Maco LEGISLATIVE UPDATE VOLUME 26, NO

Maco LEGISLATIVE UPDATE VOLUME 26, NO

MACo LEGISLATIVE UPDATE VOLUME 26, NO. 3 JANUARY 17, 2021 MACO & THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE The Montana Association of The Montana Association of Counties’ website has a section dedicated to helping Counties (MACo) publishes this weekly bulletin containing members keep track of the happenings during the Montana’s Legislative Session: click summary descriptions of bills of here to go to our policy pages. In this area of the website, you’ll find MACo’s resolutions, interest to local government links to pertinent bills, the current and past issues of our weekly Legislative Update, officials. Each issue’s hearing schedule lists only the bills that hearing calendars, committee listings, and more. have been introduced during the week. 2021 PROJECTED SESSION CALENDAR Previous issues of the MACo Note: Legislative leadership holds the authority to further revise the schedule, including the Legislative Update can be found on days the Legislature meets and proposed breaks. our website’s policy section or click In accordance with 5-2-103, MCA, each regular session of the Legislature convenes on the first here for direct access to the st archive. Monday in January of each odd-numbered year or, if January 1 is a Monday, on the first Wednesday. CONTACTING LEGISLATORS Introduction deadlines: Generally, bills and resolutions must be introduced within 2 legislative LEGISLATIVE INFO DESK days after delivery. JR 40-50, H40-10. “General bills” is used to denote all bills, except (406) 444-4800 appropriation or revenue bills, and all joint resolutions. SENATORS Notes: Deadline dates are determined according to legislative days. Emails & Phone Numbers Certain bills and resolutions relating to administrative rules may be transmitted at any time P.O. Box 200500 during the session. JR 40-200(3). Helena, MT 59620-0500 - Committee Members Jan. 4: 67th Legislative Session Convenes (Day 1) - Leadership Jan. 19: Last day to request General Bills & Resolutions (Day 12) REPRESENTATIVES Jan. 26: Last day to request Revenue Bills (Day 17) Emails & Phone Numbers Feb. 17: Last day for Committees to request General Bills & Resolutions (Day 36) P.O. Box 200400 Feb. 20: Last day to introduce General Bills, ex. Committee Bills (Day 39) Helena, MT 59620-0400 Feb. 27: Transmittal of General Bills to other Chamber & Last day to request - Committee Members Appropriation Bills (Day 45 – Halfway Point) - Leadership Feb. 28 thru March 3: Transmittal Break CONTACTING MACO March 16: Last day for committees to request Revenue Bills, Bills Proposing Referenda, or bills to implement HB 2 (Day 56) Phone: (406) 449-4360 March 20: Transmittal of Revenue-Estimating Joint Resolution; and last day to request Fax: (406) 442-5238 Study Resolutions (Day 60) Email: [email protected] March 22: Last day to introduce Appropriation Bills, Revenue Bills & Bills Proposing Mail: 2715 Skyway Drive Referenda (Day 61) Helena, MT 59602-1213 Web: www.mtcounties.org March 29: Transmittal of Appropriation Bills, Revenue Bills & Bills Proposing Referenda (Day 67) POLICY ON OUR WEBSITE April 2-5: Easter Break The Policy section on our April 8: Transmittal of amendments to General Bills (Day 73) website is continually updated April 15: Last day to introduce Study resolutions (Day 79) with the status of MACo bills as April 16: Transmittal of amendments to Appropriation Bills, Revenue Bills, and Revenue well as the weekly schedule. Be Estimating Resolution, as well as Bills Proposing Referenda (Day 80) sure to bookmark it during the April 19: Transmittal of amendments to Revenue Estimating Joint Resolution (Day 82) session! April 22: Transmittal of Interim Study Resolutions (Day 85) April 28: Sine Die (Day 90 = End of Session) April 30: 90th Legislative Day – Sine Die. 67th Legislative Session MACo Legislative Update ⬧ Page 1 M O N T A N A A SSOCIATION OF C O U N T I E S | L EGISLATIVE U P D A T E | 2 0 2 1 | 67TH S ESSION NEW FEATURES FOR PUBLIC TO ACCESS THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE’S RESOURCES WRITTEN & PROVIDED BY SUSAN FOX, MONTANA LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The voices of Montanans will echo in the halls of the scheduled for hearing. Testimony (and requests to capitol in more ways than ever and from farther away testify remotely) must be submitted by noon the day when the 2021 Legislature convenes Monday. before the hearing to allow dissemination of the information to legislators and others. “If there is a silver lining to the pandemic, it is the development of remote testimony capability,” said The remote testimony feature debuts with the old Susan Fox, executive director of the Legislative Services standbys of sending an email, leaving a phone Division. Allowing Montanans the ability to testify message, and traditional mail. without traveling to Helena has long been a goal of For more information, go to the Montana Legislature's many legislative leaders, Fox said. But that wish Homepage leg.mt.gov and for links to: became a necessity with the pandemic and the need to limit the number of people in the capitol. 