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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
53rdLegislature
January4, 1993toApril24, 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SummaryofProvisionsbyChapter 1
SenateJointResolutionsAdopted 84
HouseJointResolutionsAdopted 87
SenateResolutionsAdopted 90
HouseResolutionsAdopted 91
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SubjectIndex 95
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TableofSessionLawsAffected 241
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TableofSessionLawtoCode 245
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SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS
BY CHAPTER
HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS
Chapter
1 (HouseBillNo.1;Zook)ANACTAPPROPRIATINGMONEYFORTHEOPERA-
TIONOFTHELEGISLATURE;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFEC-
TIVEDATE.
2 (HouseBill No. 60; Peterson) AN ACT CLARIFYINGTHE REQUIREMENT
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION APPROVE THE PUR-
CHASEOFMAILEQUIPMENTINTHECAPITOLAREA;AMENDINGSEC-
TION2-17-302,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE.
3 (Senate Bill No. 42; Harp) AN ACT CLARIFYING SERVICE OF PROCESS
PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY AC-
TIONSAGAINSTTHESTATE;ANDAMENDINGSECTION2-9-313,MCA.
4 (SenateBillNo.2;Fritz)ANACTESTABLISHINGTHEMONTANAHISTORI-
CALSOCIETYACQUISITIONSTRUST;PROVIDINGTHATTHEINTEREST
EARNINGSOFTHETRUSTMAYBESPENTBYTHEMONTANAHISTORI-
CAL SOCIETY FORTHE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING SOCIETY LIBRARY,
MUSEUM, ARCHIVE, AND PHOTOARCHIVE ITEMS OR COLLECTIONS
ANDOTHERHISTORICALRECORDS;EXEMPTINGACQUISITIONSTRUST
REVENUE FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT NONGENERAL FUND
MONEY BE EXPENDED FIRST; AMENDING SECTIONS 17-2-108 AND
22-3-107,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE.
5 {HouseBillNo.36;Barnett)ANACTMAKINGSEPARATEFELONYOFFENSES
THEKNOWINGFAILURETOESTABLISHALIVESTOCKMARKETINGCUS-
TODIALACCOUNTANDTHEIMPROPERUSEOFALIVESTOCKMARKET-
INGCUSTODIALACCOUNT;ANDAMENDINGSECTION81-8-216,MCA.
6 (HouseBillNo.54;Ewer)ANACTELIMINATINGTHEREQUIREMENTTHAT
ATOWN,ACITY,ORACOUNTYNOTIFYTHEBOARDOFINVESTMENTS
WHENBONDSARETOBESOLD;AMENDINGSECTIONS7-7-2302,7-7-4302,
7-12-2172,AND7-12-4204,MCA;ANDREPEALINGSECTIONS7-7-2253AND
7-7-4253,MCA.
7 (HouseBillNo.20;Menahan)ANACTABOLISHINGTHECAPITOLBUILDING
AND PLANNING COMMITTEE AND REASSIGNING ITS FUNCTIONS;
PROVIDING THAT THE MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SHALL
PROTECT AND PRESERVE PERMANENT ARTWORK IN THE CAPITOL
BUILDING;REQUIRINGTHELEGISLATIVECOUNCILTOCONSULTWITH
THEHISTORICALSOCIETYONTHEPLACEMENTOFARTWORKINTHE
CAPITOLBUILDING; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-17-101, 2-17-109, 5-17-102,
5-17-103, AND 5-11-210, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 5-17-101 AND
5-17-104,MCA.
8 (HouseBillNo. 37; D. Brown) ANACT INCREASINGTHE PENALTY FOR
ALLOWINGANANIMALTOUNLAWFULLYRUNATLARGE;ANDAMEND-
INGSECTION81-4-202,MCA.
9 (HouseBillNo.55;Davis)ANACTRESTORINGTOARETIREDMEMBEROF
THETEACHERS'RETIREMENTSYSTEMTHEMEMBER'SFULLNORMAL
FORM OF RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE IF THE BENEFICIARY DESIG-
NATEDATTHETIMEOFRETIREMENTFORCERTAINOPTIONALRETIRE-
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MENTALLOWANCESPRECEDESTHEMEMBERINDEATH;ANDAMEND-
INGSECTION19-4-702,MCA.
