Report: LAW0330L Jan. 03, 2007 at 04:55 PM 2007 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 60th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 01/03/2007 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 6 -Motions Motion Carried SJ 1 Vote: 50-0 Williams, C Joint rules Motion for the temporary adoption of Senate rules SR 1 Vote: 50-0 Williams, C Senate Rules Motion for temporary adoption of Senate rules OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 1 Weinberg, D Information disclosure requirements for material submitted to Legislature SB 2 F Ryan, D Require availability of paper towels in public restrooms SB 3 F Essmann, J Revise telecommunications law SB 4 F Harrington, D Procurement rebate regulation SB 5 Weinberg, D Regulate use of unmarked police vehicles SB 6 F R Weinberg, D Airplane pilot death benefit for wildfire related death SB 7 Shockley, J Legislative veto of administrative rules SB 8 F Shockley, J Independent staff for Board of Land Commissioners SB 9 F R Kitzenberg, S Golden years pass -- free access to state parks SB 10 F Harrington, D Revise travel reimbursement for legislators SB 11 Cocchiarella, V PERS exemption for legislative session staff SB 12 F Williams, C Revise community college funding SB 13 Shockley, J Define qualifications of members of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Commission OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 14 Harrington, D Prohibit blocking access on county road unless abandoned SB 15 F R Tropila, J Prohibit picketing at funerals SB 16 F Hawks, B 6-mill levy for university system referendum SB 17 F Larson, L Modify upland game bird enhancement program to eliminate % setaside for releases SB 18 Shockley, J Revise restrictions on sex offender residence SB 19 F Shockley, J Revise laws governing oil and gas developers and surface owners SB 20 Shockley, J Clarify authority for temporary conservatorship SB 21 F R Larson, L Allow counties to establish and fund veterans' cemeteries SB 22 F Weinberg, D Expand CHIP eligibility to 165% of federal poverty level SB 23 F Moss, L Add professionals to quality educator payment SB 24 F Weinberg, D Prohibit sale of some two-stroke marine engines and personal watercraft SB 25 Larson, L Revise contract timber harvest laws SB 26 F R Weinberg, D Severed mineral rights registry law SB 27 Esp, J Revise grandparent grandchild contact law SB 28 Shockley, J Parental consent or judicial bypass for abortions SB 29 F Smith, F Establish Robert E. Ewing Jr. memorial highway SB 30 F Smith, F Allow combination purple heart and disabled veteran license plates SB 31 Esp, J Caretaker relative and continuing custody affidavit SB 32 Schmidt, T Ombudsman access to long-term care facilities SB 33 F Steinbeisser, D Procedures governing social security numbers and computer security breaches SB 34 Kitzenberg, S Revise authority to regulate nonresident hunters in unlimited permit areas SB 35 Tropila, J Include state as member of statewide mutual aid system SB 36 F Cocchiarella, V Clarify motor vehicle registration fees SB 37 Gebhardt, K Revise deadline for submission of legislative budget OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 38 F Ryan, D District allowed to pay educationally-relevant travel from transportation budget SB 39 Brown, R Code commissioner bill SB 40 Cocchiarella, V Gender neutralize and conform code language to bill drafting manual SB 41 Elliott, J Narrow uses for eminent domain SB 42 Brueggeman, J Revise economic development programs SB 43 Tropila, M Revise licensing requirements of petroleum measuring device if ownership changes SB 44 F R Larson, L Expand hunting "super tag" to lion, antelope, and buffalo SB 45 F Weinberg, D Revise laws governing inpatient behavioral health facilities SB 46 Moss, L Revise rulemaking authority for DOJ tow truck rotation system SB 47 Esp, J Clarify sponsor notification for administrative rules SB 48 Esp, J Caretaker relative consent to medical care SB 49 Esp, J School enrollment by relative caretaker SB 50 Gallus, S Prohibit probation and parole officer sexual contact with probationer or parolee SB 51 Hawks, B Revise land use laws concerning fire and wildland fire SB 52 Shockley, J Limit acceptable ID for governmental and banking services SB 53 Cocchiarella, V Establish procedures for professional and occupational licensing boards SB 54 F Cocchiarella, V Generally revise professional and occupational licensing boards SB 55 F Ryan, D Revise use of mineral royalties purchased with coal tax loan SB 56 F Ryan, D