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MONTANALEGISLATIVEREVIEW
ASummaryofEnactmentsinthe60thMontanaLegislature
inRegularSession,January3,2007,throughApril27,2007
and
inSpecialSession,May10,2007,throughMay15,2007
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MONTANALEGISLATIVEREVIEW
60thLegislatureinRegularSession
January3,2007,throughApril27,2007
TABLEOFCONTENTS
Page
SummaryofProvisionsbyChapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HouseJointResolutionsAdopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
HouseResolutionsAdopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
SenateJointResolutionsAdopted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SenateResolutionsAdopted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tables
CodeSectionsAffected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
SessionLawsAffected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
SenateBilltoChapterNumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
HouseBilltoChapterNumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
ChapterNumbertoBillNumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
EffectiveDatesbyChapterNumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
EffectiveDatesbyDate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
SessionLawtoCode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
2006BallotIssues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
SubjectIndex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
60thLegislatureinSpecialSession
May10,2007,throughMay15,2007
TABLEOFCONTENTS
Page
SummaryofProvisionsbyChapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tables
CodeSectionsAffected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
SessionLawsAffected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
SenateBilltoChapterNumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
HouseBilltoChapterNumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
ChapterNumbertoBillNumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
EffectiveDatesbyChapterNumber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
EffectiveDatesbyDate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
SessionLawtoCode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
SubjectIndex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

60TH MONTANA LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION
JANUARY 3, 2007, THROUGH APRIL 27, 2007

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS BY CHAPTER
SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS
Chapter
1 (HouseBillNo.1;Sinrud)APPROPRIATINGMONEYFORTHEOPERATIONOFTHELEGISLATURE;
ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
2 (House Bill No. 10; Franklin) APPROPRIATING MONEY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RE-
SOURCES AND CONSERVATION FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION COSTS FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING
