MINUTES
MONTANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 67th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
Call to Order: Chair Jedediah Hinkle, 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. Matt Regier, Vice Chair (R) Rep. Seth Berglee (R) Rep. Marta Bertoglio (R) Rep. Marilyn Marler (D) Rep. Mark Noland (R) Rep. Amy Regier (R) Rep. Rynalea Whiteman Pena (D) Rep. Kathy Whitman (R)
Members Excused: Rep. Donavon Hawk (D) Rep. Ed Stafman (D) Rep. Barry Usher (R) Rep. Kenneth Walsh (R)
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Susan Fox, Legislative Branch Brooke Sangray, Committee Secretary Katherine Anderson, Remote Meeting Coordinator
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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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