Report: LAW0330L Apr. 15, 2005 at 05:25 PM 2005 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 59th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - House Floor Actions for: 04/15/2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Concurred (H) State Administration SJ 14 Tropila, J Comprehensive review of state active duty process (Hendrick) (H) Taxation SB 75 Harrington, D Property tax appeal procedure if county board fails to hear in timely manner (Lambert) SB 524 F Cooney, M Revise date of valuation of certain classes of property (Cohenour) OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (H) Judiciary HB 805 Clark, P Revise requirements for statutory initiative HB 806 Clark, P Revise requirements for initiative for constitutional amendment OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Sent to Enrolling HB 35 F A R Jent, L Highway patrol officer salaries and retention HB 63 Villa, D School finance revision HB 83 A Campbell, M Revise school district tuition payments HB 102 F A Lenhart, R Statutory appropriation for highway patrol officers' retirement HB 186 F Bergren, B Clarify status of new types of vehicles HB 235 F R Lange, M Enhance hunter management laws--PL/PW recommendations OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Sent to Enrolling HB 327 A Groesbeck, G Increase silicosis benefits HB 374 F R Harris, C Increase drunk driving penalty when person under 16 was in vehicle HB 414 F A Brown, D Statutorily appropriate unexpended juvenile delinquency funds to Supreme Court HB 512 F A Witt, J Appropriate federal funds for local rail freight assistance programs HB 704 Windy Boy, J Time requirements for certain DPHHS actions involving long-term care facilities HB 707 F Groesbeck, G Revise compensation for FWP license agents HB 745 A Matthews, G Supplemental appropriations HB 782 F A Mcnutt, W Require issue remarks to be resolved before issuing final decree OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Signed by Speaker SB 2 Laible, R Recognizing authority to display national motto & historical documents SB 18 F Wheat, M Provide additional judge for 18th judicial district SB 70 Cocchiarella, V Revise notice requirements in action to quiet title to tax deed SB 74 Story, B Clarify eligibility of land for valuation as nonqualified agricultural land SB 82 F Cobb, J Revise definition of and utilization fee on ICF/DD SB 88 Squires, C Permanent absentee voter registration SB 91 F Smith, F Allocation of special wild buffalo licenses to Montana Indian tribes SB 92 Toole, K Clarify valuation of condominiums for tax purposes SB 109 F Cobb, J Require state agencies to develop strategic plans, performance measures SB 118 Wheat, M Revise employment-related protection for National Guard SB 119 Schmidt, T Revise child protective services laws OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Signed by Speaker SB 121 F R Keenan, B Revise laws governing state hospital charges for criminally convicted SB 123 F R Black, J Revise contractor recordkeeping for special fuels SB 131 F R Black, J Restrict use of MTBE as gasoline additive SB 137 F R Lewis, D License tattoo and body-piercing businesses SB 138 F Weinberg, D Eliminate temporary attachment of Flathead Basin Commission to DNRC SB 164 F Gillan, K Name segment of Highway 87 in Billings SB 183 Laible, R Revise requirements for real estate agents acting as property managers SB 186 Balyeat, J Allow certain prize contests based on size of game animals taken by hunters SB 191 Grimes, D Change name of state auditor to commissioner of financial industry SB 196 Wheat, M Prohibit order concealing public hazards SB 231 F Laslovich, J Revise collection laws SB 245 Elliott, J Revise resort area election law SB 248 F Balyeat, J Revise penalty for no motor vehicle insurance SB 255 F R Gebhardt, K Revise airport zoning laws SB 259 Lewis, D Land transfer to public ownership requires noxious weed control plan SB 275 F R Schmidt, T Revising voluntary genetics program; increasing program fees SB 277 F R Steinbeisser, D Special fuel users agricultural product temporary trip permit SB 279 F Moss, L Revise municipal infractions SB 289 F R Laible, R Exemption from city license fees or tax for certain occupations SB 290 F Mangan, J Revise sanitation review for subdivisions SB 294 Hawks, B Revise SID protest periods SB 302 F R Ellingson, J Generally revise election laws SB 308 O'Neil, J Parental advocate present when protective services discussed OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Signed by Speaker SB 314 Larson, L Revise law governing irrigation district commissioner SB 324 F Tester, J Prescription drug assistance and discount programs SB 358 F Keenan, B Allow implementation of long-term care insurance partnerships SB 388 Keenan, B Restrict insurer from steering customer to certain auto repair shops SB 426 F R Stapleton, C Youth privacy for electronic information SB 433 F Lind, G Medicaid pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities SB 466 Esp, J Revise mortgage and deed of trust laws SB 480 F R Cromley, B Eliminate coal severance tax in-state generation incentive rate SB 481 F Cocchiarella, V Merge occupational diseases into Workers' Compensation Act SB 491 F Gallus, S Revise benefits and definitions in firefighters' unified retirement system SB 503 F Tropila, J Repeal authorization for Teton Spring Creek preserve SB 504 F R Laible, R Specify the use of annual attorney license tax OB # 3 -Reports of Select Committees Conference Committee Report Received (H) Conference HB 227 F R