Report: LAW0330L Feb. 17, 2007 at 12:08 PM 2007 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 60th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 02/17/2007 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key F -- Fiscal Note Indica A -- Appropriatio R -- Revenu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed (S) Natural Resources And Energy SB 445 F Tropila, M Expand energy conservation and efficiency program OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 440 F Tropila, J Revise membership of workforce investment boards--add military veteran (S) Judiciary SB 31 Esp, J Caretaker relative and continuing custody affidavit SB 49 Esp, J School enrollment by relative caretaker SB 347 F Shockley, J Conservation easement enforcement (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 155 Williams, C Older American's trust law SB 387 Squires, C Cancer screening disclosure for insurance companies OB # 6 -Motions Rereferred to Committee (S) Finance And Claims SB 390 F Vote: 48-2 Juneau, C Increase funding for Indian Education for All Sen. Cobb and Sen. Laible voting NO (S) Highways And Transportation SB 516 F Black, J Create minimum renewable biodiesel standards OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 531 F Weinberg, D Procedure for nonprofit hospital conversion to other status SB 532 F Gallus, S Revise firefighter retirement laws SB 533 Tropila, M Adjust date of TIF valuation -- delaying circumstances SB 534 F Wanzenried, D Redirect state trust land assets SB 535 F Cocchiarella, V Creating annuity suitability and disclosure act SB 536 Perry, G Revise eminent domain laws SB 537 Brown, R Revise laws governing prepaid legal plan SB 538 Elliott, J Establish bill of rights day SB 539 F Wanzenried, D Revise property tax appeal and create property tax protest reserve fund SJ 21 Peterson, J Name Lewistown armory to honor MSG Robbie D. McNary SJ 22 Cocchiarella, V Urge Congress to lift restriction on vehicle length OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 531 F Weinberg, D Procedure for nonprofit hospital conversion to other status SB 532 F Gallus, S Revise firefighter retirement laws SB 533 Tropila, M Adjust date of TIF valuation -- delaying circumstances SB 534 F Wanzenried, D Redirect state trust land assets SB 535 F Cocchiarella, V Creating annuity suitability and disclosure act SB 536 Perry, G Revise eminent domain laws SB 537 Brown, R Revise laws governing prepaid legal plan SB 538 Elliott, J Establish bill of rights day SB 539 F Wanzenried, D Revise property tax appeal and create property tax protest reserve fund SJ 21 Peterson, J Name Lewistown armory to honor MSG Robbie D. McNary SJ 22 Cocchiarella, V Urge Congress to lift restriction on vehicle length OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Business, Labor, And Economic Affai SB 535 F Cocchiarella, V Creating annuity suitability and disclosure act SB 537 Brown, R Revise laws governing prepaid legal plan (S) Highways And Transportation SJ 22 Cocchiarella, V Urge Congress to lift restriction on vehicle length (S) Judiciary SB 531 F Weinberg, D Procedure for nonprofit hospital conversion to other status SB 536 Perry, G Revise eminent domain laws (S) State Administration SB 532 F Gallus, S Revise firefighter retirement laws SB 534 F Wanzenried, D Redirect state trust land assets SB 538 Elliott, J Establish bill of rights day SJ 21 Peterson, J Name Lewistown armory to honor MSG Robbie D. McNary (S) Taxation SB 533 Tropila, M Adjust date of TIF valuation -- delaying circumstances SB 539 F Wanzenried, D Revise property tax appeal and create property tax protest reserve fund OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 369 Vote: 42-8 Smith, F Revise PSC jurisdiction over rural cooperatives SB 390 F Vote: 30-20 Juneau, C Increase funding for Indian Education for All OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 118 F Vote: 49-1 Cobb, J Eliminate sunset for hospital bed tax Sen. Esp voting NO SB 162 F Vote: 50-0 Schmidt, T Revise genetics program laws SB 166 F R Vote: 49-1 Tropila, J Family and purple heart recipients fish and hunt game birds for free Sen. Cobb voting NO OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed on Voice Vote SB 314 F R Vote: 48-2 Steinbeisser, D Revise warm water fishing stamp law Sen. Balyeat and Sen. Story voting NO SB 368 Vote: 50-0 Lind, G Confidentiality of group medical practice quality assurance information SB 374 Vote: 50-0 Cooney, M Power of attorney to request absentee ballot for overseas military personnel SB 412 F Vote: 50-0 Brueggeman, J Authorize university construction projects using nonstate funds SB 444 Vote: 50-0 Wanzenried, D Revise APRN treating of injured workers SJ 6 Vote: 48-2 Schmidt, T Juvenile justice interim study resolution Sen. Balyeat and Sen. Esp voting NO SJ 10 Vote: 45-5 Brown, R Study uninsured motorist solutions Sen. Balyeat, Sen. Esp, Sen. Gallus, Sen. Hansen, and Sen. Larson voting NO OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Concurred HB 121 R Vote: 49-1 Mcchesney, B Clarify DOT duties for driver education programs OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 41 Vote: 49-1 Elliott, J Narrow uses for eminent domain SB 76 Vote: 49-0 Gillan, K Revise law on agency access to tax and revenue information SB 93 F Vote: 49-0 Pease, G Revise and fund service area authorities SB 102 Vote: 40-9 Lind, G Revise disaster mutual aid agreement law SB 130 F Vote: 49-0 Story, B Revise laws governing governmental fire agencies SB 295 F Vote: 40-10 Tash, B Statutorily providing for MTNG Youth Challenge program SB 299 F Vote: 30-20 Moss, L Revise laws on historic preservation and cultural tourism SB 301 Vote: 28-22 Moss, L Authorize bond issuance for historic preservation SB 341 F Vote: 47-2 Lewis, D Biennial selection of certain contractors by counties OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 363 Vote: 49-1 Kaufmann, C Revise eminent domain law SB 403 F Vote: 49-0 Lind, G Revise property tax exemption for disabled veterans SB 430 F Vote: 49-0 Elliott, J Allow out-of-state revenue collections SJ 5 Vote: 46-4 Brueggeman, J Study acute care and rural emergency medical services