SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 11 (March 18-23) 3-14-19
Weekly Committee Schedule for SAM Followed Bills …
Monday 3-18-19 – Legislative Day 55 MT-PEC Day of Advocacy House Education Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Create state program to incentivize school breakfast program Robert Farris-Olsen (D) HD 79 6. Support. Governor No Kid Hungry HB 648 incentive bill
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Generally revise laws related to financial aid programs Daniel R Salomon (R) SD 47 Monitor. MT University System SB 60
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Revise school funding related to overestimated ANB increases Daniel R Salomon (R) SD 47 1 SF. Support. Clean Up Bill EDIC. SB 9 Removes unintended double GTB Take
Senate Education & Cultural Resources Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 422 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
Tuesday 3-19-19 – Legislative Day 56 Senate Judiciary Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
19-MAR-19 9:00 AM 303 Constitutional amendment to define person Greg DeVries (R) HD 75 Not a SAM Followed Bill HB 302
Wednesday 3-20-19 – Legislative Day 57 House Education Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools Rhonda Knudsen (R) HD 34 1 SF. Support HB 643
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Establish the Montana dyslexia screening and intervention act Cary Smith (R) SD 27 6. Monitor. School district required SB 140 Dyslexia screening and programming
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Generally revise education laws related to Montana youth Jeffrey W Welborn (R) SD 36 Monitor SB 197 challenge academy
Senate Education & Cultural Resources Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
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20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 422 Extend the Cultural Integrity and Commitment Act Jonathan Windy Boy (D) HD 32 Monitor HB 41 (language immersion programs)
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 422 Revise school finance laws related to gifts and David Bedey (R) HD 86 6. Support. Flexibility for school HB 576 endowments districts
House Taxation Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
20-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Revise the tax lien and tax deed process for residential property Cary Smith (R) SD 27 6. Monitor, MACSS research SB 253
House State Administration Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
20-MAR-19 8:00 AM 455 Revise school election law Daniel R Salomon (R) SD 47 Support SB 130
20-MAR-19 8:00 AM 455 Revise campaign practices vote disclosure requirements Scott Sales (R) SD 35 Not a SAM Followed Bill SB 154
20-MAR-19 8:00 AM 455 Generally revise election laws Roger Webb (R) SD 23 Not a SAM Followed Bill SB 162
Thursday 3-21-19 – Legislative Day 58 Senate Judiciary Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
21-MAR-19 9:00 AM 303 Address vaping in schools Fred Anderson (R) HD 20 6. Support HB 413
Friday 3-22-19 – Legislative Day 59 House Taxation Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
22-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Revise laws related to cryptocurrency Shane A Morigeau (D) HD 95 HB 630
22-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Revise laws related to protested taxes Llew Jones (R) HD 18 HB 636
22-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Repeal sunset on 6-mill university levy Dick Barrett (D) SD 45 Monitor. MT University System SB 152
Saturday 3-23-19 – Legislative Day 60
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SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 11 (March 18-23) 3-14-19
Weekly Schedule By Committee for SAM Followed Bills … House Education Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools Rhonda Knudsen (R) HD 34 1 SF. Support HB 643
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Establish the Montana dyslexia screening and intervention act Cary Smith (R) SD 27 6. Monitor. School district required SB 140 Dyslexia screening and programming
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Generally revise education laws related to Montana youth Jeffrey W Welborn (R) SD 36 Monitor SB 197 challenge academy
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Create state program to incentivize school breakfast program Robert Farris-Olsen (D) HD 79 6. Support. Governor No Kid Hungry HB 648 incentive bill
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Generally revise laws related to financial aid programs Daniel R Salomon (R) SD 47 Monitor. MT University System SB 60
