Report: LAW0330L Feb. 10, 2005 at 06:09 PM 2005 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 59th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 02/10/2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Concurred (S) Taxation HB 84 Kaufmann, C Clarify calculation of business equipment tax trigger HB 193 F Waitschies, K Recovery of tax benefit for charitable endowment recovered by donor OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended (S) Taxation HB 115 F R Mcnutt, W Generally revise property tax exemption laws HB 194 Matthews, G Clarify distribution of oil and gas production taxes OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed (S) Finance And Claims SB 5 F Hansen, K Revise laws governing real estate appraisers SB 108 F R Lewis, D Revise laws governing independent contractors SB 233 F Kitzenberg, S Lower Missouri River partners council SB 288 Cooney, M Clarify use of intercap loans (S) Natural Resources SB 337 Weinberg, D Authorize conservation easements on school trust land OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Agriculture, Livestock And Irrigati SB 320 F R Bales, K Facilitate establishment of confined animal feeding operations (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 211 F R Hansen, K Clarify plumbing activities for which permit not required SB 325 Gebhardt, K Revise material beer wholesalers may provide to retailers SB 326 Laslovich, J Revise law on excavation near underground utility facility (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 177 F Ryan, D Revise ANB funding (S) Finance And Claims SB 41 Keenan, B Medicaid redesign: funding principles SB 126 F Brueggeman, J Revise boating registration laws (S) Natural Resources SB 210 F R Cooney, M Corridor of discovery commission (S) Taxation SB 296 F R Black, J Alternative method for assessing, taxing certain noncontiguous land parcels OB # 6 -Motions Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee (S) Finance And Claims SB 275 F R Vote: 50-0 Schmidt, T Revising voluntary genetics program; increasing fee on health insurance policies OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 419 F Ryan, D Revise moratorium on creation of new school districts SB 420 Black, J Write-in candidate filing deadline SB 421 Black, J Revise poll hours for small precincts SB 422 Balyeat, J Revise provisions regarding real estate appraiser trainees SB 423 Laslovich, J Revise ignition interlock laws SB 424 F Stapleton, C Transfer state financial institution functions to state auditor SB 425 Stapleton, C Change name of state auditor to commissioner of financial services SB 426 F R Stapleton, C Youth privacy for electronic information OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 427 Moss, L Clarify on-premise consumption for alcoholic beverages SB 428 F Stapleton, C 211 - disaster, emergency, safety, health, human service referral phone service SB 429 F R Shockley, J Providing for use of electronic tracking devices in criminal investigations SB 430 Ryan, D Senior citizen opt out of jury duty SB 431 Barkus, G Allow mayor or city manager to discharge a municipal firefighter SB 432 F Brueggeman, J Revise family education savings program SB 433 F Lind, G Medicaid pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 420 Black, J Write-in candidate filing deadline SB 421 Black, J Revise poll hours for small precincts SB 422 Balyeat, J Revise provisions regarding real estate appraiser trainees SB 423 Laslovich, J Revise ignition interlock laws SB 424 F Stapleton, C Transfer state financial institution functions to state auditor SB 425 Stapleton, C Change name of state auditor to commissioner of financial services SB 426 F R Stapleton, C Youth privacy for electronic information SB 427 Moss, L Clarify on-premise consumption for alcoholic beverages SB 428 F Stapleton, C 211 - disaster, emergency, safety, health, human service referral phone service SB 429 F R Shockley, J Providing for use of electronic tracking devices in criminal investigations SB 430 Ryan, D Senior citizen opt out of jury duty SB 431 Barkus, G Allow mayor or city manager to discharge a municipal firefighter SB 432 F Brueggeman, J Revise family education savings program OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 433 F Lind, G Medicaid pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities SB 434 Lewis, D Revise insurance form filing and approval law SB 435 Wheat, M Revise probate laws SB 436 O'Neil, J Parents completing treatment plan entitled to return of children SB 437 F R Elliott, J Exclude state school levies from TIFs and require local school approval SB 438 F Elliott, J Allow county park boards to retain interest earnings on deposits SB 439 F Gebhardt, K Participation by certain employers in firefighters' unified retirement system SB 440 F Harrington, D Require licensure of specialty hospitals SB 441 F Harrington, D Clarify "commercial vehicle" for landscapers OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 422 Balyeat, J Revise provisions regarding real estate appraiser trainees SB 424 F Stapleton, C Transfer state financial institution functions to state auditor SB 425 Stapleton, C Change name of state auditor to commissioner of financial services SB 427 Moss, L Clarify on-premise consumption for alcoholic beverages SB 432 F Brueggeman, J Revise family education savings program (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 419 F Ryan, D Revise moratorium on creation of new school districts (S) Energy And Telecommunications SB 428 F Stapleton, C 211 - disaster, emergency, safety, health, human service referral phone service (S) Finance And Claims SB 433 F Lind, G Medicaid pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities (S) Highways And Transportation OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Highways And Transportation SB 423 Laslovich, J Revise ignition interlock laws (S) Judiciary SB 426 F R Stapleton, C Youth privacy for electronic information SB 429 F R Shockley, J Providing for use of electronic tracking devices in criminal investigations SB 430 Ryan, D Senior citizen opt out of jury duty (S) State Administration SB 420 Black, J Write-in candidate filing deadline SB 421 Black, J Revise poll hours for small precincts SB 431 Barkus, G Allow mayor or city manager to discharge a municipal firefighter OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried on Voice Vote SB 286 Vote: 50-0 Ryan, D Revise construction payment laws SB 286 Vote: 50-0 Ryan, D Revise construction payment laws OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 275 F R Vote: 38-11 Schmidt, T Revising voluntary genetics program; increasing fee on health insurance policies SB 299 F Vote: 29-20 Toole, K Revise contracting for state services SB 340 F R Vote: 46-3 Essmann, J Builder allowed tax credit for residential geothermal systems OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed as Amended on Voice Vote SB 286 Vote: 50-0 Ryan, D Revise construction payment laws OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 21 Vote: 46-4 Grimes, D Restrict damages for reduced chance of patient's recovery Senators Toole, Barkus, Laible and Gallus Dissenting SB 154 F Vote: 45-5 Cobb, J Limit CHIP administrative and reserve costs Senators Grimes, Lewis, Brueggeman, Bales, McGee and Barkus Dissenting SB 259 Vote: 50-0 Lewis, D Land transfer to public ownership requires noxious weed control plan SB 274 Vote: 50-0 Barkus, G Revise coverage of mortgage broker law SB 316 Vote: 50-0 Lind, G Revise reporting mechanism for medical malpractice insurers SB 329 Vote: 50-0 Tester, J Clarifying state's role in "Made in Montana" program SB 352 Vote: 50-0 Grimes, D Clarify inadmissibility of medical malpractice legal panel decisions SJ 13 Vote: 50-0 Tester, J Urge Taiwan to have participation in world health organization OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 217 F Vote: 31-18 Larson, L Revise apprentice training laws