LAWS System Report - Montana State Legislature
Report: LAW0361H
Run Time:   Jul. 12, 2007 at 04:29 PM
2007 MONTANA LEGISLATURE
60th Regular Session
CUMULATIVE DAILY INTRODUCED BILLS WITH LINKS
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Introduction Date
Bill No Draft No Sponsor Short Title

16-APR-2007
HJ 63 LC2570 Noonan, A Interim study of budget process
SR 10 LC2581 Squires, C Confirm certain Governor's appointees

13-APR-2007
HJ 62 LC1355 Mendenhall, S Study privatization and public trading of work comp
HJ 61 LC2573 Cohenour, J Study linkage of state and federal income taxes

12-APR-2007
HJ 60 LC2281 Dickenson, S Study climate change
SB 569 LC2580 Shockley, J Revise certain public defender laws
SJ 31 LC2571 Essmann, J Interim study of taxation and school funding

11-APR-2007
HJ 59 LC2575 Himmelberger, D Study public retirement systems
HJ 58 LC2576 Milburn, M Study recreational access to rivers and streams at bridges
SJ 30 LC2578 Smith, F Study employee drug testing
SJ 29 LC2579 Balyeat, J Study board of investment policies
SJ 28 LC2577 Hawks, B Study education funding and education reform

09-APR-2007
HJ 57 LC1274 Jopek, M Study conservation easements on state land

04-APR-2007
HJ 56 LC1502 Sands, D Study role of community and other health centers

03-APR-2007
HJ 55 LC1476 Koopman, R Study intellectual diversity in Montana's university system
HJ 54 LC2146 Windy Boy, J Study credit transferability-all accredited institutions of higher education

02-APR-2007
SB 568 LC2574 Wanzenried, D Provide for certain fund transfers

31-MAR-2007
SJ 27 LC2572 Weinberg, D Mental Health study to implement appropriation for that purpose

30-MAR-2007
HB 849 LC0412 Ripley, R Revise environmental laws

29-MAR-2007
HB 848 LC1660 Olson, A Military family relief fund
HB 847 LC2086 Pomnichowski, J Reimburse local government and schools for tax reduction
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29-MAR-2007
HJ 53 LC1908 Grinde, W Study revision of campaign finance laws
SB 567 LC1439 Gillan, K Impact assistance for major energy project development

28-MAR-2007
HB 846 LC2560 Sinrud, J Implement certain recommendations and issues related to state pay
HB 845 LC0644 Musgrove, J Changing point of taxation of motor vehicle fuels
HJ 52 LC2416 Dickenson, S Study problem gambling
SB 566 LC2569 Hawks, B University system incentives and accountability measures

27-MAR-2007
HB 844 LC0983 Barrett, D Revise closed basin laws
HB 843 LC1919 Jones, L Property tax exemption for transmission line impacts to adjacent property
SB 565 LC2568 Schmidt, T Clarify statutory authority for multiple appropriation bills
SB 564 LC0655 Elliott, J Exclude 95 school mills from new TIFs
SB 563 LC0650 Elliott, J Revise tax laws by providing income tax checkoff for Special Olympics Montana

26-MAR-2007
HB 842 LC2261 Jacobson, H Tax incentive for inventor & manufacturer of product
HB 841 LC2215 Ankney, D Revise election laws; change primary election date
SB 562 LC1408 Laslovich, J Provide tax incentives for renewable energy and energy conservation
SB 561 LC0757 Kaufmann, C Revise oil and gas production tax holiday

24-MAR-2007
HB 840 LC2480 Hilbert, E Revise license plate laws
HB 839 LC0878 Caferro, M Health care funding by tax on video gambling
HJ 51 LC2373 Becker, A Study economic status of Montana women

23-MAR-2007
HB 838 LC1018 French, J Revise taxation of railroad property

22-MAR-2007
HB 837 LC1899 McChesney, B Enhance warm-water fish in Yellowstone basin/modify or remove diversion dams
HB 836 LC2525 Jones, L Grants to municipalities and counties for certain infrastructure and equipment
HB 835 LC1136 Stahl, W Facilitate environmental permit laws and create an college internship program
HB 834 LC1025 Cohenour, J Decouple state income tax from certain federal provisions
HJ 50 LC2565 Becker, A Study mental health precommitment process
HJ 49 LC2561 Thomas, B Study distributed energy
HJ 48 LC2564 MacLaren, G Study health insurance reform and publicly funded health care programs
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21-MAR-2007
HB 833 LC0762 Stahl, W 20-20 tax plan -- school mills income tax credit and increase exemption amount
HB 832 LC1911 Sesso, J Revise tax increment financing laws - targeted economic development
SB 560 LC1976 Kaufmann, C Video gambling tax to support health care

20-MAR-2007
HB 831 LC1383 McNutt, W Revise water use laws in closed basins
HB 830 LC2195 Kasten, D Appropriate money for construction & maintenance of public buildings and systems
HB 829 LC1195 Jones, L Blackfeet Tribe - State water compact implementation
SR 9 LC2567 Squires, C Confirm Stan Boone as member of Board of Livestock
SR 8 LC2566 Squires, C Confirm certain gubernatorial appointees

19-MAR-2007
HB 828 LC1650 Olson, A Study carbon sequestration

17-MAR-2007
HB 827 LC1966 Himmelberger, D Revise pension plans for new hires

16-MAR-2007
HB 826 LC2562 McChesney, B Study protested taxes
HB 825 LC2464 Jore, R Lifetime licenses for certain residents and complimentary military license
HJ 47 LC2559 French, J Study funding of Montana genetics program
SB 559 LC2495 Kaufmann, C Increase tax on beer produced by large breweries
SB 558 LC1492 Lind, G Establishing the Montana Electric and Gas Authority
SB 557 LC0654 Black, J Clarify capital gains tax credit
SB 556 LC0653 Elliott, J Revise applicability of premium tax laws

14-MAR-2007
HB 824 LC2017 Ingraham, P Exempt military pensions from state income tax
HB 823 LC0769 Small-Eastman, V Distribute oil and gas funds to counties
HB 822 LC1191 Reinhart, M Generally revise biodiesel and ethanol laws
HJ 46 LC1505 Sands, D Interim study of election laws
SB 555 LC1055 Essmann, J Refundable income tax credit for statewide school mills
SB 554 LC1054 Essmann, J Sales tax with property tax reform, school funding, and income tax credits
SB 553 LC2389 Black, J Revise incentives for certain physicians

13-MAR-2007
HB 821 LC2033 Bergren, B State emergency notification system
HB 820 LC2196 Taylor, J Biennial funding for certain executive branch agencies
HB 819 LC2179 Taylor, J Appropriations for judicial branch
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13-MAR-2007
HB 818 LC2251 Taylor, J Appropriations for legislative branch
SB 552 LC2428 Harrington, D Tax credit for volunteer firefighters

12-MAR-2007
SB 551 LC0208 Bales, K Tax holiday for coal severance tax on coal used CO2 sequestration facilities

10-MAR-2007
HB 817 LC1362 Gallik, D Fund satellite delivery of public television
SB 550 LC1587 Laible, R Revise local government study commission laws and tax provisions

09-MAR-2007
HB 816 LC1159 Erickson, R Revise water's edge tax law
HB 815 LC2563 Stahl, W Appropriation to pay off general obligation bonds
HB 814 LC0991 Hamilton, R Revise postretirement benefits and increases in statewide police retirement sys.
HJ 45 LC2544 Thomas, B Study to examine options for state document systems to reflect actual names

08-MAR-2007
HB 813 LC0694 Small-Eastman, V Affordability and success for foster children in higher education
SB 549 LC1549 Story, B Revise property tax classification criteria of certain agricultural land

24-FEB-2007
HB 812 LC2487 Windy Boy, J Infrastructure development funding

23-FEB-2007
HB 811 LC2541 Wells, J Traditional arts and crafts state special revenue account
HB 810 LC2540 Wells, J Fund account for teacher loan forgiveness program

22-FEB-2007
HB 809 LC2197 Glaser, B Biennial funding for k-12 education and education related agencies
HB 808 LC2241 Clark, E Biennial funding for DPHHS
HB 807 LC2198 Wells, J Biennial funding for university system and community colleges
HB 806 LC2238 Beck, B Biennial funding for justice, corrections, labor, military affairs, and PSC
HB 805 LC2239 Ripley, R Biennial funding for certain natural resource agencies
HB 804 LC2237 Taylor, J Biennial funding for certain legislative, executive and judicial agencies
HB 803 LC2553 Himmelberger, D Board of veterans' affairs education program on depleted uranium
HB 802 LC2441 Arntzen, E Revise funding for community mental health and crisis services
HB 801 LC0078 MacLaren, G Health insurance payments as income tax credit for certain individuals
HB 800 LC1033 Cohenour, J Revise city annexation authority
HB 799 LC1994 Peterson, K Impose real property transfer tax
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21-FEB-2007
HB 798 LC0202 Lambert, C Revise energy impact funding for natural resource development and cessation
HB 797 LC2364 Ankney, D Provide for an early presidential primary
HB 796 LC2291 Koopman, R Revise education laws
HB 795 LC1365 Hands, B Revise special improvement districts for fire protection
HB 794 LC2419 Parker, J Mental health probation pilot project
HB 793 LC1571 Wells, J Tax credit for contributions to school tuition organization
HB 792 LC0017 Himmelberger, D Index postretirement GABA for future PERS and TRS members
HB 791 LC2557 Kasten, D Restrictions on fund transfers
HB 790 LC2404 Jones, L Revise unemployment insurance contribution rates & admin. assessments
HJ 44 LC1793 Gallik, D Revise CHIP laws
HJ 43 LC2532 Rice, D Study aspects of judicial branch of state government
SB 548 LC2072 Perry, G Report of canvass is election record for certified rosters of legislators

