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SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 5 (Feb 4-9) 2-7-19

Weekly Committee Schedule for SAM Followed Bills …

Monday 2-4-19 – Legislative Day 22 House Education Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

04-FEB-19 3:00 PM 137 Revise school laws related to inflation, Casey Schreiner (D) HD 26 1 SF. Support. Gov school funding HB 225 preschool, and special education bill w Inflation, SpEd, Preschool

04-FEB-19 3:00 PM 137 Eliminate compulsory education Greg DeVries (R) HD 75 Oppose. Eliminates compulsory HB 303 requirements enrollment and attendance

04-FEB-19 3:00 PM 137 Restrict sexually explicit materials and Rodney Garcia (R) HD 52 Monitor HB 354 sexually oriented businesses

Senate Education & Cultural Resources Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

04-FEB-19 3:00 PM 422 Revise school data privacy laws (R) HD 86 Support HB 61

Tuesday 2-5-19 – Legislative Day 23 House Business and Labor Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

05-FEB-19 8:30 AM 172 Provide for free association for non-union public employees (R) HD 97 Monitor HB 323

Wednesday 2-6-19 – Legislative Day 24 House Education Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

06-FEB-19 3:00 PM 137 Revise laws related to Indian language (D) HD 32 Monitor HB 263 immersion programs in schools

06-FEB-19 3:00 PM 137 Revise funding for students with disabilities Christopher Pope (D) HD 65 1 SF. Monitor. ANB for Spec Ed up HB 298 to 21. Excess cost to local district

06-FEB-19 3:00 PM 137 Encourage transformational learning Wendy McKamey (R) HD 19 Support. Incentivize HB 351 Transformational Learning

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SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 5 (Feb 4-9) 2-7-19

Senate Education & Cultural Resources Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

06-FEB-19 3:00 PM 422 Establish the dyslexia screening and intervention act (R) SD 27 Monitor SB 140

Thursday 2-7-19 – Legislative Day 25 Senate Finance & Claims Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

07-FEB-19 2:00 PM 303 Generally revise education funding (R) HD 68 NOTE: Meeting will be held in Room 303 and begin at HB 159 laws 2:00 PM or upon adjournment of Senate Floor Session.

Friday 2-8-19 – Legislative Day 26 House Education Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

08-FEB-19 3:00 PM 137 Require mental health and suicide prevention Gordon Pierson (D) HD 78 Monitor with possible Opposition for HB 398 training in teacher preparation legislature imposing requirements on BPE

Saturday 2-9-19 – Legislative Day 27

Weekly Schedule By Committee for SAM Followed Bills …

House Education Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

08-FEB- 3:00 PM 137 Require mental health and suicide prevention training in Gordon Pierson (D) HD HB 398 19 teacher preparation 78

06-FEB- 3:00 PM 137 Revise laws related to Indian language immersion programs Jonathan Windy Boy (D) Monitor HB 263 19 in schools HD 32

06-FEB- 3:00 PM 137 Revise funding for students with disabilities Christopher Pope (D) HD 1 SF. Monitor. ANB for Spec Ed up to 21. HB 298 19 65 Excess cost to local district

06-FEB- 3:00 PM 137 Encourage transformational learning Wendy McKamey (R) HD Support. Incentivize Transformational HB 351 19 19 Learning

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SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 5 (Feb 4-9) 2-7-19

04-FEB- 3:00 PM 137 Revise school laws related to inflation, preschool, and Casey Schreiner (D) HD 1 SF. Support. Gov school funding bill w HB 225 19 special education 26 Inflation, SpEd, Preschool

04-FEB- 3:00 PM 137 Eliminate compulsory education requirements Greg DeVries (R) HD 75 Oppose. Eliminates compulsory HB 303 19 enrollment and attendance

04-FEB- 3:00 PM 137 Restrict sexually explicit materials and sexually oriented Rodney Garcia (R) HD 52 Monitor HB 354 19 businesses

Senate Education & Cultural Resources Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

06-FEB-19 3:00 PM 422 Establish the Montana dyslexia screening and intervention act Cary Smith (R) SD 27 Monitor SB 140

04-FEB-19 3:00 PM 422 Revise school data privacy laws David Bedey (R) HD 86 Support HB 61

House Business and Labor Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

05-FEB-19 8:30 AM 172 Provide for free association for non-union public employees Brad Tschida (R) HD 97 Monitor HB 323

Senate Finance & Claims Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments

07-FEB-19 2:00 PM 303 Generally revise education funding Bruce Grubbs (R) HD 68 NOTE: Meeting will be held in Room 303 and begin at HB 159 laws 2:00 PM or upon adjournment of Senate Floor Session.