Galvin-Halcro, K Revising deferral of property taxes for active military personnel HB 540 F A Dickenson, S Bonding for higher education and other state projects HB 625 Rice, D Revise laws governing resort communities and resort areas SB 40 Mcgee, D Allow for petition by property owners to create RSID -- waive protest SB 175 Cromley, B Allow zoning classification as street maintenance assessment method SB 461 F Steinbeisser, D Wolf collaring near livestock or population center OB # 3 -Reports of Select Committees Free Conference Committee Report Received OB # 3 -Reports of Select Committees Free Conference Committee Report Received (H) Free Conference HB 99 F R Lange, M Penalty for driving when license suspended or revoked for DUI or test refusal HB 177 Olson, A Revise election procedure HB 606 F R Gutsche, G Certain small miners using impoundment to store waste must obtain DEQ approval SB 107 Smith, F Clarify conditions requiring agricultural chemical groundwater management plans OB # 6 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (H) Business And Labor SJ 38 Cocchiarella, V Study issues related to identity theft (H) Judiciary SJ 40 Schmidt, T Study delivery of prosecution services OB # 7 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred SB 48 Vote: 51-49 Harrington, D Stop class 8 property tax reduction SB 75 Vote: 60-39 Harrington, D Property tax appeal procedure if county board fails to hear in timely manner SB 213 F R Vote: 99-0 Story, B Revise recycling laws SB 271 F Vote: 90-10 Elliott, J Adjust guaranteed tax base for property tax protests SB 276 F R Vote: 85-14 Bales, K Revise taxes on bentonite SB 345 F Vote: 56-44 Mangan, J Revise tax increment financing district laws SB 415 F R Vote: 54-46 Tester, J Expand production and use of alternative energy SB 442 F R Vote: 100-0 Cooney, M Repeal POINTS replacement fee SB 516 F R Vote: 74-26 Gillan, K Revise certain tax appeal and penalty provisions SB 524 F Vote: 99-1 Cooney, M Revise date of valuation of certain classes of property SJ 20 Vote: 89-10 Curtiss, A Request performance audit on extent of conservation easements OB # 7 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended SB 115 F R Vote: 89-11 Tester, J Equitable taxation of wind energy facilities SB 511 F R Vote: 66-34 Mangan, J Allow deduction of stock capital gains from qualified start-up corporations OB # 7 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried SB 115 F R Vote: 65-35 Tester, J Equitable taxation of wind energy facilities SB 511 F R Vote: 51-49 Mangan, J Allow deduction of stock capital gains from qualified start-up corporations OB # 7 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed SB 516 F R Vote: 42-58 Gillan, K Revise certain tax appeal and penalty provisions OB # 7 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed HJ 43 Vote: 97-2 Peterson, J Resolution to study the classification and valuation of agricultural land OB # 7 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concur Motion Failed HB 5 A Vote: 50-50 Wells, J Long-range building appropriations HJ 2 F Vote: 50-50 Waitschies, K Revenue estimating resolution OB # 8 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Concurred SB 133 F R Vote: 72-28 Mangan, J Capital formation act for venture capital SB 222 F Vote: 76-21 Barkus, G Revise local option fuel tax SB 293 F R Vote: 52-48 Black, J Revise laws related to ethanol SB 319 F R Vote: 58-42 Ellingson, J Public financing for supreme court candidates OB # 8 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Concurred SJ 6 Vote: 55-45 Wheat, M Study legal services for low and moderate income Montanans SJ 11 Vote: 57-43 Laible, R Study subdivision review process SJ 28 Vote: 53-47 Squires, C Pain management resolution SJ 29 Vote: 68-32 Laslovich, J Designate miner's day OB # 8 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted SB 81 Vote: 99-1 Stapleton, C Revise National Guard Civil Relief Act SB 278 F Vote: 95-5 Black, J CPA practice across jurisdiction equivalency SB 423 Vote: 76-24 Laslovich, J Revise ignition interlock laws OB # 8 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed HJ 26 Vote: 52-47 Harris, C Study state financial reliance on fed funds; implications of fed budget deficits HJ 32 Vote: 80-19 Sesso, J Urge review of rules on provider payments HJ 33 Vote: 87-12 Olson, A Study contract timber harvesting HJ 36 Vote: 95-3 Ripley, R Study resource indemnity trust funding and allocation HJ 39 Vote: 68-32 Gallik, D Study alternatives to existing campaign financing system HJ 40 Vote: 77-23 Harris, C Support US constitutional amendment on balanced budget HJ 41 Vote: 82-17 Campbell, M Study economic development in Indian country HJ 42 Vote: 94-6 Jent, L Study investment of pension funds OB # 8 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate HB 35 F A R Vote: 66-33 Jent, L Highway patrol officer salaries and retention HB 83 A Vote: 92-7 Campbell, M Revise school district tuition payments HB 102 F A Vote: 86-13 Lenhart, R Statutory appropriation for highway patrol officers' retirement OB # 8 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate HB 186 F Vote: 75-24 Bergren, B Clarify status of new types of vehicles HB 235 F R Vote: 87-12 Lange, M Enhance hunter management laws--PL/PW recommendations HB 704 Vote: 92-7 Windy Boy, J Time requirements for certain DPHHS actions involving long-term care facilities HB 707 F Vote: 95-4 Groesbeck, G Revise compensation for FWP license agents HB 782 F A Vote: 98-0 Mcnutt, W Require issue remarks to be resolved before issuing final decree