Report: LAW0330L Feb. 05, 2005 at 01:35 PM 2005 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 59th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 02/05/2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed (S) Natural Resources SJ 9 Tester, J Requesting federal funds for St. Mary's project OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Natural Resources SB 269 Wheat, M Clarify definition of ground water OB # 6 -Motions Rereferred to Committee (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 72 F Mangan, J Continuation of health insurance as a retirement incentive (S) Judiciary SB 357 F Squires, C Criminal background check required before licensing social workers OB # 6 -Motions Segregated from Committee of the Whole Report SB 249 F Vote: 50-0 Cobb, J Require coordination for addiction treatment between Corrections and DPHHS OB # 6 -Motions Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee (S) Finance And Claims SB 249 F Vote: 50-0 Cobb, J Require coordination for addiction treatment between Corrections and DPHHS OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 381 Moss, L Define "child" for criminal laws & revise "sexual abuse of children" law SB 382 Elliott, J Narrow use of eminent domain SB 383 F Cocchiarella, V Stipend for speech-language pathologist teachers SB 384 Gebhardt, K Clarify authority of Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement duties OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 381 Moss, L Define "child" for criminal laws & revise "sexual abuse of children" law SB 382 Elliott, J Narrow use of eminent domain SB 383 F Cocchiarella, V Stipend for speech-language pathologist teachers SB 384 Gebhardt, K Clarify authority of Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement duties SB 385 F Esp, J Revise duties for mental health ombudsman to include child protective services OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 383 F Cocchiarella, V Stipend for speech-language pathologist teachers (S) Judiciary SB 381 Moss, L Define "child" for criminal laws & revise "sexual abuse of children" law (S) Local Government SB 382 Elliott, J Narrow use of eminent domain (S) State Administration SB 384 Gebhardt, K Clarify authority of Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement duties Referred to Committee (S) Taxation HB 38 F R Mcnutt, W Limit land for public charity property tax exemption OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Taxation HB 84 Kaufmann, C Clarify calculation of business equipment tax trigger HB 115 F R Mcnutt, W Generally revise property tax exemption laws HB 158 F Mckenney, J Revise and clarify income tax withholding HB 193 F Waitschies, K Recovery of tax benefit for charitable endowment recovered by donor HB 194 Matthews, G Clarify distribution of oil and gas production taxes HB 302 Driscoll, R Revise code of conduct concerning bond or levy elections OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried on Voice Vote SB 260 Vote: 50-0 Perry, G Confirmation of written decision to oral pronouncement -- contested cases OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 231 F Vote: 34-15 Laslovich, J Revise collection laws OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed as Amended on Voice Vote SB 260 Vote: 50-0 Perry, G Confirmation of written decision to oral pronouncement -- contested cases OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 206 F Vote: 50-0 Lewis, D Apply 1-1-05 pay increase to all state employees SB 235 Vote: 50-0 Mangan, J Revise major facility siting act SB 249 F Vote: 50-0 Cobb, J Require coordination for addiction treatment between Corrections and DPHHS SB 277 F R Vote: 50-0 Steinbeisser, D Special fuel users agricultural product temporary trip permit SB 314 Vote: 50-0 Larson, L Revise law governing irrigation district commissioner OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 55 F Vote: 49-0 Tash, B Clarify free conservation license for active duty National Guard and Reservists SB 119 Vote: 41-8 Schmidt, T Revise child protective services laws SB 137 F R Vote: 47-2 Lewis, D License tattoo and body-piercing businesses SB 153 F Vote: 49-0 Cobb, J DPHHS performance indicators SB 156 F Vote: 36-13 Cooney, M Raise CHIP eligibility through federal poverty level percentage