Report: LAW0330L Apr. 11, 2005 at 05:44 PM 2005 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 59th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 04/11/2005 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Concurred (S) Finance And Claims HB 18 F A Juneau, C Extend duration of state-tribal economic development commission (Hawks) HB 83 A Campbell, M Revise school district tuition payments (Hawks) HB 748 A Wells, J General obligation bonds for water resource projects (Cobb) OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended (S) Finance And Claims HB 4 A Musgrove, J Appropriations normally made by budget amendment (Cooney) HB 288 F Noennig, M Corrections to collect supervisory fees instead of clerk of court (Stapleton) OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed (S) State Administration SR 16 Cooney, M Confirm certain gubernatorial appointments OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Finance And Claims OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Finance And Claims SB 524 F Cooney, M Revise date of valuation of certain classes of property SB 525 F Tester, J School funding formula study OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Sent to Enrolling SB 2 Laible, R Recognizing authority to display national motto & historical documents SB 18 F Wheat, M Provide additional judge for 18th judicial district SB 70 Cocchiarella, V Revise notice requirements in action to quiet title to tax deed SB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 80 F R Perry, G Prohibit open alcohol containers in vehicles 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 110 F Cobb, J Medicaid redesign: HIFA and 1115 demonstration waiver authority SB 116 F Laible, R Revise subdivision laws SB 118 Wheat, M Revise employment-related protection for National Guard SB 119 Schmidt, T Revise child protective services laws SB 121 F R Keenan, B Revise laws governing state hospital charges for criminally convicted SB 122 Wheat, M Regulate transfer of structured settlement payment rights 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 OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Sent to Enrolling DNRC SB 143 F Laible, R Authorize contingent transfer and appropriation from orphan share account SB 145 F Harrington, D Revise petroleum tank release compensation board laws 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 185 F R Mangan, J Revise and clarify laws on impact fees 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 207 F Perry, G Electronic monitoring of sexual offenders SB 208 F R Perry, G Increase conviction charge to fund victim services SB 224 Laslovich, J Allow off-site educational services SB 231 F Laslovich, J Revise collection laws SB 248 F Balyeat, J Revise penalty for no motor vehicle insurance SB 259 Lewis, D Land transfer to public ownership requires noxious weed control plan SB 277 F R Steinbeisser, D Special fuel users agricultural product temporary trip permit SB 279 F Moss, L Revise municipal infractions SB 282 F R Smith, F Revise racial profiling law SB 288 Cooney, M Clarify use of intercap loans 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 314 Larson, L Revise law governing irrigation district commissioner OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Sent to Enrolling SB 324 F Tester, J Prescription drug assistance and discount programs SB 333 F Smith, F Revise laws relating to school retirement costs from certain federal funds SB 342 F Laslovich, J Alternative project delivery contract process for construction projects SB 359 F Story, B Revise statutes related to school district enrollment SB 385 F Esp, J Revise duties for mental health ombudsman to include child protective services SB 388 Keenan, B Restrict insurer from steering customer to certain auto repair shops SB 434 Lewis, D Revise insurance form filing and approval law SB 435 Wheat, M Revise probate laws SB 458 Gillan, K Time for action against municipality for land use decision SB 466 Esp, J Revise mortgage and deed of trust laws SB 472 F Perry, G Revise county jail work program SB 481 F Cocchiarella, V Merge occupational diseases into Workers' Compensation Act SB 487 Pease, G Revise laws on school bus safety 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 OB # 6 -Motions Conference Committee Dissolved (S) Conference HB 493 Noonan, A Revise aerospace technology bond program OB # 6 -Motions Free Conference Committee Appointed (S) Free Conference HB 517 F R Wiseman, B Provide for issuance of a Montana distillery license The President Appoints Senators Smith, Tester, OB # 6 -Motions Free Conference Committee Appointed (S) Free Conference and Laible SB 146 F Mcgee, D