JUNE30,2007;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
3 (House Bill No. 42; McChesney) EXTENDING THE APPLICATION OF THE BOND VALIDATING ACT;
AMENDINGSECTION17-5-205,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
4 (HouseBillNo.41;Augare)ELIMINATINGRESTRICTIONSONUSEOFTHEPRINCIPALOFTHEEN-
ERGYCONSERVATIONANDENERGYASSISTANCEACCOUNTINTHEFEDERALSPECIALREVE-
NUE FUND; AMENDING SECTION 90-4-215, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE
5 (HouseBillNo.21;Morgan)ALLOWINGTHEREVENUEANDTRANSPORTATIONINTERIMCOMMIT-
TEETOPREPAREFORINTRODUCTIONDURINGASPECIALSESSIONOFTHELEGISLATUREANES-
TIMATEOFTHEAMOUNTOFPROJECTEDREVENUE;AMENDINGSECTIONS5-3-101AND5-5-227,
MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
6 (HouseBillNo.23;Hiner)CORRECTINGTHEERRONEOUSDEPOSITTOASTATESPECIALREVENUE
FUNDOFAPERCENTAGEOFCERTAINDRIVER’SLICENSEFEES;AMENDINGSECTION61-5-121,
MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
7 (HouseBillNo.470;Olson)CLARIFYINGTHATINTHESALEOFREALPROPERTYFORPAYMENTOF
TAXES,INTERESTANDCOSTSPAYABLEUPONREDEMPTIONACCRUEUNTILTHEDATEOFRE-
DEMPTION AND MUST BE CALCULATED BY THE COUNTY TREASURER; AMENDING SECTIONS
15-18-212AND15-18-217,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANAPPLICABILITYDATE
8 (House Bill No. 121; McChesney) CLARIFYING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATIONFORTHEADMINISTRATIONOFTHEHIGHWAYTRAFFICSAFETYPROGRAM;
REQUIRINGTHEDEPARTMENTTOWORKWITHTHEOFFICEOFPUBLICINSTRUCTIONTOPRO-
VIDESUPPORTANDMAINTENANCEOFDRIVERTRAININGFACILITIES;ANDAMENDINGSECTION
61-2-103,MCA
9 (HouseBillNo.333;McChesney)PROVIDINGFORANDREGULATINGPARIMUTUELWAGERINGON
MATCHBRONCRIDESANDWILDHORSERIDES;AMENDINGSECTIONS23-4-101,23-4-104,23-4-105,
23-4-201,AND23-4-202,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
10 (SenateBillNo.15;Tropila)PROHIBITINGTHEPICKETINGOFFUNERALSUNDERCERTAINCIRCUM-
STANCES;PROVIDINGPENALTIES;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATEANDAN
APPLICABILITYDATE
11 (SenateBillNo.54;Cocchiarella)GENERALLYREVISINGLAWSRELATINGTOLICENSINGBOARDS;
PROVIDING FOR JOINT MEETINGS OF BOARDS WITH A SIMILAR OR OVERLAPPING SCOPE OF
PRACTICEORDUALLICENSURE;REVISINGDEPARTMENTDUTIESTOWARDBOARDS;CHANGING
THEBOARDOFATHLETICSTOAPROGRAM;EXPANDINGJURISDICTIONOVERATHLETICEVENTS
TOANYCOMBATIVEEVENT;REMOVINGANEXCEPTIONFORCOMBATIVEEVENTSFORCONTES-
TANTSUNDER16YEARSOFAGECONDUCTEDBYARECOGNIZEDAMATEURASSOCIATION;COM-
BINING THE BOARD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS WITH THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS;
REPEALING THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-15-1730, 2-15-1744,
2-15-1750, 2-15-1753, 2-15-1761, 18-2-113, 23-3-301, 23-3-402, 23-3-404, 23-3-405, 23-3-501, 23-3-502,
23-3-601,23-3-602,23-3-603,37-1-101,37-1-401,37-65-102,37-65-204,37-65-323,AND37-66-103,MCA;RE-
