History and final status of bills and resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Montana

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HISTORY AND FINAL STATUS
of Bills and Resolutions
of the
SENATE
and
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
of the State of Montana
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION
January 3, 2007, through April 27, 2007
SPECIAL SESSION
May 10, 2007, through May 15, 2007
MIKE COONEY SCOTT SALES
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
JOHN MUDD MARILYN MILLER
Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
JUSTIN FOLSOM KATHY BAIRD
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Totals and Tallies of Bills and Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Legislation by Primary Sponsor/Requesting Entity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Senate Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Senate Joint Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Senate Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
House Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
House Joint Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
House Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
Subject Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Effective Date Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
May 2007 Special Session
Totals and Tallies of Bills and Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649
Legislation by Primary Sponsor/Requesting Entity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652
Senate Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
House Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659
Effective Date Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666

TOTALS AND TALLIES OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
GRAND TOTALS
INTRODUCED
House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 916
Senate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1526
DIED IN FIRST HOUSE (includes tabled bills, bills which failed to meet transmittal deadlines, bills voted down on
2nd or 3rd reading, and bills that died in the conference committee process)
House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687
DIED IN SECOND HOUSE (includes tabled bills, bills with adopted adverse committee reports, bill which failed to
meet return transmittal deadlines, and bills voted down on 2nd or 3rd reading)
House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
VETOED (NOT OVERRIDDEN)
House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ADOPTED; SIGNED INTO LAW; FILED AS SESSION LAW*
House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
* Note that this category MAY include adopted resolutions, bills passed by the legislature that did not require the
governor’s signature, and bills that became law via a veto override, in addition to bills signed by the governor.
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TALLY OF SENATE BILLS
INTRODUCED
Senate Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
Senate Joint Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Senate Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
DIED IN FIRST HOUSE (includes tabled bills, bills which failed to meet transmittal deadlines, bills voted down on
2nd or 3rd reading, and bills that died in the conference committee process)
Senate Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Senate Joint Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Senate Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
DIED IN SECOND HOUSE (includes tabled bills, bills with adopted adverse committee reports, bill which failed to
meet return transmittal deadlines, and bills voted down on 2nd or 3rd reading)
Senate Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Senate Joint Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
Senate Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Senate Joint Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Senate Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
VETOED (NOT OVERRIDDEN)
Senate Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ADOPTED; SIGNED INTO LAW; FILED AS SESSION LAW*
Senate Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Senate Joint Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Senate Resolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
* Note that this category MAY include adopted resolutions, bills passed by the legislature that did not require the
governor’s signature, and bills that became law via a veto override, in addition to bills signed by the governor.
TOTALS AND TALLIES OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 3
TALLY OF HOUSE BILLS
INTRODUCED
House Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 849
House Joint Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
House Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 916
DIED IN FIRST HOUSE (includes tabled bills, bills which failed to meet transmittal deadlines, bills voted down on
2nd or 3rd reading, and bills that died in the conference committee process)
House Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
House Joint Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
House Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
DIED IN SECOND HOUSE (includes tabled bills, bills with adopted adverse committee reports, bill which failed to
meet return transmittal deadlines, and bills voted down on 2nd or 3rd reading)
House Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
House Joint Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
House Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
House Joint Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
House Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
VETOED (NOT OVERRIDDEN)
House Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ADOPTED; SIGNED INTO LAW; FILED AS SESSION LAW*
House Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
House Joint Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
House Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
* Note that this category MAY include adopted resolutions, bills passed by the legislature that did not require the
governor’s signature, and bills that became law via a veto override, in addition to bills signed by the governor.

