Report: LAW0330L                             Jan. 15, 1999 at 5:19 PM



                1999 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064

                          56th Regular Session

                 DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT

               - Senate Floor Actions for: 01/15/1999 -

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 Coding Key: -- Fiscal Note Indicated A -- Appropriation R -- Revenue

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OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees

  Com Rpt--Bill Passed



    (S) Fish And Game

      SB 58       R                    Wells, J

       Submit additional hunting license drawing fee to vote

      SB 91    F                       Swysgood, C

       Extend fishing access site operation & maintenance program

    (S) Highways And Transportation

      SB 47    F                       Swysgood, C

       Transfer commercial vehicle inspection program from justice to

       transportation

      SB 122                           Beck, T

       Remove termination of third-party commercial driver testing

       program

    (S) Judiciary

      SB 179                           Holden, R

       Clarify time of effect of temporary driving permit

    (S) Labor And Employment Relations

      SB 21    F                       Shea, D

       Transfer occupational health administration to Department of

       Labor

      SB 131                           Swysgood, C

       Revise laws governing community service



  Com Rpt--Bill Passed as Amd



    (S) Fish And Game

      SB 59    F                       Wells, J

       Generally revise laws governing hunting licenses

    (S) Highways And Transportation

      SB 57                            Stang, S

       Clarify use of state vehicles

    (S) Judiciary

      SB 22    F                       Mohl, A

       Revise training of parole, probation, and corrections officers

    (S) Taxation

      SB 49    F                       Swysgood, C

       Revise allocation of RIT interest for enumerated purposes

      SB 127   F                       Waterman, M

       Revise liquor license ownership transfer





OB # 6 -Motions

  Sponsor List Modified



OB # 6 -Motions

  Sponsor List Modified



      SB 135   F                       Sprague, M

       Eliminate classes of property and tax at market value

      SB 143   F                       Sprague, M

       Establishing a 4% statewide, general retail sale and use tax

      SB 157   F                       Sprague, M

       Generally revise taxation





OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of

        Bills

  Introduced



      SB 211      R                    Mahlum, D

       Referendum to impose 6% surcharge on rental vehicles

      SB 212   F                       Mahlum, D

       Equalized treatment between in-state and out-of-state owners of

       rental vehicles

      SB 213                           Grosfield, L

       Sentence enhancement for discriminatory crimes

      SB 214                           Bartlett, S

       Revise laws relating to sheriff's levy and sale for collection

       of taxes



  First Reading



      SB 211      R                    Mahlum, D

       Referendum to impose 6% surcharge on rental vehicles

      SB 212   F                       Mahlum, D

       Equalized treatment between in-state and out-of-state owners of

       rental vehicles

      SB 213                           Grosfield, L

       Sentence enhancement for discriminatory crimes

      SB 214                           Bartlett, S

       Revise laws relating to sheriff's levy and sale for collection

       of taxes



  Referred to Committee



    (S) Judiciary

      SB 213                           Grosfield, L

       Sentence enhancement for discriminatory crimes

    (S) Local Government

      SB 214                           Bartlett, S

       Revise laws relating to sheriff's levy and sale for collection

       of taxes

    (S) Taxation

      SB 211      R                    Mahlum, D

       Referendum to impose 6% surcharge on rental vehicles

      SB 212   F                       Mahlum, D

       Equalized treatment between in-state and out-of-state owners of

       rental vehicles



OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills

  2nd Reading Passed



      SB 55             Vote: 49-0     Taylor, M

       Revise budget requirements for certain enterprise funds

      SB 56    F  R     Vote: 50-0     Mccarthy, B

       Impose 6-mill levy for funding university system

      SB 61             Vote: 29-      Ellis, A

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       Constitutional amendment for acquisition value for property tax

      SB 79    F        Vote: 50-0     Swysgood, C

       Impose 6-mill levy for university system funding

      SB 80       R     Vote: 50-0     Swysgood, C

       Submit 6-mill levy to electorate



  2nd Reading Passed as Amd



      SB 24             Vote: 43-6     Nelson, L

       Eliminate authority for part-time youth probation officers





OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills

  3rd Reading Passed



      SB 34             Vote: 50-0     Jergeson, G

       Clarify procedure for certain general fund loans

      SB 46             Vote: 43-7     Swysgood, C

       Revise state government settlement authority

      SB 84             Vote: 50-0     Halligan, M

       Corporate dissolution - tax revision

      SB 88    F        Vote: 50-0     Stang, S

       Revise tax appeal procedure for justice to defend vehicle

       titles

      SB 136   F        Vote: 49-1     Jergeson, G

       Provide secretary of state proprietary account to retain

       interest

      SB 148            Vote: 49-1     Depratu, B

       Revise law on sale of excess highway lands