20-FEB-2007
HB 789 LC2295 Campbell, M Allow use of tribal identification cards for state identification purposes
HB 788 LC1667 Ankney, D Revise veterans war bonus program
HB 787 LC1228 Olson, A Revise property tax protest law
HB 786 LC2253 Blasdel, M Exempt from work comp law certain motor carriers
HB 785 LC1339 Lange, M Exempting certain athletes from workers' compensation
HB 784 LC1254 Butcher, E Tax holiday after budget is funded
HB 783 LC1878 Lake, B Revise election laws
HB 782 LC2160 Caferro, M Revise law on over-payment of food stamps
HB 781 LC2319 Windy Boy, J Revise racial profiling law -- data gathering
HB 780 LC1053 Villa, D Unattended children in motor vehicles safety act
HB 779 LC1391 Hands, B Regulate mercury-added thermostats
HB 778 LC2423 Stahl, W Clarify government exemption from oil and gas production taxes
HB 777 LC2470 Butcher, E Revise ballot issue laws
HB 776 LC2497 Dutton, E Clarify law enforcement access on private roads
HJ 42 LC1454 Wilmer, F Resolution for safe kids week
SB 547 LC2548 Perry, G Revise laws on sentencing, registration, and treatment of sexual offenders
SB 546 LC0064 Esp, J Drug treatment for pregnant woman in child protective cases
SB 545 LC2524 Smith, F Revise definition of regional correctional facilities
SJ 26 LC2390 Laible, R Interim study of zoning and land use planning
SJ 25 LC2558 Peterson, J Express sympathy and gratitude for soldiers who died in Iraq
SJ 24 LC2556 Laslovich, J Study prison population growth and alternative sentencing

19-FEB-2007
HB 775 LC2225 Jore, R Revise forfeiture law
HB 774 LC0408 Glaser, B Revise raffle laws
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19-FEB-2007
HB 773 LC0081 MacLaren, G Require state to pay for certain veterans funerals
HB 772 LC1658 Peterson, K Income tax base on percent of federal taxable income
HB 771 LC0842 Jones, W Revise actuarial valuations and reporting for retirement systems
SB 544 LC1401 Hansen, K Montana certified natural beef cattle marketing program
SB 543 LC2456 Balyeat, J Revise fiscal note laws
SB 542 LC1381 Ryan, D Revise group life insurance payment options
SB 541 LC0009 Brueggeman, J Allow facility finance authority to finance projects for profit organizations
SB 540 LC2555 Jackson, V Revise law on sale of gambling equipment
SJ 23 LC2550 Harrington, D Urge that Taiwan be permitted participation in WHO

17-FEB-2007
HB 770 LC1011 Pomnichowski, J Revise fish, wildlife, and parks laws re disabled certification
HB 769 LC1003 Lake, B Require registration of alternative adolescent programs and rules for regulation
HB 768 LC1334 Gallik, D Revise ostensible agency
HB 767 LC2027 Himmelberger, D Proof of citizenship for certain governmental programs or functions
HB 766 LC2454 Sonju, J Revise insure Montana law regarding employer size & association health plans
HB 765 LC2463 Olson, A Revise retirement laws
HB 764 LC2384 Milburn, M Authorize insurance commissioner to adopt rules protecting military personnel
HB 763 LC2490 Ankney, D Revise laws on mining byproduct disposal
HB 762 LC2547 French, J Revise false claims act
HB 761 LC1986 French, J Creditable retirement service for deployed teachers
HB 760 LC0967 Grinde, W Revise state campaign funding, establish Clean Elections Act
HB 759 LC2312 Hendrick, G Revise fee system funding search & rescue
HB 758 LC0861 Kerns, K Revise laws related to electrical energy
HB 757 LC1617 Rice, D Revise state fund laws
HB 756 LC2551 Jones, L Revise workforce training grant eligibility
HB 755 LC2552 Keane, J Exempt certain gift certificate from abandoned property law
HB 754 LC1234 Barrett, D Generally revise MEPA
SB 539 LC2063 Wanzenried, D Revise property tax appeal and create property tax protest reserve fund
SB 538 LC2189 Elliott, J Establish bill of rights day
SB 537 LC1759 Brown, R Revise laws governing prepaid legal plan
SB 536 LC1148 Perry, G Revise eminent domain laws
SB 535 LC1761 Cocchiarella, V Creating annuity suitability and disclosure act
SB 534 LC2521 Wanzenried, D Redirect state trust land assets
SB 533 LC2080 Tropila, M Adjust date of TIF valuation -- delaying circumstances
SB 532 LC2459 Gallus, S Revise firefighter retirement laws
SB 531 LC0010 Weinberg, D Procedure for nonprofit hospital conversion to other status
SJ 22 LC1726 Cocchiarella, V Urge Congress to lift restriction on vehicle length
SJ 21 LC2386 Peterson, J Name Lewistown armory to honor MSG Robbie D. McNary
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16-FEB-2007
HB 753 LC1212 Hands, B Montana global warming solutions act
HB 752 LC1065 Sinrud, J Create ethics commission
HB 751 LC2181 Stoker, R Revise law on parole revocation
HB 750 LC1008 Wilmer, F To provide funding for the revitalization of Montana tribal languages
HB 749 LC1020 Cohenour, J Government storage, display of social security numbers
HB 748 LC1939 Sonju, J Directing Department of Revenue to revise energy tax credit rules
HB 747 LC1390 Wilmer, F Revise health and safety laws
HB 746 LC0811 Erickson, R Allow tax credit for capital construction donations to tax-exempt organizations
HB 745 LC1545 Pomnichowski, J Authorize county occupancy permits
HB 744 LC2492 Rice, D Revise school district creation laws
HB 743 LC2546 Clark, E Add chronic disease programs to uses for tobacco funds
HB 742 LC1558 Raser, H Revise law on testimony of disabled person in abuse and neglect case
HB 741 LC1356 Jones, L Nondiscrimination in payment for equivalent health services
HB 740 LC1668 Olson, A State purchase of military headstones
HB 739 LC1166 Olson, A Review of certain municipal electric utility facility acquisitions
HB 738 LC2344 Mendenhall, S Revise work comp law for claim closure and medical services rates
HB 737 LC0411 Hilbert, E Revise motor vehicle law
HB 736 LC1887 Villa, D Fund state shelter care facilities
HB 735 LC2243 Hilbert, E Allow for rural address on driver's license
HB 734 LC1866 McAlpin, D Critical funding for community mental health
HB 733 LC0701 Small-Eastman, V Cervical cancer immunization information for certain students
HB 732 LC2465 Small-Eastman, V Teacher Housing Incentive Program
HB 731 LC2466 Small-Eastman, V Revise conditions for repossession or liens on car loans
HB 730 LC0978 Heinert, R Require plumbing inspection for new homes
HJ 41 LC2279 Furey, K Sympathy for Montanan's lost lives in war on terror
HJ 40 LC2469 Windy Boy, J Urge Congress to prioritize regional water projects
SB 530 LC0571 Brueggeman, J Revise biodiesel laws
SB 529 LC1056 Essmann, J Constitutionally restrict property taxes
SB 528 LC1290 Wanzenried, D Create education trust fund
SB 527 LC2554 Gillan, K Revise condominium exemption for subdivision review
SB 526 LC1930 Kitzenberg, S Contribution disclosure on ballot measure election materials
SB 525 LC0652 Elliott, J Clarify duties of state treasurer regarding deposit of tax and fees
SB 524 LC1499 Wanzenried, D Revise brewery regulation and beer distribution laws
SB 523 LC1348 Laslovich, J Revise court of record
SB 522 LC2172 Weinberg, D Prescription privileges for licensed psychologists
SB 521 LC1379 Esp, J Revise pharmacy laws to prohibit substitution of anti-epileptic drugs
SB 520 LC2366 Squires, C Revise registration of fleet vehicles
SB 519 LC2442 Esp, J Revise state health insurance benefits
SB 518 LC2474 Perry, G Vital statistics for stillbirth
SB 517 LC2300 Black, J Revise time certain polling places are open
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16-FEB-2007
SB 516 LC0932 Black, J Create minimum renewable biodiesel standards
SB 515 LC0897 Balyeat, J Contingent reduction of income tax rates based upon surplus revenue
SB 514 LC0956 Balyeat, J Revise individual income tax related to interest, penalty, & federal tax refunds
SJ 20 LC1851 Cooney, M Carbon reduction timeline
SJ 19 LC0683 Gillan, K Develop health information technology
SJ 18 LC2549 Pease, G Urge Congress to allocate federal excise taxes to tribes
SJ 17 LC2450 Elliott, J Jobs, trade, and democracy resolution