LEGISLATION BY PRIMARY SPONSOR/REQUESTING ENTITY
ANKNEY, DUANE
HB 533 HB 763 HB 788 HB 797 HB 841 HJ 13
ARNTZEN, ELSIE
HB 112 HB 472 HB 520 HB 521 HB 665 HB 669 HB 676
HB 677 HB 723 HB 802
AUGARE, SHANNON
HB 41 HB 284 HB 285 HB 286 HB 289 HB 410
BALES, KEITH
SB 187 SB 221 SB 268 SB 343 SB 405 SB 406 SB 407
SB 461 SB 551
BALYEAT, JOE
SB 203 SB 219 SB 239 SB 243 SB 279 SB 280 SB 281
SB 309 SB 372 SB 514 SB 515 SB 543 SJ 29
BARKUS, GREGORY
SB 249 SB 250 SB 302 SB 303
BARRETT, DEBBY
HB 93 HB 97 HB 352 HB 389 HB 424 HB 440 HB 484
HB 692 HB 754 HB 844
BECK, BILL
HB 486 HB 806
BECKER, ARLENE
HB 128 HB 144 HB 536 HB 551 HJ 50 HJ 51
BERGREN, BOB
HB 100 HB 175 HB 290 HB 309 HB 330 HB 392 HB 427
HB 568 HB 613 HB 638 HB 639 HB 690 HB 821
BIXBY, NORMA
HB 53 HB 475 HB 550 HB 636
BLACK, JERRY
SB 473 SB 516 SB 517 SB 553 SB 557 SJ 11
BLASDEL, MARK
HB 431 HB 786
BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS
SB 131 SB 179
BOGGIO, SCOTT
HB 177 HB 347
BRANAE, GARY
HB 139 HB 152 HB 517 HB 655
BROWN, ROY
SB 39 SB 271 SB 310 SB 311 SB 408 SB 409 SB 417
SB 537 SJ 10
BRUEGGEMAN, JOHN
SB 42 SB 82 SB 116 SB 165 SB 237 SB 321 SB 322
SB 356 SB 412 SB 432 SB 485 SB 530 SB 541 SJ 5
SJ 12
BUTCHER, EDWARD
HB 614 HB 615 HB 646 HB 693 HB 694 HB 777 HB 784
CAFERRO, MARY
HB 157 HB 354 HB 387 HB 514 HB 575 HB 576 HB 577
HB 706 HB 782 HB 839
CALLAHAN, TIM
HB 5 HB 12 HB 553 HJ 26
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CAMPBELL, MARGARETT
HB 74 HB 130 HB 172 HB 197 HB 283 HB 507 HB 789
CAPITOL COMPLEX ADVISORY COUNCIL
SB 101
CHILDREN, FAMILIES, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES INTERIM COMMITTEE
HB 57 SB 22 SB 27 SB 31 SB 32 SB 45 SB 47
SB 48 SB 49 SB 81
CLARK, EDITH
HB 64 HB 70 HB 77 HB 91 HB 154 HB 255 HB 406
HB 624 HB 743 HB 808
COBB, JOHN
SB 60 SB 61 SB 62 SB 63 SB 64 SB 65 SB 117
SB 118 SB 131 SB 181 SB 182 SB 206 SB 212 SB 213
SB 315 SB 362 SB 385
COCCHIARELLA, VICKI
SB 11 SB 36 SB 40 SB 53 SB 54 SB 97 SB 108
SB 153 SB 158 SB 319 SB 359 SB 380 SB 434 SB 465
SB 466 SB 467 SB 468 SB 469 SB 489 SB 535 SJ 22
CODE COMMISSIONER
SB 39
COHENOUR, JILL
HB 115 HB 119 HB 168 HB 224 HB 226 HB 336 HB 337
HB 338 HB 357 HB 422 HB 483 HB 493 HB 500 HB 501
HB 554 HB 570 HB 660 HB 661 HB 680 HB 749 HB 800
HB 834 HJ 4 HJ 17 HJ 18 HJ 23 HJ 28 HJ 61
COMMISSIONER OF POLITICAL PRACTICES
SB 172
COONEY, MIKE
SB 253 SB 285 SB 286 SB 300 SB 374 SB 502 SB 511
SJ 20
CORDIER, DOUGLAS
HB 87 HB 106 HB 173 HB 189 HB 651
CURTISS, AUBYN
SB 298 SB 496 SJ 4
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
HB 33 HB 42 HB 43 HB 44 HB 62 HB 69 HB 89
HB 124 HB 141 SB 4 SB 74 SB 92 SB 165 SB 168
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
HB 11 HB 40 HB 56 HB 106 HB 110 HB 137 SB 68
SB 69 SB 88
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
HB 83 SB 50 SB 146 SB 149
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HB 73 HB 88 HB 94 HB 107 HB 119 HB 143 HB 144
HB 161 HB 166 HB 167 HB 176 SB 180
DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS
HB 38 HB 51 HB 71 HB 115 SB 44 SB 58 SB 126
SB 128 SB 143
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
HB 28 HB 29 HB 30 HB 31 HB 32 HB 50 HB 53
HB 54 HB 68 HB 90 HB 128 HB 180 SB 46 SB 57
SB 67 SB 96 SB 97 SB 104 SB 119 SB 141 SB 156
SB 163 SB 170 SB 171
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
HB 59 HB 65 HB 72 HB 76 HB 99 HB 111 HB 145
SB 43 SB 108 SB 153
DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK
SB 59