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House Journal 66Th Legislature First Legislative Day HOUSE JOURNAL 66TH LEGISLATURE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY Helena, Montana House Chambers January 7, 2019 State Capitol Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Montana, at the hour of 12:00 noon, the House of Representatives of the 66th Legislature of the State of Montana was called to order by the Honorable Corey Stapleton, Secretary of State for the State of Montana. Secretary Stapleton led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and the national anthem was sung by the Glacier High Echoes Choir from Glacier High School in Kalispell, Montana. Invocation was given by Father Christopher Lebsock from the Cathedral of Saint Helena. Secretary Stapleton thanked Father Lebsock, the Montana National Guard Honor Guard and the Glacier High Echoes Choir. Chief Clerk Lindsey Vroegindewey called the roll of members of the House of Representatives of the 66th Legislature. House District 01 Steve Gunderson House District 02 Neil A. Duram House District 03 Zac Perry House District 04 Matt Regier House District 05 Dave Fern House District 06 Carl Glimm House District 07 Frank Garner House District 08 John Fuller House District 09 David Dunn House District 10 Mark Noland House District 11 Derek Skees House District 12 Greg Hertz House District 13 Bob Brown House District 14 Denley M. Loge House District 15 Marvin R. Weatherwax, Jr House District 16 Tyson T. Runningwolf House District 17 Ross H. Fitzgerald House District 18 Llew Jones House District 19 Wendy McKamey House District 20 Fred Anderson House District 21 Ed Buttrey House District 22 Lola Sheldon-Galloway House District 23 Brad Hamlett House District 24 Barbara Bessette House District 25 Jasmine Krotkov House District 26 Casey Schreiner STATE INTERNET/BBS COPY 1 HOUSE JOURNAL FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY - JANUARY 7, 2019 House District 27Joshua J. Kassmier House District 28 Jacob D. Bachmeier House District 29 Dan Bartel House District 30 E. Wylie Galt House District 31 Bridget Smith House District 32 Jonathan Windy Boy House District 33 Casey Knudsen House District 34 Rhonda Knudsen House District 35 Joel G. Krautter House District 36 Alan Doane House District 37 Frederick (Eric) Moore House District 38 Kenneth Holmlund House District 39 Geraldine Custer House District 40 Barry Usher House District 41 Rae Peppers House District 42 Sharon Stewart Peregoy House District 43 Peggy Webb House District 44 Dale Mortensen House District 45 Daniel Zolnikov House District 46 Bill Mercer House District 47 Kathy Kelker House District 48 Jessica L. Karjala House District 49 Emma Kerr-Carpenter House District 50 Jade Bahr House District 51 Frank Fleming House District 52 Rodney Garcia House District 53 Dennis Lenz House District 54 Terry Moore House District 55 Vince Ricci House District 56 Sue Vinton House District 57 Forrest J. Mandeville House District 58 Seth Berglee House District 59 Alan Redfield House District 60 Laurie Bishop House District 61 Jim Hamilton House District 62 Tom Woods House District 63 Zach Brown House District 64 Kerry E. White House District 65 Christopher Pope House District 66 Denise Hayman House District 67 Tom Burnett House District 68 Bruce Grubbs House District 69 Walt Sales House District 70 Julie Dooling House District 71 Ray L. Shaw House District 72 Tom Welch STATE INTERNET/BBS COPY 2 HOUSE JOURNAL FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY - JANUARY 7, 2019 House District 73 Jim Keane House District 74 Derek J. Harvey House District 75 Greg DeVries House District 76 Ryan Lynch House District 77 Mark Sweeney House District 78 Gordon Pierson, Jr House District 79 Robert Farris-Olsen House District 80 Becky Beard House District 81 Mary M. Caferro House District 82 Moffie Funk House District 83 Kim Abbott House District 84 Mary Ann Dunwell House District 85 Theresa Manzella House District 86 David Bedey House District 87 Nancy Ballance House District 88 Sharon Greef House District 89 Katie Sullivan House District 90 Marilyn Marler House District 91 Connie Keogh House District 92 Mike Hopkins House District 93 Joe Read House District 94 Kimberly P. Dudik House District 95 Shane A. Morigeau House District 96 Thomas Winter House District 97 Bradley E. Tschida House District 98 Willis Curdy House District 99 Marilyn Ryan House District 100 Andrea Olsen Roll Call. All members present. Quorum present. Corey Stapleton, Secretary of State of the State of Montana, extended greetings to the members on behalf of the State of Montana and delivered the following speech: Good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen, legislators, members of the audience. Welcome to the Montana House of Representatives. I’m Corey Stapleton, and I am so