1. more information on remote participation; and There are no restrictions on in-person involvement, however the number of seats in hearing rooms are 2. the form to request to testify or upload your documents; and limited to maintain social distancing. The public is also subject to any Lewis and Clark County health directives 3. the web messaging form; and regarding crowd size. 4. Bill Search, Legislator Search, Session Information, and Revenue and Budget “Legislative staff worked diligently to provide the Information; and public with more opportunities than ever to interact 5. where to click to Watch/Listen to all with representatives and senators,” Fox said. New meetings. features include an ability to upload written testimony to a committee or request a link to testify remotely at Click on the image of leg.mt.gov to check it out! More a bill hearing. This is available for any bill that is information is also available by calling (406) 444-4800. 67th Legislative Session MACo Legislative Update ⬧ Page 2 M O N T A N A A SSOCIATION OF C O U N T I E S | L EGISLATIVE U P D A T E | 2 0 2 1 | 67TH S ESSION SCHEDULED HEARINGS The Senate Local Government Committee (Senate LGC) meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 3:00 p.m. in room 405. The House Local Government Committee (House LGC) meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00 p.m. in room 472. MACo bills are highlighted green, priority bills are highlighted blue (bills in which we have active involvement), and bills we are monitoring are highlighted yellow (bills that we are watching closely or on our radar—no active involvement). MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH TIME COMMITTEE ROOM BILL NO. SHORT TITLE SPONSOR Require interscholastic athletes to 8:00 AM (H) Judiciary 137 HB 112 John Fuller (R) HD 8 participate under sex assigned at birth 8:00 AM (H) Judiciary 137 HB 113 Provide for youth health protection John Fuller (R) HD 8 (H) Jont Approps. 8:30 AM Subcom. on Long-Range 317B HB 12 Historic Preservation Grants Mike Hopkins (R) HD 92 Planning (H) Joint Approps. General Appropriations Act: 8:30 AM Subcom. on Long-Range 317B HB 2 Llew Jones (R) HD 18 HB 12 - MHPG Project hearings Planning General Appropriations Act: DOA – Gen. Srvcs. Div., Info. Tech. Srvcs. (H) Joint Approps. 9:00 AM 350 HB 2 Div., Health & Benefits Div., State Llew Jones (R) HD 18 Subcom. on Gen. Gov. Human Rscs. Div., Risk Mngmt., Tort Defense Public Testimony (H) Joint Approps. General Appropriations Act: 9:00 AM Subcom. on Nat. Rsrcs. & 317C HB 2 Llew Jones (R) HD 18 Dept. of Transpo. - Motor Pool Rates Transportation (H) Joint Approps Subcom on Judicial General Appropriations Act: 9:00 AM 317A HB 2 Llew Jones (R) HD 18 Branch, Law Office of the Public Defender - Budget Enforcement & Justice (H) Legislative Require OBPP to report actual costs to 12:00 PM 152 HB 146 Bill Mercer (R) HD 46 Administration cost projected in fiscal notes Revise light requirements for snow 2:00 PM (H) Appropriations 102 HB 55 Denley M Loge (R) HD 14 removal equipment (S) Education & Cultural Establish graduation requirements for 2:30 PM 422 SB 18 Dan Salomon (R) SD 47 Resources educationally-disrupted youth (S) Education & Cultural Revise school funding inflationary 2:30 PM 422 SB 95 Edie McClafferty (D) SD 38 Resources adjustment Revise transformational learning Wendy McKamey (R) HD 3:00 PM (H) Education 137 HB 89 program 19 (H) Energy, Technology Revise cooperative laws to provide for 3:00 PM 472 HB 103 Willis Curdy (D) HD 98 & Federal Relations remote participation Requiring drain plugs to be disengaged 3:00 PM (H) Natural Resources 172 HB 152 Neil Duram (R) HD 2 to prevent aquatic invasive species Revise the Process for Water Right 3:00 PM (S) Natural Resources 303 SB 55 Jill Cohenour (D) SD 42 Ownership Updates Make MDT, FWP employee grievance 3:00 PM (S) State Admin. 335 SB 56 procedures same as for other state Jason Ellsworth (R) SD 43 employees Revising laws related to reports to the 3:00 PM (S) State Admin. 335 SB 57 JP Pomnichowski (D) SD 33 Legislature 67th Legislative Session MACo Legislative Update ⬧ Page 3 M O N T A N A A SSOCIATION OF C O U N T I E S | L EGISLATIVE U P D A T E | 2 0 2 1 | 67TH S ESSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH TIME COMMITTEE ROOM BILL NO. SHORT TITLE SPONSOR General Appropriations Act: DOA if needed, Gov. Gianforte's Budget (H) Joint Approps. recommendations on COPP and Gov.'s 8:00 AM 350 HB 2 Llew Jones (R) HD 18 Subcom.

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