15-FEB-2007
HB 729 LC1560 Raser, H Amend county advertising requirements
HB 728 LC1437 McChesney, B Expedite application review for permits
HB 727 LC2029 Lange, M Revise eligibility requirements for certain benefits
HB 726 LC2347 Gallik, D Revise animal cruelty and animal husbandry laws
HB 725 LC2030 Peterson, K Revise human rights commission procedure
HB 724 LC2409 Furey, K Service contract warranties
HB 723 LC0997 Arntzen, E Revise statutes governing county drinking and driving prevention programs
HB 722 LC2272 Jayne, J Require justice courts to be courts of record
HB 721 LC2287 Stahl, W Revise law on sportsman landowner relations/recreational use of streams
HB 720 LC1864 McAlpin, D Require inspections for dog breeding facilities
HB 719 LC1803 Wilmer, F Child and dependent care tax credit
HB 718 LC2482 Wilmer, F Create restricted mail registry
HB 717 LC2443 Stahl, W Ratify Bowdoin wildlife refuge water compact
HB 716 LC2379 Jopek, M Local food education and market grant program
HJ 39 LC2177 Erickson, R Study economic development
HJ 38 LC2212 Jore, R Rescind all calls for convening a constitutional convention
SB 513 LC0674 Moss, L Facilitate community connection to internet
SB 512 LC2151 Shockley, J Revise probate code
SB 511 LC2339 Cooney, M Regulate work comp claims examiners
SB 510 LC0061 Lind, G Health care trust or account in prevailing wage for construction workers
SB 509 LC2412 Gallus, S Prohibit constituency money in lieu of state funding for services
SB 508 LC2074 Hawks, B Allow public school consideration in impact fees
SB 507 LC1547 Story, B Revise park district election laws
SB 506 LC2436 Story, B Revise school laws
SB 505 LC1713 Squires, C Fund and renew cervical cancer task force
SB 504 LC1122 Kaufmann, C Support foster care families
SB 503 LC1777 Perry, G Extend county zoning protest period
SB 502 LC1905 Cooney, M Clarify polling place accessibility standards
SB 501 LC1977 Kaufmann, C Transfer child support enforcement to Dept. of Justice
SB 500 LC1610 Kaufmann, C Remove prohibition of CHIP insurance for contraception
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15-FEB-2007
SB 499 LC1118 Kaufmann, C State goal for universal health care
SB 498 LC1125 Kaufmann, C Plan for universal health care system for all Montanans
SB 497 LC0675 Moss, L Create mural for capital or capital complex honoring women as community builders
SB 496 LC2038 Curtiss, A Constitutional amendment to allow acquisition value for property taxation
SJ 16 LC0944 Lind, G Resolution for gun safety education for grades 1 through 3
SJ 15 LC2536 Gillan, K Study impacts of certain services on health care delivery
SJ 14 LC2355 O'Neil, J Study laws governing judicial branch to enhance serving the public
SR 7 LC2447 Gebhardt, K Gold and silver standard resolution

14-FEB-2007
HB 715 LC1647 Olson, A Support research and development of energy sources
HB 714 LC1335 Peterson, K Admissibility of medical narrative reports in civil proceedings
HB 713 LC2248 McGillvray, T Revise post-adoption services
HB 712 LC2424 Jore, R Sovereignty protection act
HB 711 LC2214 Jore, R Recognize vested water rights on federal land
HB 710 LC2410 Pomnichowski, J Prohibit work release for second or subsequent DUI
HB 709 LC2128 Vincent, C Hydroelectric power considered a renewable resource
HB 708 LC2429 Vincent, C Define perennial stream for streambed preservation purposes
HB 707 LC2413 Hamilton, R Combining licensing for pump installers with water well contractors
HB 706 LC2159 Caferro, M Add inflation factor to campaign contribution limits
HB 705 LC2511 Lambert, C Revise brand laws
HB 704 LC1393 Keane, J Revise prevailing wage laws
HB 703 LC2427 Ripley, R Revise survey requirements for regional water projects
HB 702 LC2213 Jore, R Reject no child left behind act
HJ 37 LC2165 Windy Boy, J Study health effects of coal plants
SB 495 LC2415 Smith, F Revise law on malt beverages
SB 494 LC2068 Perry, G Special capital gains tax rate on employee-owned Montana stock
SB 493 LC2305 Kitzenberg, S Oil and gas revenue to fund 4 lanes for highway 2
SB 492 LC1767 Gebhardt, K Exempt certain local government property transactions from appraisal
SB 491 LC0615 Moss, L Revise housing laws
SB 490 LC1576 Moss, L Expand employee drug testing
SB 489 LC1758 Cocchiarella, V Constitutional amendment, allow investment of public funds in corporate stock
SB 488 LC2187 Ryan, D Define state share of basic system of quality schools
SB 487 LC1145 Story, B Require tax information agents report certain real estate transactions
SB 486 LC2543 Shockley, J Revise aggravated assault law
SB 485 LC2210 Brueggeman, J Revise prohibition on mailing lists for certain professions and occupations
SB 484 LC1484 Essmann, J Fund MSU-Billings regional workforce training facility
SB 483 LC0646 Elliott, J Reduce scope of tax increment financing to just urban renewal
SB 482 LC2053 Essmann, J Geographical restrictions for certain sex offenders
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14-FEB-2007
SB 481 LC1116 Wanzenried, D Informed consent for marriage
SJ 13 LC1213 Smith, F Resolution for interim study on value-added agriculture
SJ 12 LC1189 Brueggeman, J Encourage international education to board of regents

13-FEB-2007
HB 701 LC1133 Glaser, B Generally revise school funding
HB 700 LC2278 Windy Boy, J Fund college youth leadership
HB 699 LC1943 Windy Boy, J Fair and equitable distribution of low-income energy funds to tribes
HB 698 LC2137 Windy Boy, J Revise laws for transition money for released inmates
HB 697 LC2468 Jayne, J Study commission on death penalty
HB 696 LC1730 Windy Boy, J Domestic violence misdemeanor probation pilot program
HB 695 LC0573 McNutt, W Require deduction of economic consumption from medical malpractice award
HB 694 LC1871 Butcher, E Revise fees for public documents and require timely response to requests
HB 693 LC1870 Butcher, E Electronic records, documents, and communication preservation
HB 692 LC2116 Barrett, D Restrictions on executive branch agency bill requests
HB 691 LC0168 Villa, D Create Montana Film Arts Program
HB 690 LC2263 Bergren, B Revise employer suspension laws for municipal firefighters
HB 689 LC1836 Olson, A Revise solid waste management laws for electric generation facilities
HB 688 LC1840 Olson, A Provide an allocation of coal severance taxes to DEQ for certain mines programs
HB 687 LC0853 Jones, W Extend age for well child care coverage
HB 686 LC1842 Olson, A Constitutional amendment to require election be by majority vote
HB 685 LC1892 McAlpin, D Local option tax
HB 684 LC2007 Reinhart, M Revise impact fee laws
HB 683 LC1678 Reinhart, M Revise guardianship laws
HB 682 LC1162 McNutt, W Revise wholesale electric transmission tax
HB 681 LC1165 Driscoll, R Extend renewable portfolio act to competitive suppliers
HB 680 LC1350 Cohenour, J Revise tax laws to authorize department of revenue to collect out-of-state debt
HB 679 LC2433 Sales, S Revise leave law for newly hired public employees
HB 678 LC0915 Lange, M Revise school funding and tax laws
HB 677 LC1002 Arntzen, E Fund after school programs
HB 676 LC0996 Arntzen, E Allow taking of blood sample in non-DUI cases
HB 675 LC0963 Jacobson, H Property surtax on certain residences for emergency services
HB 674 LC2031 Lange, M Establish qualified immunity defense
HB 673 LC1807 Hamilton, R Revise criteria for licensure of nonresident child of resident
HB 672 LC2201 Glaser, B Revise school bond laws
HB 671 LC2335 Hamilton, R Revise law on poet laureate compensation
HB 670 LC0024 Himmelberger, D Retirement systems reports on actuarial costs and other items
HB 669 LC1590 Arntzen, E Clarify penalties for misrepresenting self as registered nurse
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13-FEB-2007
HB 668 LC2535 Stahl, W Revise criminal justice agency status of licensing boards
HB 667 LC2158 O'Hara, J Funding for Lewis and Clark tourism site endowments
HB 666 LC1411 Gallik, D Allow direct action lawsuits against motor vehicle insurers
HB 665 LC0350 Arntzen, E License and regulate athletic trainers
HB 664 LC1699 Keane, J Options to control pine beetle
HJ 36 LC2545 Lambert, C Urge PILT payment and mineral royalty separation
SB 480 LC2208 Lind, G Disclosure of certain data by rental vehicle entities
SB 479 LC2188 Elliott, J Content criteria for labeling products containing Montana huckleberries
SB 478 LC1253 Weinberg, D Implement suicide prevention program
SB 477 LC0004 O'Neil, J Eliminate urban renewal as public use for eminent domain
SB 476 LC1043 O'Neil, J Making unauthorized practice of law a crime
SB 475 LC2055 Larson, L Require licensure for scaffold erectors
SB 474 LC1719 Wanzenried, D Revising State Fund's rate-setting to be under insurance code
SB 473 LC0936 Black, J Revise ethanol laws
SB 472 LC2336 Gillan, K Increase tax credit for disability insurance to small business employees
SB 471 LC2406 Jackson, V Revise laws related to power generation water rights
SB 470 LC0651 Elliott, J Make grantor trusts pass-through entities for tax withholding and reporting
SB 469 LC1728 Cocchiarella, V Revise tire law
SB 468 LC1757 Cocchiarella, V Move certain investment programs from board of investments to Dept. of Commerce
SB 467 LC1756 Cocchiarella, V Revise membership and meetings of board of investments
SB 466 LC1775 Cocchiarella, V Small business regulatory flexibility act
SB 465 LC0638 Cocchiarella, V Exempt state fund from ITSD requirements