PEALINGSECTIONS2-15-1762,2-15-1772,23-3-401,23-3-403,37-66-201,37-66-202,37-76-101,37-76-102,
37-76-103,37-76-104,37-76-105,37-76-106,37-76-107,37-76-108,37-76-109,37-76-113,37-76-114,37-76-115,
37-76-116, 37-76-117, 37-76-118, 37-76-119, 37-76-120, 37-76-121, 37-76-122, AND 37-76-123, MCA; AND
PROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE
12 (SenateBillNo.97;Cocchiarella)CLARIFYINGTHATTHEDEPARTMENTOFJUSTICEMAYRECEIVEA
WORKERS’COMPENSATIONPAYMENTFORAHIGHWAYPATROLMEMBERRECEIVINGADEPART-
MENT OF JUSTICE SALARY BENEFIT; AMENDING SECTIONS 39-71-742, 39-71-743, AND 44-1-511,
MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
13 (SenateBillNo.101;Jent)AUTHORIZINGTHEPLACEMENTOFAPLAQUETOCOMMEMORATETHE
ORIGINAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL; AND AMENDING SECTION
2-17-808,MCA
LEGISLATIVEREVIEW2007 2
14 (House Bill No. 44; McChesney) ELIMINATING THE SCHOOL BOND CONTINGENCY LOAN FUND;
AMENDINGSECTIONS17-5-703AND17-5-704,MCA;REPEALINGSECTIONS20-9-466AND20-9-467,
MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
15 (HouseBillNo.72;VanDyk)REVISINGTHEPROFESSIONALEMPLOYERORGANIZATIONLAW;ES-
TABLISHINGREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEPARTMENTOFLABORANDINDUSTRYPERTAININGTO
BACKGROUND CHECKS RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION LICENSING;
ALLOWINGWAIVERSOFCERTAINPERIODICREPORTINGREQUIREMENTS;REQUIRINGPROOF
OF MONTANA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE; AMENDING SECTIONS
39-8-202,39-8-205,AND39-8-207,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE
16 (HouseBillNo.115;Cohenour)REVISINGANDCLARIFYINGTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEPUBLICA-
TIONOFANNUALANDBIENNIALHUNTING,FISHING,TRAPPING,ANDLANDUSEREGULATIONS,
SPECIALSEASONCLOSURES,CREATIONORCLOSUREOFPRESERVES,REFUGES,SANCTUARIES,
RESTGROUNDS,ORCLOSEDDISTRICTS,ANDEMERGENCYCLOSURESOFDEPARTMENTOFFISH,
WILDLIFE,ANDPARKSLANDSANDPUBLICWATERSTHATAREADOPTEDBYTHEFISH,WILD-
LIFE, AND PARKS COMMISSION; AMENDING SECTIONS 87-1-202 AND 87-5-402, MCA; AND
PROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
17 (HouseBillNo.122;Keane)INCREASINGTHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION’SAUTHORIZED
LEASETERMFROM10YEARSTO40YEARSONLEASESFORSPACE,IMPROVEMENTS,OREQUIP-
MENTINSTATEAIRPORTS;ANDAMENDINGSECTION67-2-302,MCA
18 (HouseBillNo.126;Keane)REPEALINGTHEREQUIREMENTTHATTHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANS-
PORTATIONSETLIABILITYINSURANCERATESFORCOMMERCIALAIRCARRIERS;REPEALING
SECTIONS67-3-401,67-3-402,67-3-403,67-3-404,AND67-3-405,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVEDATE
19 (HouseBillNo.127;Keane)REQUIRINGTHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONTOMAKEIMMEDI-
ATEDEPOSITOFAIRCRAFTREGISTRATIONFEESTOTHEGENERALFUND;ANDAMENDINGSEC-
TION67-3-205,MCA
20 (HouseBillNo.219;Ebinger)ADDINGDEFINITIONSOF“SELL”AND“STORAGELOT”TOMOTORVEHI-
CLEDEFINITIONS;PROVIDINGTHATADEALERMAYSTOREMOTORVEHICLESONASTORAGE
