MINUTES

MONTANA SENATE 63rd LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 473

Call to Order: Chair Terry Murphy, on April 17, 2013 at 10:00 A.M., in Room 335 Capitol

ROLL CALL

Members Present: Sen. Terry Murphy, Chair (R) Rep. Scott Reichner, Chair (R) Sen. (D) Rep. Carlie Boland (D) Rep. (R) Sen. Fred Thomas (R)

Members Excused: None

Members Absent: None

Staff Present: Alexis Sandru, Legislative Branch Nadine Spencer, Committee Secretary

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Committee Business Summary:

Executive Action: HB 473 - Recommend that the Conference Committee Report be Adopted as Amended.

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EXECUTIVE ACTION ON HB 473

00:15:32 Chairman Murphy

00:15:46 Rep. Reichner EXHIBIT(ccs81hb0473a01)

00:17:18 Chairman Murphy 00:17:25 Mark Baker, Anderson, Baker & Swanson (ABS) 00:18:28 Chairman Murphy 00:20:26 Sen. Caferro 00:20:41 Sen. Thomas 00:21:01 Sen. Caferro 00:21:24 Chairman Murphy

00:21:46 Motion: Rep. Reichner moved to AMEND HB 473. (see exhibit 1)

Discussion:

00:21:58 Sen. Caferro 00:22:15 Rep. Reichner 00:22:58 Sen. Caferro 00:25:05 Sen. Thomas 00:25:13 Sen. Caferro 00:25:49 Rep. Reichner 00:26:09 Mark Baker, ABS 00:27:26 Rep. Reichner 00:27:51 Mark Baker 00:28:53 Sen. Thomas 00:29:07 Mark Baker 00:29:23 Chairman Murphy 00:29:40 Alexis Sandru, Legislative Services Division (LSD) 00:30:17 Nadine Spencer, Committee Secretary (CS) 00:30:41 Chairman Murphy 00:30:54 Nadine Spencer, CS 00:30:58 Chairman Murphy 00:31:59 Sen. Thomas 00:32:37 Rep. Boland 00:34:07 Rep. Reichner 00:35:44 Rep. Boland 00:36:14 Chairman Murphy 00:37:24 Al Smith, Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) 00:38:38 Sen. Thomas 00:40:35 Al Smith, MTLA 00:41:15 Chairman Murphy 00:41:24 Al Smith 00:42:12 Sen. Thomas 00:43:05 Al Smith

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00:44:08 Rep. Reichner 00:44:37 Jacqueline Lenmark, American Insurance Association (AIA) 00:49:38 Rep. Reichner 00:49:51 Jacqueline Lenmark, AIA 00:50:08 Rep. Reichner 00:50:11 Jacqueline Lenmark 00:53:40 Rep. Boland 00:54:17 Jacqueline Lenmark 00:57:08 Sen. Caferro 00:57:35 Rep. Reichner 00:59:04 Sen. Thomas 00:59:25 Sen. Caferro 00:59:30 Mark Baker 01:01:07 Sen. Thomas 01:01:49 Mark Baker 01:02:25 Rep. Boland 01:03:27 Rep. Reichner 01:03:34 Mark Baker 01:04:07 Rep. Boland 01:04:44 Mark Baker 01:06:10 Sen. Caferro 01:06:37 Rep. Reichner 01:07:15 Sen. Thomas 01:09:57 Al Smith 01:11:50 Chairman Murphy 01:12:24 Al Smith 01:12:32 Chairman Murphy 01:12:37 Sen. Caferro 01:14:00 Chairman Murphy 01:14:14 Sen. Caferro

01:14:25 Vote: Motion carried by roll call vote 2-1 in the senate with Sen. Caferro voting no. Motion carried 2-1 in the house with Rep. Boland voting no.

Note: In lieu of motion, the signed Committee Report, by a majority of members from each house, indicates that the committee recommends that the CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED.

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ADJOURNMENT

Adjournment: 11:00 A.M.

______Nadine Spencer, Secretary ns

Additional Documents:

EXHIBIT(ccs81hb0473aad.pdf)

130417HB0473CCS.Sm1