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 137 Revise school funding related to overestimated ANB increases Daniel R Salomon (R) SD 47 1 SF. Support. Clean Up Bill EDIC. SB 9 Removes unintended double GTB Take
Senate Education & Cultural Resources Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 422 Extend the Cultural Integrity and Commitment Act Jonathan Windy Boy (D) HD 32 Monitor HB 41 (language immersion programs)
20-MAR-19 3:00 PM 422 Revise school finance laws related to gifts and David Bedey (R) HD 86 6. Support. Flexibility for school HB 576 endowments districts
18-MAR-19 3:00 PM 422 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
House Appropriations Committee
House Taxation Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
22-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Revise laws related to cryptocurrency Shane A Morigeau (D) HD 95 HB 630
22-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Revise laws related to protested taxes Llew Jones (R) HD 18 HB 636
22-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Repeal sunset on 6-mill university levy Dick Barrett (D) SD 45 Monitor. MT University System SB 152
20-MAR-19 9:00 AM 152 Revise the tax lien and tax deed process for residential property Cary Smith (R) SD 27 6. Monitor, MACSS research SB 253
House Judiciary Committee
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House State Administration Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
20-MAR-19 8:00 AM 455 Revise school election law Daniel R Salomon (R) SD 47 Support SB 130
20-MAR-19 8:00 AM 455 Revise campaign practices vote disclosure requirements Scott Sales (R) SD 35 SB 154
20-MAR-19 8:00 AM 455 Generally revise election laws Roger Webb (R) SD 23 SB 162
Senate Judiciary Committee Date Time Room Bill Type - Number Short Title Primary Sponsor Comments
21-MAR-19 9:00 AM 303 Providing that consent to physician aid in dying is not a defense Carl Glimm (R) HD 6 HB 284
21-MAR-19 9:00 AM 303 Address vaping in schools Fred Anderson (R) HD 20 6. Support HB 413
21-MAR-19 9:00 AM 303 Generally revise the uniform powers of appointment act Connie Keogh (D) HD 91 HB 461
19-MAR-19 9:00 AM 303 Constitutional amendment to define person Greg DeVries (R) HD 75 HB 302
Weekly Schedule By Committee for All Bills …
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Dates are subject to change Monday – March 18 – Legislative Day 55 Senate Education and Cultural Resources – Room 422, 3pm HB298 – Revise funding for students with disabilities (Christopher Pope)
Senate Local Government – Room 405, 3pm 4
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SB323 – Allow the creation and assessment of a public safety district (Roger Webb) HB379 – Establish working animal protection act (Theresa Manzella)
Senate Natural Resources – Room 303, 3pm HB286 – Revise water right laws related to state water claims (Alan Redfield) HB505 – Require notice to shared water conveyance facilities (Walt Sales)
Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety – Room 317, 3pm HB537 – Amend laws relating to certificate of need (Matt Regier) HB542 – Revise employment and training requirements for TANF program (Barbara Bessette) HB599 – Allowing for the Community Health Aide Program for tribal facilities (Jonathan Windy Boy)
Senate State Administration – Room 335, 3pm HB172 – Establish county veterans’ services offices (David Bedey) HB260 – Exempt community service act contracts from the procurement act (Joshua Kassmier) HB297 – Repeal old laws related to certain allowances for national guard members (Frank Fleming) HB305 – Revise laws on national guard state duty for special work (Thomas Winter)
House Appropriations – Room 102, 3pm HB111 – Transfer parole supervision of certain youth to youth court (Frank Fleming) HB376 – Repeal the real estate recovery account (Ross Fitzgerald)
House Education – Room 137, 3pm SB9 – Revise school funding related to overestimated ANB increases (Daniel Salomon) SB60 – Generally revise laws related to financial aid programs (Daniel Salomon) HB648 – Create state program to incentivize school breakfast program (Robert Farris-Olsen)
House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations – Room 472, 3pm HB539 – Generally revise 9-1-1 laws (Daniel Zolnikov) – Bill Withdrawn SB93 – Require decommissioning and bonding for certain solar (Tom Richmond)
House Human Services – Room 152, 3pm SB289 – Provide safe harbor for pregnant women seeking assistance for substance abuse (Diane Sands) SJ2 – Requesting an interim study of options to break the cycle of youth who run away (Frank Smith)