10 (SenateBillNo.1;Lynch)ANACTGENERALLYREVISINGANDCLARIFYING
THE MONTANA CODE ANNOTATED; DIRECTING THE CODE COMMIS-
SIONER TO CLARIFY ERRONEOUS REFERENCES CONTAINED IN
MATERIAL ENACTED BY THE 53RD LEGISLATURE; AMENDING SEC-
TIONS2-1-212,2-89-202,2-89-301,2-89-302,3-1-501,3-2-704,3-5-602,3-12-106,
5-17-202, 7-4-2503, 7-4-2504, 7-6-4135, 7-12-2175, 7-12-4207, 7-14-102,
7-14-2524,10-2-412,10-2-416,10-4-212,13-37-226,15-1-201,15-1-202,15-1-205,
15-24-101, 15-24-102, 15-30-101, 15-32-201, 15-36-112, 17-6-102, 17-6-104,
17-7-304, 19-1-102, 19-1-304, 19-1-401, 19-1-402, 19-1-503, 19-1-823, 19-12-202,
20-9-213, 20-10-146, 23-2-716, 23-2-717, 23-2-718, 25-34-102, 25-35-502,
25-35-503, 27-1-717, 27-25-102, 27-25-203, 27-26-102, 27-26-206, 27-27-102,
30-3-415, 32-2-406, 33-2-827, 33-11-105, 35-2-906, 37-17-304, 37-27-103,
37-61-202, 39-51-406, 41-5-306, 46-11-701, 46-18-101, 46-18-201, 46-18-225,
46-18-254, 46-23-201, 53-3-308, 53-19-305, 53-20-147, 53-21-147, 61-1-314,
61-4-120, 61-5-117, 75-10-512, 75-10-603, 80-8-102, 81-22-101, 82-3-205,
85-9-604, 85-9-629, AND87-1-504,MCA; REPEALINGSECTIONS 2-15-3204,
2-15-3205,2-89-207,10-2-411,10-2-413,10-2-414,10-2-415,AND30-6-112,MCA;
ANDPROVIDINGEFFECTIVEDATES.
1 (HouseBillNo.45;Paulovich)ANACTPROVIDINGFORSTAGGEREDTERMS
FORBOARDOFATHLETICSMEMBERS;ALLOWINGBOARDOFFICERSTO
BEELECTEDONCEAYEARRATHERTHANBEFOREAPRIL1OFEACH
YEAR;ANDAMENDINGSECTIONS2-15-1882AND23-3-401,MCA.
12 (House Bill No. 74; Wiseman) AN ACT AMENDING THE MONTANA
TIMESHAREACTBYREQUIRINGTHATAPPLICATIONSFORREGISTRA-
TIONOFATIMESHAREINCLUDEANAUDITEDFINANCIALSTATEMENT;
AMENDINGSECTION37-53-202,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVEDATE.
13 (SenateBill No. 24; Blaylock) AN ACT CLARIFYING THAT PAYMENT OF
PREMIUMSTOWARDGROUPINSURANCEFOREMPLOYEESANDTHEIR
DEPENDENTSISNOTMARITALSTATUSDISCRIMINATIONUNDERTHE
MONTANA HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-702,
2-18-703,49-2-303,49-2-309,49-2-403,AND49-3-103,MCA;ANDPROVIDING
ANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE.
14 (SenateBillNo. 66;Grosfield)ANACTCLARIFYINGTHEOFFENSESTHAT
THELEGISLATIVEAUDITORMAYREPORTTOTHEATTORNEYGENERAL;
ANDAMENDINGSECTION5-13-310,MCA.
15 (House Bill No. 80; McCaffree) AN ACT ALLOWING A COUNTY TO DIS-
TRIBUTEREVENUEFROMTHELEASEOFCOUNTYPROPERTYTOTHE
COUNTYFUNDSBASEDONTHETAXLEVYFORTHECURRENTYEAR;
ANDAMENDINGSECTION7-8-2232,MCA.
16 (HouseBillNo. 28; Hansen) ANACTELIMINATINGTHE REQUIREMENT
THATASANITARIANLICENSEE SUBMITTOANORALINTERVIEWOR
EXAMINATION;ANDAMENDINGSECTION37-40-302,MCA.
17 (HouseBillNo. 77;Bardanouve)ANACTAPPROPRIATINGMONEYTOTHE
DEPARTMENTOFJUSTICE FORTHE FISCALYEARENDINGJUNE 30,
1993; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVEDATE.
18 (SenateBillNo.21;Towe)ANACTCLARIFYINGTHEMONTANACONSUMER
LOANACT;ANDAMENDINGSECTION32-5-103,MCA.
19 (SenateBillNo. 76;Gage)ANACTEXTENDINGTHEAPPLICATIONOFTHE
BOND VALIDATING ACT; AMENDING SECTION 17-5-205, MCA; AND
PROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE.