Retirement fund to pay costs for school employees paid with federal funds SB 57 Harrington, D Exempt department of justice from information technology act SB 58 Hansen, K Eliminate termination of prairie dog management law SB 59 Hansen, K Revise meat inspection law by applying federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act SB 60 Cobb, J Clarify energy emergency power concerning price of energy OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 61 F Cobb, J Adopt federal standard deduction for state income taxes SB 62 F Cobb, J Increase payment to advisory board members SB 63 F Cobb, J Increase payment to quasi-judicial board members SB 64 F Cobb, J Increase membership in state group health insurance SB 65 F Cobb, J Restrict transfers to health and medicaid initiatives account SB 66 Wanzenried, D Revise fiscal note laws SB 67 F R Wanzenried, D Prohibit price gouging on essential goods or services during emergencies SB 68 Wanzenried, D Clarify confidentiality terms in private equity investments using public funds SB 69 F Wanzenried, D Revise value-added loan program laws SB 70 Tropila, J Revise membership of state emergency response commission SB 71 Gebhardt, K Revise bill sponsor notification for administrative rules SB 72 Squires, C Require Senate confirmation of PERB nominations SB 73 F Mcgee, D Notice to debtor of intended removal of lien filing with state SB 74 Jent, L Revise title loan act SB 75 F Hawks, B Revise administrative costs for trust land management SB 76 Gillan, K Revise law on agency access to tax and revenue information SB 77 Laible, R Revise future fisheries reporting SB 78 F Larson, L Clarify stream access from bridges SB 79 F Laible, R Change manner of funding long-range building program SB 80 Larson, L Identification of ballot issue signature gatherers SB 81 Schmidt, T Include licensed psychologists as statutory providers SB 82 Brueggeman, J Revise authority to adopt rules for legislative computer technology SB 83 Schmidt, T Clarify state role for child placed with noncustodial parent SB 84 Elliott, J Transfer forest reserve fund administration to DOA SB 85 F R Schmidt, T Revise offense of child endangerment OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 86 Mcgee, D Repeal restriction on former legislators lobbying SB 87 Mcgee, D Remove government exception for certain officials lobbying within 24 months SB 88 F Hawks, B Extend allocation of funding to heritage preservation and development account SB 89 F Williams, C Providing for breast feeding in the workplace SB 90 F Laslovich, J Multi-year adjustments to institutional per diem SB 91 F Williams, C Regulate constituent accounts SB 92 F Steinbeisser, D Revise mortgage broker and loan origination licensing act SB 93 F Pease, G Revise and fund service area authorities SB 94 Esp, J Remove regulation of nonprescription drugs SB 95 Smith, F Revise defibrillator law SB 96 F Williams, C Generally revise initiative and referendum process SB 97 F Cocchiarella, V Clarify handling of highway patrol work comp claims SB 98 Harrington, D Revise laws governing legislature SB 99 Harrington, D Five year statute of limitations for corporation license tax SB 100 F R Jent, L Revise outfitter laws/ felony outfitting without license SB 101 F Jent, L Commemorate original highway patrol building SB 102 Lind, G Revise disaster mutual aid agreement law SB 103 Lind, G Revise local government fire protection laws SB 104 F Squires, C Extend statute of limitations for certain sex crimes SB 105 F R Lind, G Tax break for equipment to sequester carbon dioxide SB 106 F Kitzenberg, S Portion of Brush Lake as state park SB 107 F Kitzenberg, S Portion of Culbertson overlook as state park SB 108 F R Cocchiarella, V Revise work comp laws-ind. contractors-med. fees-impaired insurers-etc SB 109 Laible, R Clarify standing to challenge open meeting law violation SB 110 R Laible, R Revise land use laws OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 111 Larson, L Exempt DNRC fire suppression activity from MEPA review SB 112 F Lewis, D Certain free hunting/fishing licenses-- resident purple heart decorated veterans SB 113 F Lewis, D Increase meal reimbursement rates for state employees SB 114 Larson, L Revise construction lien laws SB 115 F Jent, L Revise allocation of wildlife crime restitution penalties to FWP SB 116 Brueggeman, J Security freeze authority for consumer credit reports SB 117 F Cobb, J Provide that the state pays costs involved in certain election challenges SB 118 F Cobb, J Eliminate sunset