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MACo LEGISLATIVE UPDATE VOLUME 21, NO. 16 April 01, 2011 MACo & the Montana Legislature The MACo website has a section dedicated to helping members keep track of the happenings at The Montana Association of the 62nd Montana Legislature: http://www.maco.cog.mt.us/Legislature/Legislative.htm. In this Counties (MACo) publishes this section you'll find MACo’s resolutions, links to pertinent bills, an archive of our weekly weekly bulletin containing Legislative Updates, links to bills and bill status reports, hearing calendars, committee listings, summary descriptions of bills of legislator contact information, and more. interest to local government officials. Each issue lists only the bills that have been introduced during the week. Please save this 2011 Projected Session Calendar message or print it for future As Revised by Leadership — December 7, 2010 reference. Please Note: Legislative leadership holds the authority to further revise the schedule, Previous issues of the MACo including the days the Legislature meets and the proposed breaks. Legislative Update can be found on Introduction deadlines: Generally, bills and resolutions must be introduced within 2 our website’s legislative page. legislative days after delivery. JR 40-50, H40-10. Copies of bills are sent to County “General bills” is used to denote all bills, except appropriation or revenue bills, and all Clerks & Recorders and also can joint resolutions. be found here. Notes: Deadline dates are determined according to legislative days. Certain bills and resolutions relating to administrative rules may be transmitted at any time during the session. JR 40-200(3). CONTACTING LEGISLATORS Legislative Services Division Jan. 3: 62th Legislative Session begins March 30: Transmittal of Revenue Bills and Phone: (406) 444-3064 Jan. 17: Last day to request General Bills Bills Proposing Referendums Fax: (406) 444-3036 Jan. 22: Last day to request Revenue April 1: Transmittal of amendments to Mail: PO Box 201706 Bills General Bills Helena, MT 59620-1706 Feb. 14: Last day for Committee to April 4: Last day to request Study request General Bills Resolutions or Committee Bills Senators Feb. 24: Transmittal of General Bills to to implement HB2 Fax: (406) 444-4875 other Chamber April 9: Transmittal of amendments to Mail: P.O. Box 200500 Feb. 25-28: Transmittal Break Appropriation Bills Helena, MT 59620-0500 March 17: Transmittal of Revenue- April 12: Transmittal of amendments to Estimating Joint Resolutions Revenue Bills, Revenue- Representatives March 19: Last day to request Bills Estimating Joint Resolutions, and Fax: (406) 444-4825 Proposing Referendums or for Bills Proposing Referendums Mail: P.O. Box 200400 Committee to request Revenue April 15: Transmittal of Interim Study Helena, MT 59620-0400 Bills Resolutions March 25: Transmittal of Appropriation April 21: Session adjourns; Sine Die Many legislators have their own Bills email addresses, which can be found here. CONTACTING MACo Happenings from the Hill – Updated Daily Phone: (406) 449-4360 To better keep our members informed of what is occurring at the Montana Capitol, we have been Fax: (406) 442-5238 Email: [email protected] updating our Legislative page (and the homepage) on the MACo website daily with happenings from the 62nd Legislative Session. Mail: 2715 Skyway Drive Helena, MT 59602-1213 Check it out today, tomorrow, the next day, and so forth . we’re on the hill and on top of the Web: http://www.maco.cog.mt.us action! Click here to check out our updates so far. nd 62 Legislative Session MACo Legislative Update Page 1 Scheduled Hearings The Senate Local Government Committee meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 3 p.m. in Room 405. The House Local Government Committee meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3 p.m. in Room 172. MACo bills are highlighted green and priority bills are highlighted blue. Bills that we are watching are simply bolded. Saturday, April 02 Time No. Room Short Title Sponsor Generally revise elements of the budget process to implement House 9:00 AM HB 613 317 Don Roberts Bill No. 2 9:00 AM HB 611 317 Generally revise use of accounts to implement House Bill No. 2 Rob Cook 9:00 AM HB 612 317 Generally revise state healthcare laws to implement House Bill No. 2 Don Roberts 9:00 AM HB 604 317 Provide for fund transfers to various accounts Rob Cook 9:00 AM HB 633 317 Revise healthy Montana kids program John Esp 9:00 AM HB 316 317 Redistribute certain revenue and income Rob Cook 9:00 AM HB 619 317 Generally revise FWP laws to implement HB2 Duane Ankney 9:00 AM HB 375 317 Reduce certain general fund transfers Rob Cook Monday, April 04 Time No. Room Short Title Sponsor 8:00 AM HB 163 317 Deposit PPL v. Montana damages in guarantee account and permanent