Weekly Schedule By Committee for All Bills …

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SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 5 (Feb 4-9) 2-7-19

Monday – February 4 – Legislative Day 22 Senate Education and Cultural Resources – Room 422, 3pm HB61 – Revise school data privacy laws (David Bedey)

Senate Local Government – Room 405, 3pm HB55 – Revise Sanitation in Subdivisions Act (Forrest Mandeville) HB123 – Generally revise sewer district laws (Alan Doane)

Senate State Administration – Room 335, 3pm SB134 – Generally revise campaign finance laws related to electioneering communications (Dee Brown)

SB154 – Revise campaign practices vote disclosure requirements ()

House Business and Labor – Room 172, 10am

HB312 – Revise youth access to tobacco products control act ()

HB320 – Generally revise laws related to tax-advantaged savings plans (Bill Mercer)

House Education – Room 137, 3pm HB225 – Revise school laws related to inflation, preschool, and special education (Casey Schreiner)

House Energy, Telecommunications, and Federal Relations – Room 472, 3pm HB314 – Require certain utilities to file general rate cases (Tom Woods)

House Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long-Range Planning – Room 317B, 8:30am HB7 – Reclamation & Development Grants () HB14 – Long-Range Building Bonding Program ()

House Natural Resources – Room 172, 3pm

HB32 – Revise laws related to aquatic invasive species programs ()

Tuesday – February 5 – Legislative Day 23 Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs – Room 422, 9am

HB67 – Revise unemployment insurance benefits for members of the military (Thomas Winter)

Senate Energy and Telecommunications – Room 317, 3pm SR6 – Confirm Governor’s appointees to hard-rock mining board () SR7 – Confirm Governor’s appointee to the coal board (Duane Ankney)

Senate Finance and Claims – Room 303, 2pm or upon adjournment of Senate Floor Session SB32 – Create stream gauge oversight work group (Jon Sesso) SB52 – Generally revise laws on sexual assault kits () HB71 – Generally revise state medical examiner laws (Kimberly Dudik)

Senate Fish and Game – Room 422, 3pm 4

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SB167 – Revise laws regarding hunting license benefits for military members (Bruce Gillespie) SB174 – Authorize crossbow hunt for disabled or over 70 ()

Senate Judiciary – Room 303, 9am

SB155 – Revising mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses (Roger Webb)

SB181 – Revising probation and parole officer duties ()

HB20 – Revising laws related to the report of missing children (Rae Peppers)

Senate Taxation – Room 405, 8am SB165 – Remove unusable mobile homes from property tax rolls (Margaret MacDonald) SB170 – Revise elderly homeowner/renter income tax credit ()

House Business and Labor – Room 172, 8:30am

HB185 – Revise brewery operation hours () HB323 – Provide for free association for non-union public employees (Brad Tschida)

House Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Room 172, 3pm HB265 – Revise laws related to approval of FWP easements (Kerry White) HB275 – Revise hunting privileges for purple heart recipients ()

House Human Services – Room 152, 3pm HB230 – Generally revise chronic pain treatment laws (Gordon Pierson) - CANCELLED HB255 – Revise laws on transportation of people with mental illness (Jacob Bachmeier)

House Local Government – Room 472, 3pm

HB223 – Deter the fraudulent use or theft of taxpayer funded resources (Wendy McKamey) HB299 – Generally revising laws related to improvement district bonds () HB326 – Allow person to serve on more than one special district board in rural area (Alan Redfield)

House State Administration – Room 455, 9am HB307 – Revise reporting of campaign contributions (Jacob Bachmeier) HB308 – Repeal provision on naming and labeling of political committees (Jacob Bachmeier) HB316 – Increase square footage amount for lease without leg approval (Kerry White)