12-FEB-2007
HB 663 LC0604 Villa, D County courthouse restoration act
HB 662 LC1879 Villa, D Revise sanitation in subdivisions law
HB 661 LC1023 Cohenour, J Revise transportation laws
HB 660 LC1030 Cohenour, J Protect property of military personnel
HB 659 LC2333 Everett, G Revise statute of limitations on PSC orders
HB 658 LC1541 Sinrud, J Fund training and equipment for child molestation cases
HB 657 LC2504 Ebinger, B Allow owner to post bond within 30 days of action to foreclose construction lien
HB 656 LC1890 Hollenbaugh, G Fund community grants for restorative justice and alternatives to incarceration
HB 655 LC1998 Branae, G Establishing incumbent worker training program
HB 654 LC1861 McAlpin, D Limit youth access to tobacco
HB 653 LC1863 McAlpin, D Prohibit smoking with children in vehicle
HB 652 LC1867 McAlpin, D Community benefit agreements
HB 651 LC2182 Cordier, D Increase age of compulsory school attendance to 17
HB 650 LC2397 Koopman, R Liberty day proclamation
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12-FEB-2007
HB 649 LC1542 Sinrud, J Revise child abuse reporting laws
HB 648 LC2356 Ward, J Make failure to use a seatbelt admissible evidence
HB 647 LC1597 Furey, K Provide workplace conflict resolution as job benefit
HB 646 LC1485 Butcher, E Require testing in English for professional/occupational & driver licenses
HB 645 LC2378 Peterson, K Blood testing for certain newborns
HB 644 LC1313 Sonju, J Revise net operating loss to conform to federal law
HB 643 LC2435 Sinrud, J Revise sexual predator laws
HB 642 LC2475 Milburn, M Define county road bridge easement/provide use for stream access w/conditions
HB 641 LC0705 Musgrove, J Revise minor in possession law
HB 640 LC1016 Grinde, W Clarifying the definition of public building in the context of Architecture
SB 464 LC0117 Weinberg, D Property tax relief - local option realty transfer tax
SB 463 LC0561 Kitzenberg, S Revise 4-lane construction on Highway 2
SB 462 LC0093 Kitzenberg, S Statewide health insurance plan for school personnel
SB 461 LC0206 Bales, K Generally revise laws pertaining to mining of coal
SB 460 LC2230 Esp, J Revise plumbing law
SB 459 LC2190 Elliott, J State government "buy American" products
SB 458 LC2185 Ryan, D Revise requirements of county superintendent of schools
SB 457 LC1236 Ryan, D Board of public education approval of extra-curricular cost increases
SB 456 LC0328 Ryan, D Revise maximum school district general fund budget
SB 455 LC2391 Ryan, D Cap interest rates on deferred deposit loans and title loans
SJ 11 LC1982 Black, J Study treasure state endowment program

10-FEB-2007
HB 639 LC1591 Bergren, B Create volunteer EMT retirement system
HB 638 LC1611 Bergren, B State funding for family planning
HB 637 LC1659 Klock, H Provide income tax exemption for military service
HB 636 LC2403 Bixby, N Prohibit quotas in evaluating law enforcement officers
HB 635 LC1472 Hands, B Financial incentives for integrated design, efficiency, conservation
HB 634 LC2405 Van Dyk, K Increase bonding authority of facility finance authority
HB 633 LC1644 Dutton, E Revise quota lottery liquor license applications and prohibit gambling
HB 632 LC1606 Wiseman, B Mandatory random audit of elections
HB 631 LC1974 Jopek, M Identify state lands with unique corner post
HJ 35 LC1384 Ebinger, B Urge fish, wildlife & parks weed program performance audit
HJ 34 LC2332 Van Dyk, K Urge protection of Big Horn River
SB 454 LC1608 Juneau, C Revise & change penalties for hate crimes
SB 453 LC1057 Essmann, J Require licensing boards to provide public information re disciplinary actions
SB 452 LC1005 Williams, C Working forests, ranches, and watersheds program
SB 451 LC1801 Harrington, D Liability for cleanup of insured damaged property
SB 450 LC2385 Juneau, C Extend water compact commission
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10-FEB-2007
SJ 10 LC1968 Brown, R Study uninsured motorist solutions

09-FEB-2007
HB 630 LC1414 Gallik, D Restrict internet phishing
HB 629 LC1808 Hamilton, R Mediation for criminal proceedings
HB 628 LC2322 Peterson, K Revising eligibility requirements for certain underground storage tanks
HB 627 LC2242 Hilbert, E Pave road to Dawson county correctional facility
HB 626 LC2394 Kerns, K Study default supply
HB 625 LC2401 Wells, J Prohibit sex offender possession of obscene or pornographic material
HB 624 LC1972 Clark, E Implement nursing compact
HB 623 LC1223 Olson, A Revise tax lien sale law
HB 622 LC1073 McGillvray, T Review of mandated health benefits
HB 621 LC1066 McGillvray, T Revise health insurance mandates
HB 620 LC0688 Dutton, E Annual legislative sessions
HB 619 LC1992 Sinrud, J Revise exempt economic development positions
HB 618 LC1990 Sinrud, J Establish statewide account for employee termination costs
HB 617 LC2166 Sinrud, J Revise filing requirements for delinquent child support
HB 616 LC0634 McChesney, B Allow parimutuel wagering on fantasy sports leagues
SB 449 LC1889 Gillan, K Fuel economy standards for state purchased vehicles
SB 448 LC1487 Wanzenried, D Ratepayer fiscal analysis for new power and transmission projects
SB 447 LC2070 Perry, G Revise victim's rights laws
SB 446 LC2073 Perry, G Revise water law re: industrial waste discharge

08-FEB-2007
HB 615 LC1885 Butcher, E SAT required for student graduation and school funding
HB 614 LC1257 Butcher, E Require transferability of university system credits
HB 613 LC1593 Bergren, B Reduce legal age for hunting/limited license privileges for youths age 9 to 11
HB 612 LC1847 Henry, T Create responsible sexual health program
HB 611 LC1786 Jacobson, H Revise laws related to telecommunications access services
HB 610 LC1837 Keane, J Revise laws relating to challenges to agency actions
HB 609 LC1098 Hamilton, R Requirements for dissolution of school district insurance fund
HB 608 LC1242 Olson, A Transfer general fund to children's trust fund
HB 607 LC1860 McAlpin, D Increase solid waste disposal fee to fund recycling
HB 606 LC1859 Pomnichowski, J Require lower speed limits at accident sites
HB 605 LC2089 Keane, J Revise board of medical examiner laws
HB 604 LC2041 Jopek, M Revise ethics laws
HJ 33 LC2529 Thomas, B Study polio
HJ 32 LC2457 McAlpin, D Urge increased funding for public transportation
HJ 31 LC2224 Everett, G Urge opposition to Rockies Prosperity Act
SB 445 LC1609 Tropila, M Expand energy conservation and efficiency program
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08-FEB-2007
SB 444 LC2090 Wanzenried, D Revise APRN treating of injured workers
SB 443 LC2329 Squires, C Revise mailing requirement for address confirmation forms for absentee ballots
SB 442 LC1123 Kaufmann, C Revise environmental laws for abandoned mines reclamation
SB 441 LC2494 Kaufmann, C Prohibit cell phone use while driving
SB 440 LC2108 Tropila, J Revise membership of workforce investment boards--add military veteran
SR 6 LC2328 Squires, C Confirm Mike Ferriter

07-FEB-2007
HB 603 LC0687 Small-Eastman, V Authorize and fund community-based family literacy
HB 602 LC2533 Small-Eastman, V Coal bed methane impact board
HB 601 LC0686 Small-Eastman, V Establish minority and women business development office
HB 600 LC1557 Raser, H Restrict cell phone use while driving
HB 599 LC1568 Raser, H Impose registration surcharge on motor homes
HB 598 LC1551 Erickson, R Distribute certain oil and gas production taxes to cities, towns, and counties
HB 597 LC2395 Stoker, R Allow ordinances on obscene to minors more restrictive than state law
HB 596 LC1806 Sands, D Increase taxpayer assessment repayment term
HB 595 LC1984 Dickenson, S Increase license suspension for refusing blood alcohol test
HB 594 LC2345 Stahl, W Designate state lullaby
HB 593 LC2194 Furey, K Reduced speed limit near Milltown
HB 592 LC1720 Wilson, B Highway signs for veteran's memorial
HB 591 LC2360 Everett, G Revise applications for certain big game special licenses
HB 590 LC2223 Everett, G Revise requirements for growth policy
HB 589 LC2222 Everett, G Revise criteria for first minor subdivision
HB 588 LC2221 Everett, G Add exempt sale provision to subdivisions exempt from review
HJ 30 LC2422 Furey, K Study methodology and management for expanding CHIP
HJ 29 LC1076 Dickenson, S Resolution on protecting family farm & ranch/ re: corporate farming laws
SB 439 LC0648 Elliott, J Withholding for natural resource royalty payments
SB 438 LC2451 Elliott, J Generally revise laws on volunteer fire services
SB 437 LC2192 Elliott, J Establish criteria for the office of sheriff
SB 436 LC2228 Gebhardt, K Fee on undeveloped land authroized for fire service areas
SB 435 LC2011 Jackson, V Subordinate power generation water rights
SB 434 LC0696 Cocchiarella, V Licensure and regulation for marriage and family therapists
SB 433 LC1087 Laslovich, J Allow termination of deferred or suspended sentences
SB 432 LC0572 Brueggeman, J Generally revise biodiesel laws
SR 5 LC2542 Squires, C Confirm Brenda Schye for Board of Nursing
SR 4 LC2539 Squires, C Confirm Governor's appointees
SR 3 LC2538 Squires, C Confirm commissioner of political practices