Statewide public defender system The President Appoints Senators Wheat, Ellingson, and McGee SB 217 F Larson, L Revise apprentice training laws The President Appoints Senators Cocchiarella, Larson, and Kitzenberg OB # 6 -Motions Motion to Reconsider Failed SB 396 Vote: 24-25 Balyeat, J Limit campaign contributions for supreme court elections OB # 6 -Motions Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading HB 421 F R Vote: 27-23 Golie, G Nonresident child of resident hunting and fishing licenses HB 720 Vote: 27-22 Sinrud, J Regulatory certainty for land use OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SJ 41 Weinberg, D Study mental health crisis response system OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Agriculture, Livestock And Irrigati HJ 38 Butcher, E Encourage promotion of agriculture OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concur as Amended Motion Failed HB 720 Vote: 20-30 Sinrud, J Regulatory certainty for land use OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred HB 379 F Vote: 42-8 Windy Boy, J Fund Zortman-Landusky mine reclamation HB 747 Vote: 33-17 Driscoll, R Limit liability for student construction projects HB 749 A Vote: 49-1 Ripley, R Revise nursing home bed tax Senator Balyeat Dissenting OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended HB 5 A Vote: 32-17 Wells, J Long-range building appropriations HB 707 F Vote: 40-8 Groesbeck, G Revise compensation for FWP license agents OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended on Voice Vote HB 782 F A Vote: 49-1 Mcnutt, W Require issue remarks to be resolved before issuing final decree Senator Curtiss Dissenting OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Concurred on Voice Vote HB 411 Vote: 50-0 Wells, J Clarify allocation of tobacco funds to veteran's nursing homes HB 530 F Vote: 50-0 Matthews, G Authorize signage for Miles City cultural heritage area HB 541 F R Vote: 49-1 Glaser, B Allow motor homes 11 years old and older to be permanently registered Senator Cooney Dissenting HB 590 Vote: 50-0 Buzzas, R Revise elector reactivation OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed HB 720 Vote: 31-19 Sinrud, J Regulatory certainty for land use OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried HB 5 A Vote: 27-23 Wells, J Long-range building appropriations OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried on Voice Vote HB 5 A Vote: 50-0 Wells, J Long-range building appropriations HB 707 F Vote: 47-3 Groesbeck, G Revise compensation for FWP license agents Senators O'Neil, McGee, and Shockley Dissenting HB 720 Vote: 48-2 Sinrud, J Regulatory certainty for land use Senators McGee and O'Neil Dissenting HB 782 F A Vote: 50-0 Mcnutt, W Require issue remarks to be resolved before issuing final decree OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SJ 37 Vote: 50-0 Williams, C Study child protection system OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Concurred HB 6 A Vote: 47-3 Witt, J Renewable resource grants HB 22 F A R Vote: 44-6 Mcnutt, W Funding for water adjudication HB 35 F A R Vote: 46-4 Jent, L Highway patrol officer salaries and retention HB 85 Vote: 50-0 Kaufmann, C Eliminate outdated reports from Department of Revenue to the legislature HB 89 F Vote: 48-2 Witt, J Revise requirements for automated reporting system for gambling machines HB 102 F A Vote: 49-1 Lenhart, R Statutory appropriation for highway patrol officers' retirement HB 167 Vote: 50-0 Maclaren, G Revise frequency of delivery of business list to department of revenue HB 186 F Vote: 49-1 Bergren, B Clarify status of new types of vehicles OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Concurred HB 211 Vote: 47-3 Parker, J Revise term of supreme court HB 235 F R Vote: 44-6 Lange, M Enhance hunter management laws--PL/PW recommendations HB 244 Vote: 48-2 Lambert, C Designate Terry as home of Evelyn Cameron HB 698 F R Vote: 50-0 Lange, M Warm water fishery enhancement program HB 704 Vote: 49-1 Windy Boy, J Time requirements for certain DPHHS actions involving long-term care facilities HB 728 F A Vote: 50-0 Lange, M Create state veterans' cemetery in Yellowstone Co., revise funding of program OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SJ 14 Vote: 49-1 Tropila, J Comprehensive review of state active duty process SJ 34 Vote: 40-10 Schmidt, T Study rural health care issues and access SJ 35 Vote: 46-4 Cocchiarella, V Study professional and occupational licensing boards OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House SB 302 F R Vote: 42-8 Ellingson, J Generally revise election laws SB 324 F Vote: 40-10 Tester, J Prescription drug assistance and discount programs