LOTUNDERCERTAINCIRCUMSTANCES;AMENDINGSECTIONS61-1-101AND61-4-123,MCA;AND
PROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
21 (HouseBillNo.292;Stahl)ALLOWINGACOUNTYTOENTERINTOLEASE-PURCHASEAGREEMENTS
FORAPERIODNOTTOEXCEED20YEARSFORTHECONSTRUCTION,FURNISHING,ANDPURCHAS-
INGOFADETENTIONCENTERANDTOLEASECOUNTYPROPERTYUSEDFORADETENTIONCEN-
TERFORAPERIODNOTTOEXCEED30YEARS;AMENDINGSECTIONS7-8-2231AND7-32-2201,MCA;
ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
22 (HouseBillNo.419;Koopman)ALLOWINGATOWNORTHIRD-CLASSCITYTOPLACEGASTAXFUNDS
INARESTRICTEDASSETACCOUNTWITHINTHEGASTAXAPPORTIONMENTFUNDUNTILANEX-
PENDITUREISNEEDED;AMENDINGSECTION15-70-101,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANEFFECTIVE
DATE
23 (HouseBillNo.431;Blasdel)REQUIRINGTHATTHEDEPARTMENTOFLIVESTOCKDEFINE“CLASS”
ASITPERTAINSTOCLASSESOFUTILIZATIONOFMILKBYRULEANDUSETHECURRENTDEFINI-
TIONSOFCLASSESOFUTILIZATIONOFMILKTHATAREFOUNDINTHECODEOFFEDERALREGU-
LATIONS;ALLOWINGTHEDEPARTMENTTOCOMBINEANYOFTHECLASSESOFMILKPROVIDED
FORINTHEFEDERALDEFINITIONSINTOASINGLECLASS;ANDAMENDINGSECTIONS81-23-101
AND81-23-302,MCA
24 (HouseBillNo.18;Jones)REPEALINGTHESTATUTORYTIMELIMITFORFILINGTRAVELEXPENSE
VOUCHERS FOR MULTICOUNTY TRAVEL BY DISTRICT COURT JUDGES IN MULTICOUNTY DIS-
TRICTS;REPEALINGSECTION3-5-216,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
25 (HouseBillNo.38;McChesney)AUTHORIZINGTHEFISH,WILDLIFE,ANDPARKSCOMMISSIONTOIS-
SUELICENSESATREDUCEDPRICESTOHARVESTANTLERLESSMOOSE,COWORCALFBISON,
ANDADULTEWEMOUNTAINSHEEPFORMANAGEMENTPURPOSES;CLARIFYINGTHEISSUANCE
OFLICENSESFORASECONDELK;AMENDINGSECTIONS87-2-104,87-2-505,AND87-2-702,MCA;
ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
26 (HouseBillNo.46;Gallik)ADOPTINGTHEMOSTRECENTVERSIONOFFEDERALLAWSANDREGULA-
TIONS,FORMS,PRECEDENTS,ANDUSAGES,INCLUDINGTHEUNIFORMCODEOFMILITARYJUS-
TICE,FORUSEBYTHESTATEMILITARYFORCES;ANDAMENDINGSECTION10-1-104,MCA
27 (HouseBillNo.48;Jacobson)AUTHORIZINGTHEDEPARTMENTOFMILITARYAFFAIRSTOESTAB-
LISHTHENATIONALGUARDEDUCATIONBENEFITPROGRAM;EXTENDINGTHETERMINATION
DATEFORTUITIONWAIVERSFORAQUALIFIEDMEMBEROFTHEMONTANANATIONALGUARD;
AMENDINGSECTION20-25-421,MCA,ANDSECTION5,CHAPTER577,LAWSOF2005;ANDPROVID-
INGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
28 (HouseBillNo.76;McNutt)REVISINGANDCLARIFYINGPROCEDURESFORPROCESSINGOFHUMAN
RIGHTSCOMPLAINTS;ADDINGTHEDEPARTMENTOFLABORANDINDUSTRYASAPARTYOFIN-
3 SUMMARYOFPROVISIONSBYCHAPTER
TERESTINTEMPORARYINJUNCTIONPROVISIONSANDINPROVISIONSFORENFORCEMENTPE-
TITIONS FOR ORDERS AND CONCILIATION AGREEMENTS; CLARIFYING THE FUNCTION OF
INFORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCESS; CLARIFYING PROCEDURES INCLUDING PROCEDURES
FORFILINGCOMPLAINTS,DEPARTMENTPROCESSESFOLLOWINGINFORMALINVESTIGATIONS
BYTHEDEPARTMENT,FILINGOFOBJECTIONS,ANDHEARINGPROCEDURESANDRESPONSIBIL-
ITIES;CLARIFYINGPROCEDURESUPONAFINDINGOFDISCRIMINATIONANDINAPPEALS;RE-