06-FEB-2007
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06-FEB-2007
HB 587 LC2025 Himmelberger, D Limit insurance stacking on motor vehicle policies
HB 586 LC1734 Windy Boy, J Air quality emission limits for power plants
HB 585 LC0607 Keane, J Additional duties for county commissioners
HB 584 LC1258 Jopek, M Vote on sale of state lands
HB 583 LC1276 Jopek, M Revise opencut mining law
HB 582 LC1669 Jopek, M Interim zoning for counties
HB 581 LC2365 Hamilton, R Revise stopping requirements for cyclists
HB 580 LC0910 Koopman, R Create incentives for success program
HB 579 LC1225 Olson, A Revise law on excess proceeds from trustee sale
HB 578 LC2426 Musgrove, J Revise bonding authority and volume cap
HB 577 LC0868 Caferro, M Children's health care act
HB 576 LC0873 Caferro, M Preference for locating state offices in downtown area
HB 575 LC0869 Caferro, M Revise TANF laws
HB 574 LC2020 Hiner, C Assist Deer Lodge in rebuilding Rialto theater
HB 573 LC1680 Erickson, R Revise land use planning laws
HB 572 LC1160 Erickson, R Property tax relief through income tax credit - elderly renters tax credit
SB 431 LC0715 Lind, G Revise standards for hot springs
SB 430 LC0647 Elliott, J Allow out-of-state revenue collections
SB 429 LC1639 Gallus, S Eliminate credit scoring for homeowner's insurance
SB 428 LC1895 Kaufmann, C Assurance coverage of routine costs of clinical trials

05-FEB-2007
HB 571 LC2285 Windy Boy, J DPHHS performance indicators
HB 570 LC1128 Cohenour, J Special write-in absentee ballot for military and overseas electors
HB 569 LC1946 Rice, D Generally revise nursery laws
HB 568 LC1366 Bergren, B Revise laws governing legislative branch
HB 567 LC0818 Koopman, R Montana safety corridor act
HJ 28 LC1038 Cohenour, J Study state business infrastructure
SB 427 LC2048 Hawks, B Restrictions on outdoor lighting

03-FEB-2007
HB 566 LC2421 Hollenbaugh, G After-school capacity
HB 565 LC1316 Peterson, K Clarifying negligence principles in workplace safety act
HB 564 LC1706 McGillvray, T Revise and reduce income taxes
HB 563 LC0852 Jones, W Testing of bodily fluids for pathogens
HB 562 LC0968 Grinde, W Revise laws governing constituency accounts
HB 561 LC2083 Musgrove, J Revise county bonding authority
HB 560 LC2059 McAlpin, D Phase out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers
HB 559 LC0976 Heinert, R Increase retirement income exclusion on state income tax
HB 558 LC2105 Wilmer, F Purchase of fuel efficient vehicles by state
HJ 27 LC2437 Lambert, C Interim study on controlling prairie dogs
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03-FEB-2007
SB 426 LC1341 Jent, L Revise attorney fees for medical benefits in work comp cases
SB 425 LC1822 Jackson, V Generally revise water use act
SB 424 LC2513 Moss, L Revised uniform management of institutional funds
SB 423 LC0316 Kaufmann, C Revise laws relating to mercury containing products
SB 422 LC2298 Gebhardt, K Revise law on wrappers on logging trucks and trailers

02-FEB-2007
HB 557 LC1971 Heinert, R Revise criteria for zoning impact on sand, gravel, and asphalt operations
HB 556 LC2013 McChesney, B Allow special fuel user to use dyed fuel under certain conditions
HB 555 LC0969 Grinde, W Public education program for recycling and electronic waste disposal
HB 554 LC1036 Cohenour, J Child passenger safety violation as primary offense
HB 553 LC1342 Callahan, T Injured worker choice of rehabilitation services
HB 552 LC0921 Erickson, R Real estate transfer tax
HB 551 LC1157 Becker, A County costs for precommitment evaluation for mental illness
HB 550 LC1231 Bixby, N Review crime and sentence data
HB 549 LC2417 Himmelberger, D English proficiency to acquire driver license
HB 548 LC2028 Himmelberger, D Revise parental rights and foster child laws
HB 547 LC1991 Sinrud, J Revise laws governing legislative branch
HB 546 LC0731 Phillips, M Revise local authority to alter speed limits
HB 545 LC0726 Phillips, M Tax credit for business waste and energy audit cost and implementation
HJ 26 LC2431 Callahan, T Study mental health issues in criminal and juvenile justice systems
SB 421 LC0189 Lind, G SCHIP Coverage for Pregnant Women
SB 420 LC1852 Lind, G Mercury standards for power plants
SB 419 LC0177 Lind, G Allow children to remain covered by parent's health insurance to age 26
SB 418 LC2274 Weinberg, D Revise distribution of lodging facility use taxes
SB 417 LC2076 Brown, R Extend moratorium on specialty hospitals

01-FEB-2007
HB 544 LC1817 Olson, A Allow withholding membership dues from retirement benefit in HPORS and MPORS
HB 543 LC1331 Gallik, D Disclosure of limits on liability insurance
HB 542 LC1338 Gallik, D Authorize insurance commissioner to adopt rules protecting military persons
HB 541 LC0950 Musgrove, J Youth employment program
HB 540 LC1536 Groesbeck, G Increase silicosis benefits
HB 539 LC1537 Groesbeck, G Appropriate funds for Butte-Silver Bow cultural development
HB 538 LC0258 Villa, D Home loan protection
HB 537 LC1069 Ripley, R Revise state hail insurance laws
HB 536 LC2139 Becker, A Regulation of wholesale drug distribution
HB 535 LC1598 Furey, K County regulation of fireworks
HB 534 LC1683 Erickson, R Motorcycle helmet law
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01-FEB-2007
HB 533 LC2363 Ankney, D Increase coal board funding
HB 532 LC2420 Jacobson, H Clarify payments for state national guard training
HB 531 LC2343 Lambert, C Designate warrior trail
SB 416 LC1981 Kaufmann, C Secretary of state - department of revenue taxpayer identification
SB 415 LC2154 Shockley, J Revise laws governing motor vehicle insurance and punishments
SB 414 LC1751 Laslovich, J Clarify application of motor carrier law in certain cities and towns
SB 413 LC1947 Moss, L Timely deposit of funds by state contractors and agents
SB 412 LC2528 Brueggeman, J Authorize university construction projects using nonstate funds
SB 411 LC0163 Laible, R Expand order of protection to victims of assault
SB 410 LC1578 Ryan, D Revise state holidays -- delete Columbus day -- add September 11