for hospital bed tax SB 119 F Moss, L Clarify exchange of youth court record info with youth detention facilities SB 120 F R Elliott, J Revise tax treatment of income and dividends of real estate investment trusts SB 121 F Elliott, J Prohibit sale of tax information SB 122 F Kitzenberg, S Establish ethanol education board SB 123 F Williams, C Full-time kindergarten SB 124 F Harrington, D Cost for state hospital forensic commitment for court-ordered exam SB 125 F Harrington, D State hospital forensic exam, treatment, commitment, transfer SB 126 F Gallus, S Eliminate termination of future fisheries/bull trout/cutthroat programs, funding SB 127 Wanzenried, D Revise out-of-state winery access to Montana retailers SB 128 Laslovich, J Eliminate termination of FWP instream flow and revise laws governing SB 129 F Schmidt, T Revise truancy laws SB 130 F Story, B Revise laws governing governmental fire agencies SB 131 F Cobb, J Revise land banking laws SB 132 Gallus, S Revise marriage license requirements OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 133 Essmann, J Generally revise exemptions from execution of judgment SB 134 F Essmann, J Optional unemployment insurance participation SB 135 Tropila, M Equity in gift certificates SB 136 F Tropila, J Revise meeting frequency for Board of Veteran's Affairs SB 137 F Laible, R Create budget stabilization fund SB 138 F R Wanzenried, D Prevent corporations from channeling income to insurance subsidiary SB 139 F R Harrington, D Governor's $400 property tax rebate SB 140 F Weinberg, D Revise small business health insurance pool laws SB 141 Laslovich, J Revise fingerprint and photo provisions of criminal justice information act SB 142 F Lind, G Revise public health emergency authority SB 143 F R Shockley, J Revise boating under the influence laws SB 144 F R Shockley, J DUI license plates SB 145 F Shockley, J Revise wildfire protection laws SB 146 F Shockley, J Revise juvenile delinquency intervention act SB 147 Shockley, J Authorize restrictions on fire hazard area activities SB 148 F Shockley, J Regulatory flexibility act SB 149 F Tash, B Revise use of Xanthopoulos building SB 150 F R Gillan, K Exclude property contributions from qualified endowment credit and extend credit SB 151 F Ryan, D Mandatory hearing aid coverage in health insurance SB 152 F Ryan, D Education funding including kindergarten SB 153 F R Cocchiarella, V Revise professional and occupational licensing laws SB 154 F Laible, R Revise law on sexual predators SB 155 Williams, C Older American's trust law SB 156 F Perry, G Sex offender accountability act SB 157 F R Ryan, D Revise insurance and security laws OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 158 F R Cocchiarella, V Revise laws on transportation reciprocity agreements SB 159 Harrington, D Include drug use in county drinking and driving prevention programs SB 160 Schmidt, T Use of senior and disability transportation funds as matching funds SB 161 F Laible, R Revise captive insurance laws SB 162 F Schmidt, T Revise genetics program laws SB 163 Shockley, J Clarify nolo contendere plea acceptance as discretionary SB 164 Gallus, S Clarify role of counsel and guardian ad litem to prevent conflict of interest SB 165 F R Brueggeman, J Revise deferred deposit loan act SB 166 F R Tropila, J Family and purple heart recipients fish and hunt game birds for free SB 167 F Hawks, B County designation of wildland-urban interface SB 168 Jent, L Transfer public employee accrued leave into post-retirement health care account SB 169 F Laslovich, J Adjust local government basic entitlement share for public defender costs SB 170 F Perry, G Extend domestic violence review commission SB 171 Perry, G Revise criminal justice information act SB 172 Tropila, J Clarify definition of lobbying to include legislators or legislature SB 173 F Juneau, C Revise laws governing state-tribal economic development commission SB 174 F R Elliott, J Revise laws on revenue administration SB 175 Squires, C Prohibit application of rule until rule is effective as law SB 176 F Squires, C Recovery of expenses for challenging rule adopted in violation of MAPA SB 177 Squires, C Extend time for challenging agency actions SB 178 Lewis, D Remove Milltown dam reference in Clark Fork steering committee law OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 179 F R Hansen, K Require cash leasing on all state agricultural leases SB 180 F Harrington, D Revise metal mine reclamation and metal mine laws SJ 1 Williams, C Joint rules SR 1 Williams, C Senate Rules