glad that you all are here. You are sitting in the most amazing, beautiful, and meaningful room in the history of our state. And if you’re like me, you cannot wait to get started on your 90-day venture. Congratulations on getting here. It’s been almost twenty years since I began my service in this Capitol. I was first elected to the legislature at the turn of the century. So, before we open for business here, I would like to share with you some observations, some advice, and some encouragement. I share with you, my top 10 list of how to succeed in the Montana legislature. STATE INTERNET/BBS COPY 3 HOUSE JOURNAL FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY - JANUARY 7, 2019 1. Have restraint in the first five minutes of meeting another legislator. You’ll be amazed at how different people can be here, yet some of your initial perceptions will not be fully accurate. If you want to dislike someone, you can, and you will. But just wait and observe a while, before you say or do something that you can’t undo. 2. Have respect for cat and dog bills. For those of you who are new, cat and dog bills are those bill drafts that don’t originate from existing government bureaucracy. They are ideas that don’t come from the executive. They come from you. They get their name from having to fight like “Cats and Dogs” for legislative funding, since they aren’t included in the starting budget. I encourage you to not summarily dismiss these types of bills in favor of funding which the bureaucracy prefers. Many good ideas come from constituents. Many good ideas come from you. That is your power, so don’t be quick to give it away. 3. Don’t be quick to raise taxes. That is not what Montanans want you to do. No matter where you sit in this body, if you truly look into the budget and demand operational efficiencies in state government, you will find all the revenues you need to serve your constituents. 4. Bring statutory spending into House Bill 2. It is good government, great government, when spending taxpayer money is reviewed by the legislature every two years. There is an enormous amount of spending in state government that bypasses your review. Look for opportunities to bring those statutory appropriations under the same daylight and scrutiny that you give to appropriations in the budget. 5. Friendships are the cartilage of the legislative body. Make some friendships with your opponents. The legislative body can and will function without those friendships, but it is like bone on bone, it’s not as efficient, it wears you out, and it hurts more. Friendships are the cartilage of the legislative body. 6. Read (and proofread) your Bills. It becomes tempting to take shortcuts during the session, and not schedule daily personal time to read legislation that you’re voting on. Not that I would know anything about proofreading or not catching mistakes in print. I remember the time we had to call all 150 legislators back into a special session, because none of us, including all the legislative staff and lobbyists, failed to proofread a single piece of legislation. We had omitted an effective date on a bill. We all had to come back into a special legislative session to add an effective date. Read your bills. 7. Super majorities are good for some things. You all are the keepers of this House. There were many before you, there will be many after. In the short term, you may not like that it takes super majorities to spend the coal trust tax money, to spend bonding money, to blast motions to the floor, to suspend legislative rules. I will tell you, that political pendulums always swing back and that requiring super majority votes provides an important braking mechanism in the legislative process. Think big picture. Protect this institution. 8. Take care of your body. When I was in the legislature, I had two sets of wardrobes. One that I wore most of the time, and another that I wore the last two months of the legislature. Try and get some daily exercise, reduce your food portions and eat healthy. STATE INTERNET/BBS COPY 4 HOUSE JOURNAL FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY - JANUARY 7, 2019 9. There is no truth here. Many of you are highly principled people, but if you want truth, you should look to your own personal faith for guidance, not politics. The legislature is a man-made institution. There is no truth in Helena, only versions of it. 10. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, and nothing is ever as bad as it seems. You will have days here of extreme mood swings. When your bill dies, when the media misrepresents you, you might feel like crawling in a hole. Don’t. When you’re winning, and your side has the votes, and the media praises you on the front page, you’ll be tempted to think your victory is monumental and permanent. Don’t.
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