House Judiciary – Room 137, 8am SB23 – Require accommodations to employer-mandated vaccinations to be uniformly offered (Keith Regier) SB26 – Remove requirement for state to pay travel costs for prosecution witnesses (Steve Fitzpatrick) SB114 – Generally revise stalking and orders of protection laws (Jen Gross) SB205 – Prevent abusers of vulnerable adults from benefiting financially (Steve Fitzpatrick) SB274 – Revise drug scheduling laws (Albert Olszewski)
House Natural Resources – Room 172, 3pm SB32 – Create steam gauge oversight work group (Jon Sesso) SB48 – Revise variances to water quality standards (Tom Richmond) SJ4 – Resolution to reauthorize of surface mining control and reclamation act (Jon Sesso)
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SAMLN19 Schedule: Week 11 (March 18-23) 3-14-19
Tuesday – March 19 – Legislative Day 56 –Last day for committees to request revenue bills, bills proposing referenda, or bills implementing HB2 Senate Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation – Room 335, 3pm HB558 – Reducing the number of boards and advisory councils (Thomas Winter)
Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs – Room 422, 8:30am SB325 – Create the Montana Business Corporation Act (Steve Fitzpatrick) HB617 – Generally revise franchise laws and automobile franchise laws (Barry Usher) SR43 – Confirm Governor’s appointee for Director, Dept. of Commerce (Steve Fitzpatrick)
Senate Fish and Game – Room 422, 3pm SB242 – Create state park decal (Roger Webb) HB275 – Revise hunting privileges for purple heart recipients (Frank Garner) HB397 – Revise nonresident preference points laws (Matt Regier)
Senate Judiciary – Room 303, 9am
HB302 – Constitutional amendment to define person (Greg DeVries)
Senate Taxation – Room 405, 8am HB489 – Repeal certificate of public advantage (Matt Regier) HB514 – Provide for check the box election on informal property tax appeals (Kimberly Dudik)
Wednesday – March 20 – Legislative Day 57 Senate Education and Cultural Resources – Room 422, 3pm HB41 – Extend the Cultural Integrity and Commitment Act (language immersion programs) (Jonathan Windy Boy)
HB576 – Revise school finance laws related to gifts and endowments (David Bedey)
Senate Judiciary – Room 303, 9am
HB233 – Revise plea of guilty laws (Bill Mercer)
HB257 - Allow certain UAV information to be admissible (Willis Curdy) HB369 – Generally revise criminal justice laws (Ryan Lynch)
Senate State Administration – Room 335, 3pm HB310 – Require application in judicial elections for judges and justices (Denise Hayman)
HB316 – Increase square footage amount for lease without leg approval (Kerry White)
HB319 – Revise agency fund terminology (Thomas Winter)
HJ1 – Interim study on voter qualifications for all special purpose districts (Denise Hayman)
Senate Taxation – Room 405, 8am HB394 – Revise property tax appraisal and tax appeal process (Greg Hertz) 6
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HB462 – Revise administration of tax increment financing districts (Tom Burnett)
HB527 – Revise laws related to affordable housing tax exemptions (Zach Brown)
House Education – Room 137, 3pm SB140 – Establish the Montana dyslexia screening and intervention act (Cary Smith)
House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations – Room 472, 3pm SB244 – Revise utility cost recovery (Mark Blasdel)
HB568 – Create a state Energy Efficiency, Storage and Optimization Resource Standard (Christopher Pope) HJ16 – Interim study of electric transportation (Christopher Pope)
House Education – Room 137, 3pm SB140 – Establish the Montana dyslexia screening and intervention act (Cary Smith)
SB197 – Generally revise education laws related to Montana youth challenge academy (Jeffrey Welborn)
HB643 – Extend state lands reimbursement block grant for schools (Rhonda Knudsen)
House Legislative Administration – Room 137, 10:30am SB226 – Create transportation interim committee (Gordon Vance) SB310 – Revise laws related to legislature and budgeting (Ryan Osmundson)
House Natural Resources – Room 172, 3pm SB41 – Allow written bids for state trust land oil and gas leases (Tom Richmond) SB151 – Clarify notice procedures for exempt right claims (Steve Fitzpatrick) HB31 – Revise fire assessment fees (Willis Curdy)
House State Administration – Room 455, 8am SB115 – Repeal campaign finance provision on petty cash (Douglas Kary) SB116 – Generally revise irrigation district election laws (Daniel Salomon) SB130 – Revise school election law (Daniel Salomon) SB154 – Revise campaign practices vote disclosure requirements (Scott Sales) SB162 – Generally revise election laws (Roger Webb)