House Taxation – Room 152, 9am

SB28 – Revise taxation of certain incremental oil production (Tom Richmond) HB240 – Revise reporting requirements for third-party settlement organizations (Jim Hamilton) HB288- Generally revise Achieving Better Life Experience Act () HB292 – Extend funding to Coal Board ()

Wednesday – February 6 – Legislative Day 24 Senate Education and Cultural Resources – Room 422, 3pm 5

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SB140 – Establish the Montana dyslexia screening and intervention act (Cary Smith)

Senate Judiciary – Room 303, 9am

SR10 – Confirm Governor’s appointee to the 12th judicial district ()

SR11 – Confirm Governor’s appointee to 21st judicial district ()

Senate Taxation – Room 405, 8am HB72 – Clarify penalty and interest laws ()

HB84 – Revise taxation and reporting laws for wine and hard cider (Katie Sullivan)

HB88 – Revise 529 ABLE account laws ()

House Business and Labor – Room 172, 8:30am

HB168 – Require investigators for the office of public defender to be licensed (Dale Mortensen)

House Education – Room 137, 3pm HB298 – Revise funding for students with disabilities (Christopher Pope)

House Human Services – Room 152, 3pm HB231 – Revising pharmacy laws regarding vaccines () HB290 – Require child support cooperation for food stamp eligibility (Peggy Webb)

House Natural Resources – Room 172, 3pm

HB229 – Clarify dinosaur bones and fossils are par of surface estate (Bradley Hamlett)

House State Administration – Room 455, 9am HB318 – Generally revise laws related to central committees (Frank Garner) HB319 – Revise agency fund terminology (Thomas Winter)

House Taxation – Room 152, 8am

HB300 – Generally revise taxes and the distribution of revenue through sales tax (Kerry White)

Thursday – February 7 – Legislative Day 25 Senate Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation – Room 335, 3pm SB176 – Allow for establishment of certified hemp plan and program ()

SB177 – Revise Montana hemp laws (Tom Jacobson)

Senate Energy and Telecommunications – Room 317, 3pm SB188 – Revise electricity supply resource planning and acquisition (Sue Malek) SB189 – Establish a carbon tax and distribute revenue (Dick Barrett) SB190 – Establish targets, reporting, and monitoring for CO2 emissions (Mike Phillips)

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SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 5 (Feb 4-9) 2-7-19

Senate Fish and Game – Room 422, 3pm HB43 – Revise landowner elk license laws () HB104 – Free prerequisite licenses for block management cooperators (Denley Loge)

Senate Judiciary – Room 303, 9am

SB184 – Generally revise laws related to tenant debt (Roger Webb)

SR20 – Confirm Governor’s appointee for Water Court judge (Keith Regier)

Senate Taxation – Room 405, 8am SB178 – Exempt hemp processing equipment from taxation (Tom Jacobson)

House Business and Labor – Room 172, 8:30am

HB250 – Extend special event permit conditions for wineries ()

House Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Room 172, 3pm HB243 – Revise laws related to the off-highway vehicle grant program (Kerry White) HB287 – Generally revise trap-checking requirements (Bridget Smith) HB301 – Establishing requirements for use of fishing access sites (Denley Loge)

House Local Government – Room 472, 3pm

HB253 – Adopt a vacant property registration act (Jacob Bachmeier)

HB321 – Allow local governments to limit use of compression brakes (Fred Anderson)

House State Administration – Room 455, 9am HB157 – Generally revise law related to disqualification of judges (Forrest Mandeville) HB184 – Constitutional initiative regarding tobacco products (Dave Fern)

House Taxation – Room 152, 9am

HB293 – Provide for film tax credits ()

Friday – February 8 – Legislative Day 26 House Business and Labor – Room 172, 8:30am

HB313 – Allow worker to choose treating physician in workers’ compensation cases ()

Saturday – February 9 – Legislative Day 27

Monday – February 11 – Legislative Day 28 7

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Senate Local Government – Room 405, 3pm HB124 – Authorize county commissioners to life agricultural covenants – limited situation (Forrest Mandeville)

House Business and Labor – Room 172, 10am

HB208 – Establishing family medical leave insurance – ()

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