Report: LAW0330L Feb. 20, 1999 at 7:48 PM 1999 MONTANA LEGISLATURE - (406)444-3064 56th Regular Session DAILY SUMMARY OF FLOOR ACTIONS REPORT - Senate Floor Actions for: 02/20/1999 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coding Key: -- Fiscal Note Indicated A -- Appropriation R -- Revenue ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Com Rpt--Bill Passed (S) Business And Industry SB 130 R Hertel, J Submit certain insurance fee changes to electorate SB 132 F Hertel, J Generally revise insurance fees SB 483 F R Mesaros, K Submit mortgage lender license fee to electors SB 484 R Mesaros, K Submit mortgage lender per day examination fee to electors SB 485 R Mesaros, K Submit mortgage lender renewal fee to electors (S) Finance And Claims SB 220 F Toews, D Treasure state endowment regional water system fund SB 270 F Devlin, G Allow county to charge Dept. of Revenue for office space SB 302 F Toews, D Regional wastewater authority SB 355 F Mohl, A Eliminate requirement to fund footpaths and bike trails (S) Fish And Game SB 337 F R Mesaros, K Submit outfitter client fee increase to electorate (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 478 F Christiaens, C Allow surgery centers and ambulatory centers to have own DEA number SB 489 F Bohlinger, J Use tobacco settlement for prevention and children's health care (S) State Administration SB 457 F Cocchiarella, V Provide that retirement benefits will "pop-up" if beneficiary dies SB 488 Bartlett, S Revise election procedures for certain areas and districts SJ 12 Cole, M Urge congress not to keep state tobacco settlement proceeds OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Com Rpt--Bill Passed as Amd OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Com Rpt--Bill Passed as Amd (S) Business And Industry SB 406 F Doherty, S Revise laws for formation of cooperative to purchase power for small customers SB 446 F Taylor, M Revise beer and wine restaurant license laws SB 452 Beck, T Clarify security interest in liquor license SB 453 Beck, T Clarify resort liquor license areas SB 482 F Mesaros, K Require licensure for mortgage lending SB 490 F Glaser, B Clarify retainage includes relationship between contractor and subcontractor SB 501 F Hertel, J Regulate mausoleums and columbarium (S) Education And Cultural Resources SB 100 F Harp, J Increase basic entitlement and per ANB entitlements SB 422 F Toews, D Revise school laws related to tuition and special education (S) Finance And Claims SB 233 F Bohlinger, J Longevity pay for county attorneys SB 448 F Franklin, E Restructure loan payback for McLauglin Research Institute (S) Fish And Game SB 329 Ellingson, J Require motorized water craft operator safety certificate; expand no-wake zone SB 334 F Mesaros, K Revise board of outfitters membership and approval of net client hunter use SB 335 F R Mesaros, K Submit outfitter per camp fee to electorate SB 336 F R Mesaros, K Submit outfitter net client use increase fee to electorate SB 338 F Mesaros, K Revise, extend & fund hunting access enhancement management program SB 339 F R Mesaros, K Submit resident combination access/habitat fee to electorate SB 340 F R Mesaros, K Submit resident upland game bird license fee increase to electorate SB 341 F R Mesaros, K Submit resident hunting only access/habitat license fee to electorate SB 458 F Thomas, F Revise restitution amounts for certain illegally taken species (S) Judiciary OB # 2 -Reports of Standing Committees Com Rpt--Bill Passed as Amd (S) Judiciary SB 403 F Stang, S Criminal background check on home care worker applicants SB 476 Bishop, A Revise requirements for filing contractor liens (S) Natural Resources SB 344 Swysgood, C Repeal cyanide mining prohibition; submit to voters November 2000 SB 345 Shea, D Local regulation of cyanide heap leach mining SB 376 Mccarthy, B Montana contractor preference on natural resource reclamation work (S) Public Health, Welfare And Safety SB 399 Jabs, R Set maximum copying costs charged by health care providers for health care info SB 491 Grimes, D Require mental health managed care to be subject to HMO requirements (S) State Administration SB 382 F Bartlett, S Truth in Government Act SB 455 Tester, J Clarify requirement that candidate's statements about own voting must be true SB 471 Cole, M Uniform government contracting requirements SJ 13 Doherty, S Resolution on social security OB # 6 -Motions Taken from Com; Placed on 2nd Reading (S) Business And Industry SB 307 F Vote: 29-19 Grimes, D Revise lottery laws and limit expansion OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills First Reading SB 514 F Keenan, B Look-back assessment on timberland converted to residential use SB 515 F R Keenan, B Submit forest land rollback tax to electors OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Introduced SB 514 F Keenan, B Look-back assessment on timberland converted to residential use SB 515 F R Keenan, B Submit forest land rollback tax to electors OB # 7 -First Reading and Commitment