fund Roy Hollandsworth Treasure state endowment appropriations and transfers to the general 8:00 AM HB 351 317 Rob Cook fund 8:00 AM HB 8 317 Renewable resource bonds and loans Jon Sesso 8:00 AM HB 51 317 Revise laws related to state building energy conservation programs Dick Barrett 9:00 AM SB 326 455 Provide for a veterans home loan program Cliff Larsen Increase authority of commissioner of political practices for 9:00 AM SB 397 455 Christine Kaufmann noncompliance 9:00 AM SB 295 152 Revise manner of appraising certain property for tax purposes Bob Lake 9:00 AM SB 253 152 Eliminate certain individual and corporation tax credits Bob Lake 9:00 AM HB 15 317 School facility grant program Trudi Schmidt 9:00 AM HB 7 317 Reclamation and development grants Tony Belcourt 9:00 AM HB 9 317 Cultural and aesthetic grants Galen Hollenbaugh 9:00 AM HB 10 317 Long-range information technology appropriations Galen Hollenbaugh Revise property tax reappraisal process by specifying burden of proof on 9:00 AM HB 463 405 Scott Reichner value 9:00 AM HB 357 405 Provide tax credit for employer contribution to employee health savings account Gary MacLaren 9:00 AM HB 358 405 Revise Montana medical savings account contribution limits Gary MacLaren Revise property appraisal process by allowing extended assessment 9:00 AM HB 567 405 Scott Reichner review 3:00 PM SB 319 455 Generally revise transportation laws on child safety restraints Jeff Essmann 3:00 PM SB 359 455 Provide jobs for Montana veterans Mary Caferro 3:00 PM HB 165 422 Deposit certain trust land and river bed income to guarantee account Roy Hollandsworth 3:00 PM HB 411 422 Authorizing the actual cost of meals for certain wildland firefighters Franke Wilmer 3:00 PM SR 9 422 Confirm appointee to Board of Environmental Review Debby Barrett 3:00 PM SR 10 422 Confirm appointee to Board of Environmental Review Debby Barrett 3:00 PM SR 11 422 Confirm appointee to Board of Environmental Review Debby Barrett 3:00 PM SR 12 422 Confirm appointee to Board of Environmental Review Debby Barrett nd 62 Legislative Session MACo Legislative Update Page 2 Tuesday, April 05 Time No. Room Short Title Sponsor 8:00 AM HB 439 317 General obligation bonds for state government Galen Hollenbaugh Transfer funds from the economic development special revenue 8:00 AM HB 140 317 Cynthia Hiner account 8:00 AM HB 317 317 Sunset statutory appropriations over certain periods Rob Cook 8:00 AM HB 343 317 Partial zero-based budgeting for state agency budgets Rob Cook 8:00 AM HB 618 405 Exempt certain tribally owned property from taxation Carolyn Pease-Lopez 8:00 AM HB 614 405 Revise new construction energy credit provisions Mike Miller 8:00 AM HB 585 405 Require public disclosure of contracts with outside counsel for state agencies Gerald Bennett 9:00 AM SB 322 137 Referendum to revise venue for lawsuits challenging validity of statute Joe Balyeat 9:00 AM SB 331 172 Generally revise surplus lines insurance law Larry Jent 9:00 AM SB 418 172 Referendum to prohibit health insurance purchase requirement Art Wittich 9:00 AM HB 188 422 Provide licensure and regulation of real estate appraisal management companies Cleve Loney Continue allocation to Worksafe Montana thru assessment on work 9:00 AM HB 186 422 Chuck Hunter comp insurer 9:00 AM SR 18 422 Confirm appointee to State Compensation Insurance Fund Board Tom Facey 9:00 AM SR 16 422 Confirm certain Governor's appointees Tom Facey 9:00 AM HB 574 303 Constitutional referendum to specify no right to abortion or its public funding Wendy Warburton 3:00 PM HJ 29 472 Interim study of federal, state, and local regulation of food prod. & processing Timothy Furey 3:00 PM HJ 28 472 Interim study on regulation of dog breeders Margaret MacDonald 3:00 PM SR 4 335 Confirm certain appointees Donald Steinbeisser 3:00 PM SB 157 152 Establish hunters against hunger donation program Kendall Van Dyk 3:00 PM SB 390 152 Revise laws related to wildlife population management funding Llew Jones 3:00 PM HB 243 405 Revise laws on uninsured motorists Douglas Kary Wednesday, April 06 Time No. Room Short Title Sponsor 8:00 AM SJ 23 405 Interim study on exemption of nonprofits from property taxes Jeff Essmann 8:00 AM HB 444 405 Create budget database website for taxpayer right to know Tom Burnett 8:00 AM HB 184 405 Healthcare tax credits for individuals and out-of-pocket expenses Cary Smith 9:00 AM HB 502 317 Provide for installation of historically appropriate handrails in Capitol Chuck Hunter Statutorily require comparison of spending, budgets & various 9:00 AM HB 388 317 Rob Cook economic indices Revise statutory appropriations and local government entitlement 9:00 AM HB 495 317 Rob Cook share payments 9:00 AM HB 638 303 Referendum to require proof of citizenship to receive state service David Howard 9:00 AM HB 518 303 Create a mental