MINUTES

MONTANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 67th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Call to Order: Chair , on February 8, 2021 at 12:00 P.M., in Room 152 Capitol

ROLL CALL

Members Present: Rep. Jedediah Hinkle, Chair (R) Rep. Jim Hamilton, Vice Chair (D) Rep. , Vice Chair (R) Rep. (R) Rep. (R) Rep. (D) Rep. (R) Rep. Amy Regier (R) Rep. Rynalea Whiteman Pena (D) Rep. (R)

Members Excused: Rep. (D) Rep. (D) Rep. (R) Rep. Kenneth Walsh (R)

Members Absent: None

Staff Present: Susan Fox, Legislative Branch Brooke Sangray, Committee Secretary Katherine Anderson, Remote Meeting Coordinator

Audio Committees: These minutes are in outline form only. They provide a list of participants and a record of official action taken by the committee. The link to the audio recording of the meeting is available on the Legislative Branch website.

Committee Business Summary: Hearing & Date Posted: SB 57, 2/8/2021 Executive Action: HB 146, 2/8/2021 Executive Action: SB 82, 2/8/2021

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HEARING ON SB 57

Opening Statement by Sponsor: 12:05:28 Sen. JP Pomnichowski (D), SD 33, opened the hearing on SB 57, Revising laws related to reports to the Legislature.

Proponents' Testimony: None

Opponents' Testimony: None

Informational Testimony: None

Questions from Committee Members and Responses: None

Closing by Sponsor: 12:08:44 Sen. Pomnichowski

EXECUTIVE ACTION ON HB 146

12:13:30 Motion: Rep. M. Regier moved that HB 146 DO PASS.

12:13:45 Motion: Rep. M. Regier moved that HB 146 BE AMENDED. EXHIBIT(leh26a01)

Discussion: 12:15:53 Chair Hinkle 12:16:00 Vice Chair Hamilton 12:16:34 Susan Fox, Legislative Services Division (LSD)

12:17:29 Vote: Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Rep. Berglee, Rep. Hawk, Rep. Stafman and Rep. Usher voted by proxy.

12:18:14 Motion: Rep. M. Regier moved that HB 146 DO PASS AS AMENDED.

Discussion: 12:18:30 Vice Chair Regier 12:19:30 Vice Chair Hamilton 12:19:43 Vice Chair Regier

12:20:04 Vote: Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Rep. Berglee, Rep. Hawk, Rep. Stafman and Rep. Usher voted by proxy.

EXECUTIVE ACTION ON SB 82

12:21:00 Motion: Rep. M. Regier moved that SB 82 BE CONCURRED IN.

Discussion: 12:21:17 Vice Chair Hamilton 12:22:04 Vice Chair Regier 12:22:39 Chair Hinkle

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12:24:23 Vote: Motion carried 9-5 by voice vote with Rep. Hamilton, Rep. Hawk, Rep. Marler, Rep. Stafman and Rep. Whiteman Pena voting no. Rep. Berglee, Rep. Hawk, Rep. Stafman and Rep. Usher voted by proxy. Rep. Regier will carry the bill.

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ADJOURNMENT

Adjournment: 12:25:53

______Brooke Sangray, Secretary bs

Additional Documents:

EXHIBIT(leh26aad.pdf)

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