House Taxation – Room 152, 9am SB253 – Revise the tax lien and tax deed process for residential property (Cary Smith)
Thursday – March 21 – Legislative Day 58 Senate Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation – Room 335, 3pm HB332 – Require county approval to relocate bison (Joshua Kassmier)
HB592 – Revise milk pooling laws (Ross Fitzgerald)
HJ28 – Joint resolution requesting denial of American prairie reserve grazing permit (Dan Bartel)
Senate Fish and Game – Room 422, 3pm
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HB279 – Allow for wolf trapper expense reimbursement (Bob Brown) HB281 – Revising laws related to how nonresident wolf licenses are issued (Bob Brown) HB291 – Establishing the voluntary wolf mitigation account (Becky Beard)
Senate Judiciary – Room 303, 9am
HB284 – Providing that consent to physician aid in dying is not a defense (Carl Glimm) HB413 – Address vaping in schools (Fred Anderson) HB461 – Generally revise the uniform powers of appointment act (Connie Keogh)
House Agriculture – Room 137, 3pm SB176 – Allow for establishment of certified hemp plan and program (Tom Jacobson) SB177 – Revise Montana hemp laws (Tom Jacobson) HB478 – Revise bison transfer laws (Tyson Runningwolf) HB528 – Create veterinary retail facility permits (Frederick Moore) HB607 – Allow for the manufacture and sale of pet treats (Jacob Bachmeier)
House Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Room 172, 3pm SB222 – Revise rulemaking authority of the Board of Outfitters (Jill Cohenour) SB256 – Authorize transfer of harvested game animal (Jason Ellsworth) HB355 – Revise laws related to motorized recreation (Kerry White)
House Judiciary – Room 137, 8am SB52 – Generally revise laws on sexual assault kits (Diane Sands) SB64 – Modernize child support statutes (Diane Sands) SB88 – Generally revise laws related to term “crime of violence” (Diane Sands) SB262 – Generally revise DNA evidence laws regarding minors (Jill Cohenour)
House Local Government – Room 472, 3pm SB276 – Revise laws related to condos and townhouses (Roger Webb) SJ3 – Interim study on optional septic drain fields (Fred Thomas)
House State Administration – Room 455, 8am SB124 – Allow uniformed ad overseas voters to use electronic signatures (Dee Brown) SB134 – Generally revise campaign finance laws related to electioneering communications (Dee Brown) SB285 – Revise audit terms for Montana Medical Legal Panel (Dee Brown) HB647 – Revise laws on minor party ballot qualification (Denise Hayman)
House Taxation – Room 152, 9am SB178 – Exempt hemp processing equipment from taxation (Tom Jacobson) HJ2 – Revenue estimating resolution (Alan Redfield)
Friday – March 22 – Legislative Day 59 Senate Judiciary – Room 303, 9am
HB146 – Establish laws regarding sanctuary cities in Montana (Kenneth Holmlund)
HB304 – Establish liability requirements for smart cars (Shane Morigeau)
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HB366 – Increase funeral benefit in crime victims compensation act (Robert Farris-Olsen)
HB463 – Revise laws on supervision of certain probationers and defendants (Matt Regier)
HB473 – Specify entity responsible for investigations in long-term care facilities (Dennis Lenz)
Senate Natural Resources – Room 303, 3pm HB441 – Repeal timber conservation license in lieu of sale (Kerry White)
House Business and Labor – Room 172, 8:30am
SB71 – Regulate health insurers’ administration of pharmacy benefits for consumers (Albert Olszewski)
House Judiciary – Room 137, 8am SB21 – Prohibit use of tanning devices by minors (Roger Webb) SB220 – Generally revise probation laws (Keith Regier) SB223 – Generally revise execution and judgment laws (Tom Jacobson) SB286 – Generally revise laws on privacy (Bryce Bennett)
House Natural Resources – Room 172, 3pm SB49 – Amend method for measuring water for aquifer recharge or mitigation (Jill Cohenour) SB201 – Revise requirements to hold a mining permit (Duane Ankney) SB296 – Private right of action for waste of water (Steve Fitzpatrick)
House State Administration – Room 455, 8am SB257 – Revise laws related to the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (Mike Cuffe) SB258 – Allowing a political committee’s officer to appear on election attribution (Mike Cuffe) SB275 – Authorize Judy Martz statue or bust in capitol or on grounds (Albert Olszewski) SJ10 – Designate national day of the cowboy (Kenneth Bogner)
House Taxation – Room 152, 9am SB152 – Repeal sunset on 6-mill university levy (Dick Barrett) HB630 – Revise laws related to cryptocurrency (Shane Morigeau) HB636 – Revise laws related to protested taxes (Llew Jones)
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