31-JAN-2007
HB 530 LC2006 Peterson, K Require paid rest breaks for certain employees
HB 529 LC0833 Lake, B Reimburse for business equipment tax exemption
HB 528 LC1903 Thomas, B Revise state document systems to reflect actual names
HB 527 LC0923 Musgrove, J Revise child abuse reporting
HB 526 LC1163 Groesbeck, G Revise territorial integrity act
HB 525 LC1477 Koopman, R Encourage intellectual diversity in university system
HB 524 LC2057 Hamilton, R Revise city or town incorporation laws
HB 523 LC1989 Sinrud, J Restrict use of carry forward unspent appropriations
HB 522 LC1993 Sinrud, J Revise definition of present law for budgeting purposes
HB 521 LC0992 Arntzen, E Revise burglary law by revising definition of "occupied structure"
HB 520 LC2104 Arntzen, E Generally revise election laws
HB 519 LC2103 Kasten, D Fund Montana cowboy hall of fame
HB 518 LC2353 French, J Supervised visitation and exchange monitoring pilot program
HB 517 LC2388 Branae, G Revise scenic byways laws
HB 516 LC1828 Hands, B Fund affordable housing revolving loan act
SB 409 LC2341 Brown, R Revise law on switchblade knives -- concealed weapon carry authorization
SB 408 LC2348 Brown, R Governor's office review of agency rules
SB 407 LC0207 Bales, K Authorizing emergency discharges of coal bed methane water
SB 406 LC2393 Bales, K Revise law on removal of signatures from petitions for predator levies
SB 405 LC0546 Bales, K Require fiscal and performance accountability standards for FWP
SB 404 LC2367 Lind, G Revise liability for wildland fires
SB 403 LC0943 Lind, G Revise property tax exemption for disabled veterans
SB 402 LC2184 Kitzenberg, S Revise funding for Fort Peck fish hatchery--repeal warm water surcharge
SB 401 LC1117 Kaufmann, C Restore TANF benefits
SB 400 LC1114 Kaufmann, C Earned income tax credit
SB 399 LC1119 Kaufmann, C Revise CHIP eligibility
SB 398 LC2219 Gebhardt, K Require gravel resource report
SJ 9 LC2362 Gallus, S Resolution concerning Iraq
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30-JAN-2007
HB 515 LC2200 Glaser, B Funding for distance learning and related technologies
HB 514 LC1884 Caferro, M Prohibit sexual contact of facilities staff & residents
HB 513 LC2402 Wells, J Authorize termination at-will employment
HB 512 LC1917 Jones, L Fund certain local government infrastructure projects
HB 511 LC1424 Windy Boy, J Promote and fund regional water systems
HB 510 LC1979 Stahl, W Revise assessment costs for improvement districts
HB 509 LC1200 Erickson, R Revise coal mining laws
SB 397 LC1496 Gillan, K Revise dispensing of drugs at employer based clinics
SB 396 LC0166 Laible, R Revise school funding formula to be based on educational relevant factors
SB 395 LC1049 O'Neil, J Jury trial for termination of parental rights
SB 394 LC1715 Squires, C Revise state facility fund transfers for persons with disabilities
SB 393 LC0600 Gillan, K Require mediation of custody in dissolution of marriage
SB 392 LC1047 O'Neil, J Allow attendance at JP training by paying costs
SB 391 LC1221 Weinberg, D Conservation easements on state land
SB 390 LC1229 Juneau, C Increase funding for Indian Education for All
SB 389 LC0351 Shockley, J Clarify peace officer arrest of alien violating federal criminal immigration law
SB 388 LC0096 Lind, G Revise unemployment law on mileage reimbursement exempt from wage definition
SB 387 LC1894 Squires, C Cancer screening disclosure for insurance companies
SB 386 LC1514 Shockley, J Revise motor vehicle laws
SB 385 LC1700 Cobb, J Criminalizing involuntary servitude and trafficking in persons
SB 384 LC1595 Wanzenried, D Revise abandoned vehicle laws
SJ 8 LC1046 O'Neil, J Urge Supreme Ct to revise requirements for taking bar exam
SJ 7 LC2432 Lind, G Study requiring background checks for direct care workers

29-JAN-2007
HB 508 LC1624 Rice, D Revise wages definition to reduce unemployment ins. and work comp contributions
HB 507 LC1467 Campbell, M Study disproportionate minority representation in correctional system
HB 506 LC2292 Mendenhall, S Medical treatment, nutrition, and hydration to prevent death
HB 505 LC1416 Gallik, D Promote use of alternative transportation
HB 504 LC1369 Gallik, D Revise motor vehicle laws
HB 503 LC1415 Gallik, D Make permanent certification of euthanasia technicians
HB 502 LC1363 Gallik, D Revise gambling law
HB 501 LC1804 Cohenour, J Revise assessment and taxation of certain property improvements
HB 500 LC1031 Cohenour, J Limited hunting season for disabled hunters
HB 499 LC1815 Pomnichowski, J Revise law on technology tax increment financing district
HB 498 LC1805 Sands, D Revise sick leave eligibility for public employees
HB 497 LC2088 Pomnichowski, J Allow APRN & PA to endorse disabled hunter permit
HB 496 LC2087 French, J APRN authority to complete driver medical exams
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29-JAN-2007
HB 495 LC1881 Sesso, J Continue state building energy conservation program
HB 494 LC2430 Morgan, P Pregnant women protection act
HB 493 LC1079 Cohenour, J Labeling for genetically modified seeds
HB 492 LC2337 Himmelberger, D Quality service allowance for minimum wage
HB 491 LC2167 Sinrud, J Child witness protection in criminal cases
HB 490 LC2051 French, J Adoption tax credit
HB 489 LC2467 Erickson, R Revise planning and zoning to accommodate solar energy and devices
HB 488 LC1287 Jopek, M Study of property taxes
HJ 25 LC1628 Rice, D Oppose security and prosperity partnership of North America
HJ 24 LC2358 Hands, B Urge ban of exportation of elemental mercury
HJ 23 LC1078 Cohenour, J Urge farm bill priorities
HJ 22 LC1996 Jones, W Study payback and incentive for dental students
SB 383 LC1089 Laslovich, J Revise property laws
SB 382 LC1517 Laslovich, J Establish mental health courts
SB 381 LC1090 Laslovich, J Affirmative defense for food allergy actions
SB 380 LC1727 Cocchiarella, V Mandatory report of failed drug test for commercial vehicle driver
SB 379 LC2085 Laslovich, J Clarify public defender for postconviction purposes
SB 378 LC1240 Gillan, K Use of comparable federal tax definitions
SB 377 LC2010 Jackson, V Challenge of certain water rights during adjudication
SB 376 LC2009 Jackson, V Revise water marketing law
SB 375 LC1662 McGee, D State tax incentive for national guard and reserve employers
SJ 6 LC2357 Schmidt, T Juvenile justice interim study resolution

26-JAN-2007
HB 487 LC1112 Hiner, C Revise threshold for local government audit
HB 486 LC2316 Beck, B Revise requirements for motor vehicle liability insurance
HB 485 LC2377 Kottel, D Regulate use of title of social worker
HB 484 LC1746 Barrett, D Ag protection, enhancement & develop comm to address comp for wildlife damage
HB 483 LC1022 Cohenour, J Revise laws governing tires
HB 482 LC1809 Hamilton, R Disclosure of insurance underwriting information
HB 481 LC1961 Mendenhall, S Two years of delinquent property taxes required for tax sale
HB 480 LC2122 Lake, B Fund restoration and maintenance of Daly mansion
HB 479 LC1183 Raser, H Improve access to healthy school meals
HB 478 LC1565 Raser, H Clarify tuition payments for homeless children
HB 477 LC1556 Raser, H Revise law on transfer of information to schools from certain entities
HB 476 LC1690 Van Dyk, K Revise special elk permit law/waiting period/exceptions
HB 475 LC1232 Bixby, N Fund training opportunities at women's prison
HB 474 LC0765 Stahl, W Exempt land under county roads from property taxation
HB 473 LC2531 Ross, J Eliminate water adjudication fee
HB 472 LC0993 Arntzen, E Appropriate funding for drug courts
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26-JAN-2007
HB 471 LC1084 Dickenson, S Rent notification for elderly and disabled
HB 470 LC1226 Olson, A Clarify interest and costs on property tax redemption
HB 469 LC1498 McNutt, W Clarify tax classification of wireless communication property
HB 468 LC0719 McGillvray, T Confidentiality of physician assistance program
HB 467 LC0720 Peterson, K Revise medical-legal panel laws
HJ 21 LC1612 Hamilton, R Encourage science curriculum on sound scientific principles
HJ 20 LC2049 Milburn, M Urge recognition of federal damage to Whitmore ravine
SB 374 LC1956 Cooney, M Power of attorney to request absentee ballot for overseas military personnel
SB 373 LC0007 Gillan, K Sexual predator regulation
SB 372 LC2132 Balyeat, J Create wolf licenses and authorize wolf and grizzly bear lottery or auction
SB 371 LC1121 Kaufmann, C Include sexual orientation and gender identity in certain laws
SB 370 LC1682 Tash, B Revise law on water right abandonment
SB 369 LC2349 Smith, F Revise PSC jurisdiction over rural cooperatives
SB 368 LC0717 Lind, G Confidentiality of group medical practice quality assurance information
SB 367 LC1848 Lind, G Renumber laws on renewable power production
SB 366 LC0926 Moss, L Reporting of corporate violations
SB 365 LC1555 Story, B Revise laws related to water distribution and water commissioners
SB 364 LC1736 Story, B Revise replacement of county commissioner when no quorum possible
SB 363 LC1709 Kaufmann, C Revise eminent domain law
SB 362 LC2320 Cobb, J Revise compensation of school board trustees
SB 361 LC0805 Kaufmann, C Revise zoning protest law
SB 360 LC1839 Peterson, J Allow at-will termination of employment that has no specified term of employment
SB 359 LC2145 Cocchiarella, V Revise horse racing board members/move to dept. of agriculture
SB 358 LC0697 Larson, L Allow any election to be conducted by mail
SB 357 LC2448 Larson, L Beneficiary deed of trust
SB 356 LC1818 Brueggeman, J Tax credit for repayment of student college loans
SJ 5 LC0917 Brueggeman, J Study acute care and rural emergency medical services