VISING AND CLARIFYING PROCEDURES FOR THE REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT ACTION BY THE
HUMANRIGHTSCOMMISSION;REVISINGANDCLARIFYINGPROCEDURESFORCONCLUSIONOF
ACOMPLAINT;REVISINGANDCLARIFYINGPROCEDURESANDREMEDIESINHOUSINGDISCRIM-
INATION COMPLAINTS; AMENDING SECTIONS 49-2-501, 49-2-503, 49-2-504, 49-2-505, 49-2-506,
49-2-508,AND49-2-510,MCA;REPEALINGSECTIONS49-2-507AND49-2-509,MCA;ANDPROVIDING
ANEFFECTIVEDATE
29 (HouseBillNo.82;Parker)REVISINGTHEELEMENTSOFTHECRIMEOFPOSSESSIONOFCHILDPOR-
NOGRAPHY;PROVIDINGDEFINITIONS;AMENDINGSECTIONS45-5-625AND50-19-501,MCA;AND
REPEALINGSECTION45-5-620,MCA
30 (HouseBillNo.106;Cordier)ELIMINATINGTHEREQUIREMENTTHATTHEDEPARTMENTOFCOM-
MERCEACTASANOMBUDSMANFORTHETOURISMINDUSTRYANDRECREATIONISTSINALL
MATTERS CONCERNINGTHE MANAGEMENTANDREGULATIONOFTHE LEVEL OFFLATHEAD
LAKE;AMENDINGSECTION90-1-104,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
31 (HouseBillNo.137; Villa)REVISINGCONDITIONSUNDERTHE MICROBUSINESSDEVELOPMENT
ACTTOINCREASEACCESSTODEVELOPMENTLOANS;REVISINGTHEDEFINITIONOF“QUALI-
FIEDMICROBUSINESS”;AMENDINGSECTIONS17-6-402,17-6-403,AND17-6-407,MCA;ANDPROVID-
INGANEFFECTIVEDATE
32 (HouseBillNo.156;Franklin)GENERALLYREVISINGLONG-TERMCAREINSURANCELAWS;REVIS-
INGDEFINITIONS;REVISINGPROVISIONSRELATINGTONONFORFEITUREBENEFITS;EXPAND-
INGRULEMAKINGAUTHORITYFORTHECOMMISSIONEROFINSURANCE;REVISINGPROVISIONS
RELATINGTODELIVERYOFPOLICYSUMMARIES;REVISINGPROVISIONSRELATINGTOBENEFIT
TRIGGERS; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE CON-
TRACTS;REQUIRINGTRAININGFORINSURANCEPRODUCERSINTHELONG-TERMCAREFIELD;
PROVIDING PENALTIES; AMENDING SECTIONS 33-20-127, 33-20-128, 33-22-1107, 33-22-1111,
33-22-1115, 33-22-1116, 33-22-1119, 33-22-1121, 33-22-1123, 33-22-1124, AND 33-22-1125, MCA; AND
PROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE
33 (House Bill No. 158; Jones) GENERALLY REVISING FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR CORPORATIONS
ANDLIMITEDLIABILITYCOMPANIES;DEFINING“AUTHORIZEDAGENT”;ALLOWINGTHESECRE-
TARYOFSTATETOCORRECTCERTAINERRORSONDOCUMENTSCAUSEDBYAFILINGOFFICER;
EXPANDINGTHETYPEOFINSTRUMENTSTHATMAYBEFILEDWITHTHESECRETARYOFSTATE
ASSURETYFORSEISMICEXPLORATIONACTIVITY;ANDAMENDINGSECTIONS32-1-422,35-1-113,
35-1-217,35-1-1104,35-1-1309,35-2-119, 35-2-1109,35-8-102,35-8-208,82-1-104,AND82-1-107,MCA
34 (HouseBillNo.162;Hiner)REVISINGTHEREQUIREMENTFORAPPOINTMENTOFCOUNSELFORA
PERSONWITHADEVELOPMENTALDISABILITYINAPROCEEDINGFORCOMMITMENTTOARESI-
DENTIALFACILITY;ANDAMENDINGSECTION53-20-125,MCA
35 (HouseBillNo.226;Cohenour)PROHIBITINGTHEHOLDEROFAREPLACEMENTLICENSE,PERMIT,
ORTAGFROMMAKINGTHEREPLACEMENTLICENSE,PERMIT,ORTAGAVAILABLEFORUSEBY
ANOTHER PERSON; AMENDING SECTION 87-2-104, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVEDATE
36 (HouseBillNo.255;Clark)CLARIFYINGTHETYPESOFRESIDENCESINWHICHDISABLEDORHOME-
BOUNDCUSTOMERSMAYRECEIVECOSMETOLOGYANDBARBERINGSERVICESOUTSIDEOFA