of Bills Referred to Committee (S) Taxation SB 514 F Keenan, B Look-back assessment on timberland converted to residential use SB 515 F R Keenan, B Submit forest land rollback tax to electors OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Read Pass Motion Failed; 3rd Read Vote Required SB 323 R Vote: 23-25 Doherty, S Establish health care trust with tobacco settlement proceeds OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed SB 400 Vote: 30-18 Holden, R Adopt Mountain daylight time as only time in Montana OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed SB 400 Vote: 16-32 Holden, R Adopt Mountain daylight time as only time in Montana OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Pass as Amd Motion Failed SB 263 Vote: 20-27 Holden, R Prohibit insurer offering after market sheet-metal parts for certain vehicles OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 265 F Vote: 43-5 Grimes, D Montana mining exploration and development act SB 271 Vote: 35-11 Taylor, M Employer immunity for disclosures about former or current employees OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed SB 320 Vote: 36-12 Holden, R Prohibit noneconomic damages for uninsured driver and felons SB 353 F Vote: 32-16 Franklin, E Eliminate sanctions of food stamps, medicaid, and childcare recipients SB 367 Vote: 48-0 Thomas, F Revise motor vehicle warranty laws SB 384 F Vote: 48-0 Mesaros, K Revise laws governing menageries and zoos SB 388 Vote: 48-0 Christiaens, C Add naturopathic physician to hc provider freedom of choice;require hsc coverage SB 393 Vote: 48-0 Waterman, M Clarify authority to administer Perkins Act vocational education funds SB 398 Vote: 48-0 Bohlinger, J Protect rights of nursing mothers SB 404 Vote: 48-0 Mcnutt, W Clarify exemption from execution for IRA SB 412 Vote: 48-0 Stang, S Revise control of timber slash SB 416 Vote: 48-0 Grosfield, L Clarify order for new trial after guilty verdict SB 417 F Vote: 27-21 Waterman, M Medical services for inmates of county detention facilities SB 423 Vote: 48-0 Mahlum, D Revise hearing requirement for zoning of annexed land SB 426 F Vote: 48-0 Sprague, M Dedicate 50% of foreign capital depository for income tax relief SB 429 Vote: 47-0 Shea, D Airport lease exemption from subdivision and platting act SB 435 F Vote: 48-0 Waterman, M Revise limited liability company laws SB 463 F Vote: 46-0 Wells, J Clarify liability of state in contract actions SB 468 Vote: 48-0 Cocchiarella, V Temporary closure of Clark Fork Basin to consumptive use permits/reservations SB 469 F Vote: 48-0 Waterman, M Allow DPHHS to purchase surplus motor pool vehicles for purchase by FAIM recip SB 473 Vote: 47-0 Doherty, S Revise probate and trust codes OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed as Amd SB 365 Vote: 48-0 Mohl, A Clarify certain terms used in prevailing wage law for public contracts OB # 8 -Second Reading of Bills 2nd Reading Passed as Amd SB 434 F Vote: 48-0 Waterman, M Revise guaranteed annual benefit adjustment law for law enforcement SB 477 Vote: 46-1 Mahlum, D Limit employer liability for ride sharing arrangements SJ 8 Vote: 44-2 Jergeson, G Establish economic trade corridors under terms of federal highway act OB # 9 -Third Reading of Bills 3rd Reading Passed SB 306 Vote: 47-1 Grimes, D Continuity of care in child custody matters SB 310 F R Vote: 35-13 Mohl, A Submit special fuel tax refund limitation to electors SB 311 F R Vote: 31-17 Mohl, A Limit fuel tax refund to agricultural use SB 342 F Vote: 39-9 Hargrove, D Montana agricultural heritage preservation program SB 349 F Vote: 43-5 Christiaens, C Establish housing revolving loan fund SB 369 Vote: 48-0 Miller, K Lower premium rate for conversion of certain insurance SB 374 F Vote: 33-15 Lynch, J Exempt local waste hauler from overweight vehicle fines on route to landfill SB 377 F R Vote: 46-2 Stang, S Submit Montana insurance guaranty association assessment to electors SB 378 F Vote: 48-0 Stang, S Revise funding of property and casualty guaranty fund SB 379 F R Vote: 47-1 Stang, S Submit life and health guaranty assessment to voters SB 386 Vote: 48-0 Mahlum, D Authorize transfer of state owned Virginia City liquor licenses SB 414 Vote: 48-0 Stang, S Revise funding for life and health guaranty fund SB 415 F Vote: 37-11 Jabs, R County resident bid preference on county contracts SJ 9 Vote: 48-0 Cole, M Study of state contracting laws and procedures OB # 99-LSD Staff Entry Chapter Number SB 6 Hargrove, D Revise drug precursor laws SB 21 F Shea, D Transfer occupational health administration to Department of Labor OB # 99-LSD Staff Entry Chapter Number SB 28 Depratu, B Automatic tax filing extensions SB 30 Hargrove, D Extend applicability of child support enforcement laws SB 62 Keenan, B Extend medical savings account law SB 76 Beck, T Revise assignment of support rights SB 77 F Keenan, B Revise applicability of prevailing wage on competitive bid public contracts SB 106 F Ekegren, P Clarify taxation of lottery proceeds