Report: LAW0330L Feb. 12, 2005 at 03:26 PM 2005 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 59th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 02/12/2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 238 F Wheat, M Create insurance consumer protection fund SB 239 F Wheat, M Securities investor education fund OB # 6 -Motions Rereferred to Committee (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 448 Black, J Revise emergency medical technician laws OB # 6 -Motions Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee (S) Finance And Claims SB 273 F Vote: 50-0 Stapleton, C Establish MSU-Billings school of rural medicine OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 457 Gebhardt, K Clarify requirements for cancellation of insurance for nonpayment of premiums SB 458 Gillan, K Time for action against municipality for land use decision SB 459 F Tropila, J Transfer motor carrier safety assistance program from justice to transportation SB 460 Weinberg, D Clarify mail ballot bond election for unified school district SB 461 F Steinbeisser, D Wolf collaring near livestock or population center SB 462 F Bales, K Revise venue requirements for actions against state agencies SB 463 F Story, B Eliminate local option vehicle tax and revise local option fee OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 464 F O'Neil, J Caucus nomination of U.S. Senate candidates SB 465 Laslovich, J Standards for substances used to remove ice, snow on roads, streets SB 466 Esp, J Revise mortgage and deed of trust laws SB 467 F Esp, J High deductible health savings account option for state employees SB 468 Mangan, J Revise law on temporary restraining orders SB 469 F Grimes, D Direct study of feasibility of Capitol annex SB 470 Harrington, D Certain supreme court meetings to be open SJ 20 Curtiss, A Request performance audit on extent of conservation easements SR 3 Kitzenberg, S Urge widening of road from Scobey to Wolf Point OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 461 F Steinbeisser, D Wolf collaring near livestock or population center SB 462 F Bales, K Revise venue requirements for actions against state agencies SB 463 F Story, B Eliminate local option vehicle tax and revise local option fee SB 464 F O'Neil, J Caucus nomination of U.S. Senate candidates SB 465 Laslovich, J Standards for substances used to remove ice, snow on roads, streets SB 466 Esp, J Revise mortgage and deed of trust laws SB 467 F Esp, J High deductible health savings account option for state employees SB 468 Mangan, J Revise law on temporary restraining orders SB 469 F Grimes, D Direct study of feasibility of Capitol annex SB 470 Harrington, D Certain supreme court meetings to be open SJ 20 Curtiss, A Request performance audit on extent of conservation easements OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 457 Gebhardt, K Clarify requirements for cancellation of insurance for nonpayment of premiums SB 466 Esp, J Revise mortgage and deed of trust laws (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 460 Weinberg, D Clarify mail ballot bond election for unified school district SB 468 Mangan, J Revise law on temporary restraining orders (S) Highways And Transportation SB 459 F Tropila, J Transfer motor carrier safety assistance program from justice to transportation SB 465 Laslovich, J Standards for substances used to remove ice, snow on roads, streets SR 3 Kitzenberg, S Urge widening of road from Scobey to Wolf Point (S) Judiciary SB 462 F Bales, K Revise venue requirements for actions against state agencies SB 464 F O'Neil, J Caucus nomination of U.S. Senate candidates SB 470 Harrington, D Certain supreme court meetings to be open (S) Local Government SB 458 Gillan, K Time for action against municipality for land use decision (S) Natural Resources SB 461 F Steinbeisser, D Wolf collaring near livestock or population center (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 467 F Esp, J High deductible health savings account option for state employees (S) State Administration SB 469 F Grimes, D Direct study of feasibility of Capitol annex (S) Taxation SB 463 F Story, B Eliminate local option vehicle tax and revise local option fee SJ 20 Curtiss, A Request performance audit on extent of conservation easements OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred on Voice Vote HB 84 Vote: 49-0 Kaufmann, C Clarify calculation of business equipment tax trigger OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred on Voice Vote HB 115 F R Vote: 49-0 Mcnutt, W Generally revise property tax exemption laws HB 193 F Vote: 49-0 Waitschies, K Recovery of tax benefit for charitable endowment recovered by donor HB 194 Vote: 49-0 Matthews, G Clarify distribution of oil and gas production taxes OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed SB 211 F R Vote: 29-20 Hansen, K Clarify plumbing activities for which permit not required OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried SB 184 F R Vote: 42-7 Mangan, J Local option sales tax SB 184 F R Vote: 42-7 Mangan, J Local option sales tax SB 264 Vote: 42-6 Smith, F Prohibit arrest quotas for peace officers OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed SB 326 Vote: 21-26 Laslovich, J Revise law on excavation near underground utility facility OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Not Passed SB 211 F R Vote: 24-25 Hansen, K Clarify plumbing activities for which permit not required OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 5 F Vote: 40-9 Hansen, K Revise laws governing real estate appraisers SB 116 F Vote: 35-14 Laible, R Revise subdivision laws SB 126 F Vote: 47-0 Brueggeman, J Revise boating registration laws SB 273 F Vote: 25-24 Stapleton, C Establish MSU-Billings school of rural medicine OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 326 Vote: 37-10 Laslovich, J Revise law on excavation near underground utility facility OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed as Amended SB 184 F R Vote: 30-19 Mangan, J Local option sales tax OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed as Amended on Voice Vote SB 264 Vote: 47-2 Smith, F Prohibit arrest quotas for peace officers Senators Lind and Barkus Dissenting OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 41 Vote: 49-0 Keenan, B Medicaid redesign: funding principles SB 108 F R Vote: 47-2 Lewis, D Revise laws governing independent contractors Senators Balyeat and Gebhardt Dissenting SB 194 Vote: 49-0 Laible, R Requirements for certain minor quadricycle operators SB 195 Vote: 45-3 Wheat, M Quality growth act Senators Balyeat, O'Neil and Curtiss Dissenting SB 205 F Vote: 49-0 Shockley, J Restrict reinstatement of driver's license for violation of liability insurance SB 222 F Vote: 49-0 Barkus, G Revise local option fuel tax SB 225 F Vote: 49-0 Cocchiarella, V Revise FDIC levels for local government SB 233 F Vote: 49-0 Kitzenberg, S Lower Missouri River partners council SB 282 F R Vote: 47-2 Smith, F Revise racial profiling law Senators McGee and Curtiss Dissenting SB 288 Vote: 49-0 Cooney, M Clarify use of intercap loans SB 298 F Vote: 49-0 Tropila, J Clarify fish production at & planting of fish from Fort Peck OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote warm water hatchery SB 312 F R Vote: 45-4 Bales, K Enhance penalty for big game hunting trespass second offense Senators Balyeat, Steinbeisser, Shockley, and Larson Dissenting SB 322 Vote: 49-0 Gillan, K Limit duty of physician performing independent medical exam SB 325 Vote: 49-0 Gebhardt, K Revise material beer wholesalers may provide to retailers SB 328 F Vote: 45-4 Squires, C Task force in DPHHS to study prevalence, awareness, and care for cervical cancer Senators McGee, Esp, Cromley and O'Neil Dissenting SB 342 F Vote: 49-0 Laslovich, J Alternative project delivery contract process for construction projects OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 73 Vote: 48-1 Mangan, J Revise requirement for location of law enforcement officers' memorial SB 91 F Vote: 43-6 Smith, F Allocation of special wild buffalo licenses to Montana Indian tribes SB 103 Vote: 34-15 Cromley, B Define prohibited internet gambling SB 278 F Vote: 49-0 Black, J CPA practice across jurisdiction equivalency