25-JAN-2007
HB 466 LC1177 Jore, R Revise criminal accountability
HB 465 LC1951 Jore, R Revise medical and religious exemptions for immunization
HB 464 LC1656 Peterson, K Revise damages for unfair claims settlement practices
HB 463 LC1442 Villa, D Revise taxation of new or expanded business enterprise property
HB 462 LC1504 Sands, D Regulate constituent accounts
HB 461 LC1927 Ebinger, B Cigarette fire safety standards
HB 460 LC2170 Keane, J Revise mining laws
HB 459 LC0977 Heinert, R Revise fetus transport for autopsy purposes
HB 458 LC1594 Olson, A Repeal wholesale energy transaction tax
HB 457 LC1841 Olson, A Require county commissioners to be elected by district electors
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25-JAN-2007
HB 456 LC1064 McNutt, W Revise mobile home park laws by creating a mobile home lot rental act
HB 455 LC2297 Stoker, R Allow courts of limited jurisdiction to collect fines over time
HB 454 LC1086 McGillvray, T Revise college saving tax deduction
HB 453 LC0749 Wiseman, B Citizen data protection act
SB 355 LC1246 Wanzenried, D Unemployment for certain school employees between terms
SB 354 LC0680 Lind, G Revise physician medicaid reimbursement conversion factor
SB 353 LC0165 Laible, R Tax deductibility of gasoline and diesel purchases for individual income taxes
SB 352 LC2069 Perry, G Exempt 3rd class cities from firefighter age restrictions
SB 351 LC2327 Perry, G Regulate subdivision of contaminated property
SB 350 LC2071 Perry, G Crime of tampering with or destroying communication equipment
SB 349 LC0070 Ryan, D Conservation district representation on certain city planning boards
SB 348 LC2082 Gallus, S Delete appointment of attorney for guardian ad litem
SB 347 LC0080 Shockley, J Conservation easement enforcement
SB 346 LC0353 Shockley, J Prohibiting certain contracts with illegal aliens
SB 345 LC0700 Hawks, B Waterway setbacks for construction
SB 344 LC0592 Essmann, J Revise definition of misconduct under unemployment insurance laws

24-JAN-2007
HB 452 LC2408 Kottel, D Achievement credit for parolees
HB 451 LC0570 French, J Small town renewal program
HB 450 LC1957 Pomnichowski, J Partial social security numbers for rec license apps contingent on fed approval
HB 449 LC1932 Pomnichowski, J Reclassify buprenorphine
HB 448 LC2079 Kottel, D Clarify utility customer choice
HB 447 LC0685 Villa, D Infrastructure development funding
HB 446 LC0603 Villa, D Reimburse counties for costs related to state mental health facilities
HB 445 LC2178 Taylor, J No disciplinary action for certain nontraditional medical practices
HB 444 LC2101 Taylor, J Continuation of water use management by Clark Fork Basin task force
HB 443 LC2102 Taylor, J Appropriate funds to study leasing of water from Hungry Horse dam
HB 442 LC1233 Phillips, M Legislative review of fiscal note accuracy
HB 441 LC1779 Lambert, C Require opt out of brain injury donation on vehicle registration
HJ 19 LC2334 Morgan, P Urge facilitated access to health care information for families
HR 4 LC1904 Lambert, C Encourage state to partner with private researchers for public policy projects
SB 343 LC1181 Bales, K Revise laws relating to insurance adjusters
SB 342 LC2296 Squires, C Fingerprint criminal background checks for social workers and counselors
SB 341 LC1153 Lewis, D Biennial selection of certain contractors by counties
SB 340 LC1735 Gillan, K Authorize Governor to withdraw proposed rules
SB 339 LC2376 Murphy, T Revise laws governing annexation and expansion of municipalities
SB 338 LC2375 Murphy, T Revise parkland dedication requirements
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23-JAN-2007
HB 440 LC1321 Barrett, D Direct FWP to revise and update state's wolf management plan
HB 439 LC2396 Koopman, R Exempt ponds from licensure
HB 438 LC1423 Gallik, D Computers for legislators toward a paperless legislature
HB 437 LC1394 Gallik, D Dispute resolution clause in social services contracts
HB 436 LC1413 Gallik, D Require hands free cell phone use while driving
HB 435 LC1486 Parker, J Prohibit criminals from profiting from their own crime
HB 434 LC1108 Wiseman, B Revise electric energy utility restructuring
HB 433 LC0745 Wiseman, B Full disclosure of government funds spent for federal lobbying
HB 432 LC0746 Wiseman, B Liability for GMO's that escape property boundaries
HB 431 LC1876 Blasdel, M Revise procedure for defining classifications of milk-related products
HB 430 LC1829 Musgrove, J Use unclaimed gift card funds to fund affordable housing loan account
HB 429 LC2342 Sesso, J Revise medicaid funding principles
HB 428 LC1796 Gallik, D Revise junk vehicle laws
HB 427 LC2262 Bergren, B Revise universal system benefits law
HB 426 LC2204 Ross, J Eliminate limit on county road and bridge depreciation reserve funds
HB 425 LC1100 Sesso, J Revise subdivision and platting act
HB 424 LC2138 Barrett, D Revise law on rec use of water/comm'n duty re marking, impact, leg report
SB 337 LC1293 Wanzenried, D "Green" electricity buying cooperative
SB 336 LC0040 Lind, G Prohibit sale of flavored cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco
SB 335 LC2418 Tash, B Add youth challenge to per educator and professional payments
SB 334 LC2514 Pease, G Equitable distribution of fish and game funds
SB 333 LC1006 Juneau, C Alternative sites for absentee voting in person
SB 332 LC0839 Juneau, C Exempt tribally owned property from taxation
SB 331 LC1638 Gallus, S Eliminate credit scoring for auto insurance
SB 330 LC2383 O'Neil, J Revise excess speed at which citation goes on driving record
SB 329 LC1045 O'Neil, J Revise family law
SB 328 LC1243 Steinbeisser, D Montana-produced foods to state institutions/optional procurement exception
SB 327 LC1052 Lewis, D Allow single sex health clubs
SB 326 LC0143 Schmidt, T Prescription drug monitoring plan

22-JAN-2007
HB 423 LC0855 Peterson, K Increase license suspension period for refusing alcohol-drug test
HB 422 LC2060 Cohenour, J Revise requirements for probationary driver's license or license reinstatement
HB 421 LC0893 Koopman, R Regulate access to information created by auto event data recorders
HB 420 LC0896 Koopman, R Exempt Montana-made firearms, accessories, ammunition from fed commerce clause
HB 419 LC2371 Koopman, R Revise fuel taxes
HB 418 LC2175 Koopman, R Fund methamphetamine project
HB 417 LC2368 Hollenbaugh, G Revising school finance laws
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22-JAN-2007
HB 416 LC0326 MacLaren, G Local government planning assistance
HB 415 LC1855 Reinhart, M Require parkland dedication in subdivision
HB 414 LC1882 Reinhart, M Revise records regarding involuntary commitment of developmentally disabled
HB 413 LC1661 Milburn, M License plate fee waiver for national guard
HB 412 LC2361 Ebinger, B Allow transactions between public benefit corporations
HB 411 LC0920 Erickson, R Expand major facility siting act
HB 410 LC1687 Augare, S Create task force on reducing poverty in Montana
HB 409 LC0595 Sinrud, J Prohibit unfair trade practices by motorsport vehicle manufacturers
HB 408 LC0760 Wiseman, B Prohibit tire or hazardous waste incineration for energy generation
HB 407 LC2129 Vincent, C Allocate funds to Libby asbestos medical plan
HB 406 LC0682 Clark, E Montana community health center support
HB 405 LC0057 Lange, M Increase natural resource development for low-cost energy
HJ 18 LC1553 Cohenour, J Study chronic pulmonary obstructive disease and asthma
HJ 17 LC1077 Cohenour, J Resolution urging US to allow interstate shipping of MT processed/inspected meat
SB 325 LC0883 Lewis, D Restrict submission of zoning proposals
SB 324 LC2008 Jackson, V Revise ground water data collection procedures
SB 323 LC2052 Laslovich, J Limit duration of certificate of public advantage
SB 322 LC0403 Brueggeman, J Revise hit-and-run laws
SB 321 LC0628 Brueggeman, J Authorize business and industrial development corporations
SB 320 LC0217 Gillan, K Revise resort tax -- delete population and designation requirement
SB 319 LC0577 Cocchiarella, V Allow real estate agent to represent multiple sellers or buyers
SB 318 LC0890 Peterson, J Extend recreational use immunity to aircraft
SB 317 LC0891 Lewis, D Restrict land trust merger of title
SB 316 LC0895 Elliott, J Clarify taxation of agricultural parcels reduced by public use by government

19-JAN-2007
HB 404 LC1175 Jore, R Eliminate compulsory attendance laws
HB 403 LC1173 Jore, R Constitutionally recognize life begins at conception
HB 402 LC2308 Noonan, A Revise fees collected by supreme court
HB 401 LC1880 Villa, D Revise laws relating to water and wastewater treatment plant operators
HB 400 LC2392 Villa, D Revise planning board laws
HB 399 LC1444 Villa, D Health insurance option for local economic development organizations
HB 398 LC2317 Hendrick, G Restrict access to certain big game licenses
HB 397 LC2113 Ward, J Expand lien on vehicle to include certain personal property inside vehicle
HB 396 LC1601 Furey, K WIC voucher use at farmer's market
HB 395 LC0851 Jones, W Fund dental school education
HB 394 LC1987 Jones, W Dental benefit for underinsured children
HB 393 LC1844 Henry, T Registration and regulation of home inspectors
HB 392 LC1137 Bergren, B CAFO cost reimbursement in certain instances
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19-JAN-2007
SB 315 LC0585 Cobb, J Student loan forgiveness program
SB 314 LC2314 Steinbeisser, D Revise warm water fishing stamp law
SB 313 LC1244 Wanzenried, D Generation acquisition for certain utilities
SB 312 LC0681 Lind, G Restricting certain credentialing in exchange for medical privileges
SB 311 LC1291 Brown, R Utility customer protection act
SB 310 LC2176 Brown, R Prohibit constituency accounts
SJ 4 LC2109 Curtiss, A Support funding for Secure Rural School and Community Self- determination Act
SR 2 LC2326 Kitzenberg, S Urge purchase of Brush Lake and Culbertson overlook as state parks

