: 50-0 Mangan, J Juvenile specific detention officer training OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 112 F Vote: 41-9 Mccarthy, B Fund search and rescue with certain fees SB 190 Vote: 48-2 Bohlinger, J Revise statutes for dental hygiene practice SB 191 F Vote: 47-3 O'Neil, J Require deletion of unsubstantiated allegations of child abuse from records SB 198 F Vote: 46-4 Stonington, E Standardized wireless communication regulations SB 246 F Vote: 50-0 Glaser, B Revise exclusion of annexed territory from fire service area SB 283 Vote: 50-0 Wheat, M Revising laws related to venue in family law cases SB 288 Vote: 50-0 Mangan, J Revise county compensation board law OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 320 F Vote: 50-0 Tester, J Revise local government laws concerning tax increment base value SB 328 F Vote: 41-9 Mangan, J Background checks for employees of drop-in child care SB 334 Vote: 50-0 Sprague, M Revise number of alcohol vendor representatives allowed by law