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20 (SenateBillNo. 101;Jacobson)ANACTCLARIFYINGTHEFORMINWHICH
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX DATA IS PROVIDED TO THE LEGISLATIVE
FISCALANALYST;CLARIFYINGTHATTHEDEPARTMENTOFREVENUE
MAY PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX DATA TO THE OFFICE OF
BUDGETANDPROGRAMPLANNING;REQUIRINGTHATTHEINDIVIDUAL
INCOMETAXDATAPROVIDEDTOTHEOFFICEOFBUDGETANDPRO-
GRAMPLANNINGBETHESAMEASTHEDATAPROVIDEDTOTHELEGIS-
LATIVEFISCALANALYST;ANDAMENDINGSECTIONS5-12-303,15-30-303,
AND17-7-111,MCA.
21 (SenateBillNo.114;Hager)ANACTCLARIFYINGTHETIMEWITHINWHICH
ATAXPAYERMAYBRINGADECLARATORYJUDGMENTACTION; AND
AMENDINGSECTION15-1-406,MCA.
22 (HouseBillNo. 85;Bardanouve)ANACTAUTHORIZINGTHE CONSTRUC-
TIONOFANHONORSCOLLEGEPROGRAMBUILDINGATTHEUNIVER-
SITY OF MONTANA WITH PRIVATE FUNDS; EXEMPTING THE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTFROMCERTAIN STATE PROCUREMENTOF
SERVICESLAWS;AMENDINGSECTIONS18-2-112AND18-8-212,MCA;AND
PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION
DATE.
23 (HouseBillNo.34;Davis)ANACTALLOWINGHOME-VISITCOSMETOLOGY
FOR HANDICAPPED OR HOMEBOUND CUSTOMERS; AND AMENDING
SECTION37-31-301,MCA.
24 (HouseBillNo. 56; L. Nelson) ANACTREVISING PERFORMANCE BOND
REQUIREMENTS FOR LOTTERY CONTRACTS; AMENDING SECTION
23-7-211,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE.
25 (HouseBillNo.59;L.Nelson)ANACTGIVINGTHESTATELOTTERYCOM-
MISSION DISCRETION TO SET TIME PERIOD AND INSTALLMENT
AMOUNTSFORPAYMENTOFLOTTERYPRIZESINEXCESSOF$100,000;
ANDAMENDINGSECTION23-7-311,MCA.
26 (HouseBillNo. 63;Keller)ANACTELIMINATINGTHEREQUIREMENTFOR
ACOUNTYPERMITANDCERTAININFORMATIONREQUIREMENTSFOR
A RAFFLE CONDUCTED BY A RELIGIOUS CORPORATION SOLE OR A
NONPROFITORGANIZATION;ANDAMENDINGSECTION23-5-413,MCA.
27 O(HFouAsNeBAilLlLNEo.G1E1D7;AKBasUtSenE)OAFNAACRTESCLIADREINFTYIINNAGTSHTAATTEAINNISNTVIETSUTTIIGOANTFIOORN
THE DEVELOPMENTALLYDISABLED MUSTBE INITIATEDWITHIN 24
HOURSOFTHEREPORTOFTHEINCIDENTANDTHERESULTSMUSTBE
REPORTEDTOTHEDIRECTOROFTHEDEPARTMENTOFCORRECTIONS
ANDHUMANSERVICES;ANDAMENDINGSECTION53-20-163,MCA.
28 (SenateBillNo.8;Koehnke)ANACTALLOWINGCOUNTYCOMMISSIONERS
OF FOURTH-CLASS COUNTIES TO SERVE ON A PART-TIME BASIS;
AMENDING SECTION 7-4-2107, MCA; AND PROVIDINGAN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVEDATE.
29 (Senate Bill No. 34; Eck) AN ACT CREATING AN INTERAGENCY COOR-
DINATING COUNCIL FOR STATE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND SER-
VICESFORCHILDRENANDFAMILIESINMONTANA;DESIGNATINGTHE
MEMBERSHIPANDDUTIESOFTHECOORDINATINGCOUNCIL;REQUIR-
ING COOPERATION WITH ANY STANDING OR INTERIM LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEETHATISASSIGNEDTOSTUDYPREVENTIONPROGRAMSOR
OTHERSTATEPROGRAMSANDPOLICIESRELATEDTOCHILDRENAND
FAMILIES;ANDPROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE.