SALONORASHOP;PROVIDINGEXCLUSIONSFROMTHEDEFINITIONOF“SALONORSHOP”;AND
AMENDINGSECTION37-31-101,MCA
37 (HouseBillNo.274;Mendenhall)ALLOWINGSPECIALMILITARYORVETERANLICENSEPLATESTO
BEISSUEDFORTRAVELTRAILERSORTRAILERS;AMENDINGSECTION61-3-458,MCA;ANDPRO-
VIDINGADELAYEDEFFECTIVEDATE
38 (HouseBillNo.290;Bergren)ALLOWINGTHEFIRESERVICESTRAININGSCHOOLTOMAKEITSRE-
SOURCESAVAILABLETOLOCALFIREPROTECTIONENTITIESINANEMERGENCY;ANDAMEND-
INGSECTION20-31-104,MCA
39 (HouseBillNo.402;Noonan)REVISINGFEESCOLLECTEDBYTHESUPREMECOURT;REQUIRING
CROSS-APPELLANTS TO PAY A FILING FEE; INCREASING CERTAIN FEES AND ADDING FEES;
AMENDINGSECTION3-2-403,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE
40 (SenateBillNo.10;Harrington)ESTABLISHINGASINGLEUNIFORMRATEOFMILEAGEALLOWANCE
FOR LEGISLATORS; AMENDING SECTION 2-18-503, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVEDATE
41 (SenateBillNo.11;Cocchiarella)REVISINGTHEOPTIONALRETIREMENTSYSTEMMEMBERSHIPRE-
QUIREMENTFOREMPLOYEESOFTHELEGISLATIVEBRANCHPERFORMINGDUTIESRELATED
LEGISLATIVEREVIEW2007 4
TOALEGISLATIVESESSION;AMENDINGSECTION19-3-412,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVEDATE
42 (SenateBillNo.20;Shockley)CLARIFYINGTHEAUTHORITYTOAPPOINTATEMPORARYCONSERVA-
TOR;AMENDINGSECTION72-5-421,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
43 (SenateBillNo.35;Tropila)TOINCLUDETHESTATEOFMONTANAINTHESTATEWIDEMUTUALAID
SYSTEM;AMENDINGSECTION10-3-903,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
44 (SenateBillNo.39;Brown)GENERALLYREVISINGANDCLARIFYINGTHEMONTANACODEANNO-
TATED; DIRECTINGTHE CODECOMMISSIONER TO CORRECT ERRONEOUSREFERENCES CON-
TAINED IN MATERIAL ENACTED BY THE 60TH LEGISLATURE; AND AMENDING SECTIONS
2-15-3304, 7-1-2111, 7-6-1544, 7-14-4631, 7-15-4296, 7-15-4299, 10-3-1204, 13-1-202, 15-2-102, 15-30-313,
15-35-102, 15-39-105, 15-39-107, 15-70-357, 16-2-101, 16-3-322, 16-3-324, 16-11-149, 17-5-507, 17-7-112,
20-3-324,20-5-322,20-5-420,20-9-408,20-9-443,20-9-472,20-9-501,20-25-421,23-2-502,23-2-614,23-2-615,
30-9A-501, 33-1-1302, 33-1-1303, 33-10-106, 33-20-1303, 33-20-1315, 33-22-2001, 37-1-101, 37-1-303,
37-8-202, 37-27-302, 37-31-331, 37-73-216, 37-47-201, 44-1-504, 45-5-209, 50-60-115, 50-60-705, 61-1-101,
61-3-101,61-3-116,61-3-217,61-3-224,61-3-301,61-3-303,61-3-311,61-3-321,61-3-461,61-3-462,61-3-721,
61-4-109,61-5-121,61-8-715,76-9-103,76-14-103,76-15-302,82-4-127,82-4-222,85-2-225,85-2-350,AND
87-5-704,MCA,SECTION14,CHAPTER464,LAWSOF2005,ANDSECTION5,CHAPTER535,LAWSOF
2005
45 (HouseBillNo.20;McNutt)PROVIDINGTHATINJUNCTIVERELIEFISAVAILABLEFORENFORCE-
MENTOFALLWATERRIGHTS;PROVIDINGTHATAPERSONTRYINGTOENFORCEAWATERRIGHT
MUSTBEAWARDEDREASONABLECOSTSANDATTORNEYFEES;AMENDINGSECTION85-2-125,
MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANIMMEDIATEEFFECTIVEDATE
46 (House BillNo. 43; McChesney)REVISINGLAWSGOVERNINGCANCELEDANDDUPLICATESTATE
WARRANTS; REVISING TERMS; ELIMINATING EXCEPTIONS FOR INDEMNIFICATION FOR RE-