18-JAN-2007
HB 391 LC1600 Furey, K Food stamp redemption at farmer's market
HB 390 LC2097 Nooney, B Telephone account wagering on internet horseracing
HB 389 LC1320 Barrett, D Direct FWP and Commission to rewrite state's elk management plan
HB 388 LC1901 Noonan, A Restoration of land and water resources
HB 387 LC1450 Caferro, M Increase CHIP eligibility level
HB 386 LC2098 Ripley, R Exclude life estates from assets for Medicaid eligibility
HB 385 LC0918 Erickson, R Authorize funding of transportation systems with revenue bonds
HB 384 LC1630 Rice, D Nullify real identification law
HB 383 LC0201 Kerns, K Generally revise water discharge laws
HB 382 LC2045 MacLaren, G Require lighted headlights when windshield wipers in use
HB 381 LC1602 Furey, K Authorize Montana production or processing as criteria in bidding for food
HB 380 LC1603 Furey, K Direct negotiation of food purchases by state agencies from Montana producers
HB 379 LC0663 MacLaren, G Apply risk designation to registered but undesignated sex offenders
HB 378 LC1051 Windy Boy, J Revise nursing home administration laws
HB 377 LC2040 Klock, H Appropriation for forest service history museum and education center
HB 376 LC2202 Milburn, M Modify stream access restrictions regarding campfires
HJ 16 LC2338 Ripley, R Urge revision & recodification of Title 87
HJ 15 LC0786 Furey, K Allow conservancy districts to operate water banks
SB 309 LC0885 Balyeat, J Prohibit confiscation of firearms during period of declared emergency
SB 308 LC1070 Peterson, J Revise road levy election law
SB 307 LC0162 Ryan, D Limit use of taxpayer money to sue for more state funding
SB 306 LC1120 Harrington, D Eliminate death penalty
SB 305 LC0668 Laslovich, J Revise motor vehicle dealer laws
SB 304 LC0566 Laslovich, J Limit health care information subject to disclosure on worker compensation claim
SB 303 LC2015 Barkus, G Require display of proof of motor vehicle liability insurance
SB 302 LC2324 Barkus, G Remove daytime speed limit restriction on Highway 93
SB 301 LC0673 Moss, L Authorize bond issuance for historic preservation
SB 300 LC2115 Cooney, M Primary seatbelt and child passenger safety law
SB 299 LC0672 Moss, L Revise laws on historic preservation and cultural tourism
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18-JAN-2007
SB 298 LC2302 Curtiss, A Require headlights for driving
SB 297 LC1577 Ryan, D Stop loss pool for school health insurance
SB 296 LC0067 Weinberg, D Revise beer and wine licensing laws
SB 295 LC2021 Tash, B Statutorily providing for MTNG Youth Challenge program
SB 294 LC2309 Harrington, D Clarify state agency guardianship responsibilities
SJ 3 LC2124 Weinberg, D Urge funding for restoration of parks, battlefields, and monuments

17-JAN-2007
HB 375 LC2062 Jones, L Allow insurance rate setting based on not-at-fault accidents
HB 374 LC0194 French, J Fund1161 construction of new local libraries
HB 373 LC0982 McNutt, W Revise water use act
HB 372 LC2352 Ingraham, P Revise county treasurer salary
HB 371 LC2117 Sonju, J Manufacturing extension center program enhancement
HB 370 LC1546 Pomnichowski, J Uniform penalty and enforcement for zoning violations
HB 369 LC1544 Pomnichowski, J Increase county borrowing limit
HB 368 LC2026 Himmelberger, D Fund televising legislative proceedings
HB 367 LC1067 Himmelberger, D County fireworks regulation
HB 366 LC1497 Raser, H Fund leadership Montana
HB 365 LC0847 Jones, W Fund voluntary mental health screening and suicide prevention program
HB 364 LC0026 Malcolm, B Establish board and fund to compensate livestock owners for wolf predation
HB 363 LC2350 Ward, J Revise school budget laws
HB 362 LC1222 Olson, A Authorize cancellation of certain delinquent real property taxes
HB 361 LC2359 Kottel, D Revise law on proxy marriage
HB 360 LC1473 McChesney, B Prohibit use of nonwood bats in competitive nat'l youth league baseball games
HB 359 LC1645 Dutton, E Individual medical lab test without physicians orders
HB 358 LC1426 Dutton, E Revise service fee for issuing bad check
HB 357 LC0998 Cohenour, J Revise blind vender and blind person preference laws
HB 356 LC0049 Lange, M Reduce property taxes by changes in state aid to schools
HB 355 LC0721 Lambert, C Require background checks for commercial drivers transporting passengers
HB 354 LC0821 Caferro, M Expand services for deaf children in schools
HB 353 LC2078 McGillvray, T Revise recording requirements for electronic search warrants
HB 352 LC1588 Barrett, D Protect students from threats by other students
HJ 14 LC0980 Heinert, R Urge congressional revision of laws on sale of public property
SB 293 LC2066 Laible, R Establish state forest management policy
SB 292 LC0597 Ryan, D Requiring stop signal arms on certain buses
SB 291 LC0795 Perry, G Allow creation of high school districts
SB 290 LC1237 Laible, R Implement national popular vote act
SB 289 LC1640 Gallus, S Allow prescribed epinephrine use in school for severe allergies and anaphylaxis
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17-JAN-2007
SB 288 LC1004 Schmidt, T Revise laws related to board of private adolescent programs
SB 287 LC0866 Weinberg, D Revise uniform anatomical gift act
SB 286 LC0990 Cooney, M Revise capitol complex building naming law
SB 285 LC0989 Cooney, M Exempt wildlife center from building naming law
SB 284 LC0678 Moss, L Revise allocation of bed tax and taxes on rental cars

16-JAN-2007
HB 351 LC1061 Sinrud, J Prohibit legislator accepting employment with state during term
HB 350 LC0964 Sinrud, J Revise law regarding executive budget
HB 349 LC1745 Keane, J Statutorily restrict bill draft requests
HB 348 LC1774 Keane, J Increase out-of-state snowmobile fees
HB 347 LC2307 Boggio, S Revise law on school trustee letting contracts and bids
HB 346 LC2081 Kottel, D Authorize municipal utilities to provide electricity supply to jurisdiction
HB 345 LC0916 Lange, M Renters tax credit
HB 344 LC1572 Wells, J Right to work
HB 343 LC1616 Rice, D Appropriation for legislative legal action in wolf delisting lawsuit
HB 342 LC1135 Stahl, W Comprehensive and systematic performance audits
HB 341 LC1421 Gallik, D Revise jury pool laws
HB 340 LC1573 Wells, J Citizen self-defense and firearms rights
HB 339 LC0693 Small-Eastman, V Vehicle fee increase to fund car seat program
HB 338 LC1041 Cohenour, J Paid leave for certain state employees for disaster and emergency
HB 337 LC1040 Cohenour, J Voted levy for firefighter disability insurance
HB 336 LC1027 Cohenour, J Contracted government services accountability
HB 335 LC2282 Dickenson, S Appropriate funding for Great Falls college of technology
HB 334 LC2321 McChesney, B Make build-design highway program permanent
HB 333 LC2111 McChesney, B Parimutuel wagering for match bronc and wild horse races
HB 332 LC1307 Thomas, B Sound emission standards for off-highway vehicles
SB 283 LC0097 Lind, G Requiring disclosure of event data recorder use on rental vehicles
SB 282 LC0100 Lind, G Revise law on implied consent for recording of conversations
SB 281 LC0884 Balyeat, J Simplify income taxation for married couples filing individually
SB 280 LC1105 Balyeat, J Cross-party candidate endorsement
SB 279 LC1074 Balyeat, J Clean campaign act
SB 278 LC0151 Gillan, K Educational support orders
SB 277 LC1733 Laible, R Address level one sex offenders in prison
SB 276 LC1009 Steinbeisser, D Permit funeral directors to sell certain life insurance policies
SB 275 LC0095 Kitzenberg, S Local option sales tax
SB 274 LC0167 Laible, R Revise laws relating to state land sales, trades, leases, and administration
SB 273 LC1912 Jent, L Revise peace officers standards and training council
SB 272 LC1044 O'Neil, J Revise campaign contribution reporting
SB 271 LC1938 Brown, R Revise requirements for securing loads
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16-JAN-2007
SB 270 LC1294 Larson, L Revise filing deadline for independent candidates, minor parties
SB 269 LC0888 Larson, L Revise standards for recorded documents
SB 268 LC0205 Bales, K Cut surface mines coal severance tax by one-half
SB 267 LC2153 Shockley, J Revise redistricting constitutional provision for presiding officer