Report: LAW0330L Feb. 07, 2005 at 05:11 PM 2005 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 59th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 02/07/2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 329 Tester, J Clarifying state's role in "Made in Montana" program OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 217 F Larson, L Revise apprentice training laws SB 274 Barkus, G Revise coverage of mortgage broker law SB 286 Ryan, D Revise construction payment laws (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 224 Laslovich, J Allow off-site educational services (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 154 F Cobb, J Limit CHIP administrative and reserve costs SB 275 F R Schmidt, T Revising voluntary genetics program; increasing fee on health insurance policies OB # 6 -Motions Rereferred to Committee (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 380 F R Tester, J Regulate medical care discount cards and pharmacy discount cards (S) Natural Resources SB 336 F R Larson, L Coal bed methane reclamation OB # 6 -Motions Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee (S) Energy And Telecommunications OB # 6 -Motions Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee (S) Energy And Telecommunications SB 256 Vote: 50-0 Toole, K Uniform net metering standards OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 385 F Esp, J Revise duties for mental health ombudsman to include child protective services SB 386 F R Pease, G Increase penalty for withdrawal from medical savings account SB 387 F Schmidt, T Treatment facility for second methamphetamine conviction OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 386 F R Pease, G Increase penalty for withdrawal from medical savings account SB 387 F Schmidt, T Treatment facility for second methamphetamine conviction SB 388 Keenan, B Restrict insurer from steering customer to certain auto repair shops SB 389 Balyeat, J Revise constitution to limit redistricting to plus or minus 1% deviation SB 390 F R Balyeat, J Campaign reform -- clean campaign act SB 391 Balyeat, J Reduce terms of and impose term limits on supreme court justices SB 392 F Balyeat, J Revise supreme court judicial pay levels SB 393 Balyeat, J Partisan election of supreme court justices & cross-party endorsement SB 394 Balyeat, J Amend constitution - remove requirement that supreme court justices be attorneys SB 395 Balyeat, J Const. referendum to require election of supreme court justices from districts SB 396 Balyeat, J Limit campaign contributions for supreme court elections SB 397 Balyeat, J Allow bill to override Sup. Ct. decision invalidating statutory law SB 398 F Balyeat, J Procedure in constitution for recall of state and local OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced officers SB 399 Balyeat, J Apply open meetings law to supreme court SB 400 Balyeat, J Revise venue for lawsuits against legislature SB 401 Laslovich, J Revise UCC SJ 19 Elliott, J Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Judiciary SB 385 F Esp, J Revise duties for mental health ombudsman to include child protective services SB 387 F Schmidt, T Treatment facility for second methamphetamine conviction (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 386 F R Pease, G Increase penalty for withdrawal from medical savings account OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 229 F R Vote: 30-19 Cobb, J Revise carryforward and carryback periods for corporate income tax OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 200 F Vote: 46-4 Wheat, M Revise appointment and term of chief water judge and water court location Senators Grimes, Curtiss, Bales, and Lewis Dissenting SB 261 Vote: 50-0 Perry, G Revise manufactured home tax declaration process SB 269 Vote: 50-0 Wheat, M Clarify definition of ground water SB 292 F R Vote: 50-0 Barkus, G Revise state and local government finance laws SJ 9 Vote: 50-0 Tester, J Requesting federal funds for St. Mary's project OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 206 F Vote: 50-0 Lewis, D Apply 1-1-05 pay increase to all state employees SB 231 F Vote: 37-13 Laslovich, J Revise collection laws SB 235 Vote: 50-0 Mangan, J Revise major facility siting act SB 260 Vote: 50-0 Perry, G Confirmation of written decision to oral pronouncement -- contested cases 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