PLACEMENT WARRANTS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-411, 17-8-303, 17-8-306, AND 39-3-213,
MCA
47 (House Bill No. 62; Jacobson) PROVIDING THAT VACATION LEAVE MAY BE DONATED TO A
NONREFUNDABLESICKLEAVEFUND;PROVIDINGTHATDONATEDVACATIONLEAVEISNOTELI-
GIBLE FOR CASH COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-617 AND
2-18-618,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE
48 (HouseBillNo.65;Villa)GENERALLYREVISINGWORKERS’COMPENSATIONLAW;CLARIFYINGTHE
POWEROFTHEDEPARTMENTTOENTERONTOCONSTRUCTIONSITESFORTHEPURPOSEOFEN-
FORCING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWS; PROHIBITING INSURERS FROM INCLUDING CER-
TAIN REIMBURSED COSTS AS PART OF THE CALCULATION OF AN EMPLOYER’S EXPERIENCE
MODIFICATIONFACTOR;PROVIDINGTHATCERTAININFORMATIONREGARDINGSUBSEQUENT
INJURYCERTIFICATIONISPARTOFTHEWORKERS’COMPENSATIONDATABASESYSTEMAND
MAYBERELEASEDUNDERSPECIFIEDCONDITIONSTOANINSURER;LIMITINGLIABILITYOFIN-
JURED EMPLOYEES TO THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS AND PROVIDING FOR ACTIONS BY
THIRD-PARTYPROVIDERSAGAINSTUNINSUREDEMPLOYERSFORSERVICESTOANEMPLOYEE
THATARENOTREIMBURSEDBYTHEUNINSUREDEMPLOYERS’FUND;PROVIDINGTHATTHEUN-
INSUREDEMPLOYERS’FUNDMAYNOTPAYMEDICAL BENEFITSCLAIMSINEXCESSOF$100,000
FOREACHCLAIM;INCREASINGTHEMONETARYTHRESHOLDFORDEFERRALOFTHESUBSE-
QUENT INJURY FUND ASSESSMENT; AMENDING SECTIONS 39-71-225, 39-71-503, 39-71-508,
39-71-510, 39-71-907, AND 39-71-915, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN
APPLICABILITYDATE
49 (House Bill No. 84; McAlpin) CLARIFYING THE JURISDICTION OF COURTS CONCERNING MISDE-
MEANOR CRIMINAL ACTIONS PROSECUTED UNDER THE MONTANA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CODE;ANDAMENDINGSECTION16-6-201,MCA
50 (HouseBillNo.90;MacLaren)INCREASINGTHEDEBTLIMITUNDERTHEMUNICIPALFINANCECON-
SOLIDATIONACT;INCREASINGTHELOANTOTHEDEPARTMENTOFJUSTICEFORTHEMOTOR
VEHICLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; EXTENDING BY 5 YEARS THE TERM OF THE
LOANANDTHETEMPORARYINCREASEINFEESFORSECURITYINTERESTFILINGSANDCERTIFI-
CATESOFTITLETOREPAYTHELOAN;APPROPRIATINGANADDITIONAL$6MILLIONFROMTHE
CAPITALPROJECTSFUNDTOTHEDEPARTMENTOFJUSTICEFORTHEINFORMATIONTECHNOL-
OGYSYSTEM;AUTHORIZINGTHECREATIONOFSTATEDEBT;AMENDINGSECTIONS17-5-1608,
17-5-2001,61-3-103,61-3-203,61-3-204,AND61-3-550,MCA;REPEALINGSECTION15,CHAPTER562,
LAWSOF2003,MCA;ANDPROVIDINGANEFFECTIVEDATE
51 (HouseBillNo.94;VanDyk)REVISINGTHEUNDERGROUNDSTORAGETANKADMINISTRATIVEPEN-
ALTY LAWS; ELIMINATING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY RULEMAKING AU-
THORITY FOR A PENALTY SCHEDULE; MODIFYING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS;ALLOWINGAPERSONASSESSEDAPENALTYTOREQUESTAHEARINGBEFORE
THEBOARDOFENVIRONMENTALREVIEWINSTEADOFTHEDEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ESTABLISH A FIXED SCHEDULE OF MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR SPE-