30 (SenateBillNo. 57;Swift)ANACTREQUIRINGGAMEFARMANIMALSTO
BEIDENTIFIEDBYARECORDEDMARK;INCLUDINGNONCARNIVOROUS
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GAME FARM ANIMALS INTHE DEFINITION OFLIVESTOCK FORTHE
PURPOSEOFBRANDINSPECTION;ANDAMENDINGSECTIONS81-3-102,
81-3-104,AND81-3-201,MCA.
31 (SenateBillNo.83;Harp)ANACTCLARIFYINGTHATAPERSONMUSTBE
LICENSEDINORDERTOBEREFERREDFOREMPLOYMENTINELECTRI-
CALWORK;PROVIDINGFORRENEWALOFLICENSINGFORELECTRICAL
WORK;SPECIFYINGTHATAVIOLATIONOFTHEELECTRICALLAWISA
CONTINUING VIOLATION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 37-68-301,
37-68-307,37-68-310,37-68-311,37-68-312,AND37-68-322,MCA.
32 (Senate Bill No. 110; Toews) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FEE PAID FOR
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FOR PROPORTIONALLY REGISTERED
VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 61-3-722, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVEDATE.
33 (SenateBillNo.126;Stang)ANACTLIMITINGTHETIMEPERIODINWHICH
AREQUESTFORAREFUNDORCREDITCANBE MADE FORSPECIAL
FUELTAXESORFORATEMPORARYPERMITFEE;AMENDINGSECTION
15-70-329,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANAPPLICABILITYDATE.
34 (SenateBill No. 127; Stang) AN ACTALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATIONTOREQUIREAPETROLEUMDEALERWHOISNOT
LICENSEDBYTHEDEPARTMENTUNDERTITLE15,CHAPTER70OR71,
MCA,TO FILE QUARTERLYREPORTS ONFUELRECEIVEDAND SOLD
DURINGTHEQUARTER;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVE
DATE.
35 (SenateBillNo.43;Doherty)ANACTREMOVINGTHESUNSETPROVISION
OF THE PHYSICIAN, NURSE, PHYSICAL THERAPIST, OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST,CHIROPRACTOR,DENTIST,ANDHOSPITALLIENACT;AND
PROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE.
36 (House Bill No. 88; McCaffree) AN ACT REMOVING THE MINIMUM BID
REQUIREMENT AT A SHERIFF'S SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY;
PROVIDINGFORTHEDISTRIBUTIONOFMONEYCOLLECTEDFROMTHE
SALE;ALLOWINGCOUNTYCOMMISSIONTOCANCELANYPERSONAL
PROPERTYTAXES,INCLUDINGINTEREST,PENALTY,COSTS,ANDCHAR-
GES THAT REMAIN UNSATISFIED AFTER SALE OF THE PERSONAL
PROPERTY;ANDAMENDINGSECTION15-17-911,MCA.
37 P(SReOnaVtIeDBiEllCNOo.MM7;UNNatIhTe)YASNUAPCPTORPTROSVEIRDVIINCGESTHTAOTPOERRGSAONNISZWAITTIHONSSETVHEARET
ANDDISABLINGMENTALILLNESSESMAYBEREPRESENTEDONTHE
REGIONALMENTALHEALTHCORPORATIONBOARDS;ANDAMENDING
SECTION53-21-204,MCA.
38 (SenateBillNo.45;Keating)ANACTPROVIDINGFORTHELICENSINGAND
REGULATION OF CREMATORIUMS, CREMATORY OPERATORS, AND
CREMATORYTECHNICIANS; RENAMINGTHEBOARDOFMORTICIANS
ASTHEBOARDOFFUNERALSERVICE;PROVIDINGFORACREMATORY
EMPLOYEEMEMBEROFTHEBOARD;PROVIDINGFORFEES, INSPEC-
TION,ANDSTANDARDS;PROVIDINGFORRECORDKEEPING;PROVIDING
FOR CREMATION PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITION OF
CREMATED REMAINS; PROVIDING FOR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY;
PROVIDINGFORPRENEED CREMATIONARRANGEMENTS; GRANTING
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; REPEALING CREMATORY REGULATION
UNDERTHE MAUSOLEUM AND COLUMBARIUM AUTHORITIES CHAP-
TER; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-15-1853, 35-21-102, 35-21-103, 35-21-204,
35-21-207, 35-21-208, 35-21-214, 35-21-216, 35-21-217, 35-21-302, 35-21-303,
35-21-304, 35-21-417, AND 37-19-101, MCA; REPEALING SECTIONS