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Detailed Committee Information		2009 January
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The 61st Regular Session of the Montana Legislature adjourned Sine Die on April 28th, 2009.
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Committee Name:(H) State Administration
Normal Room:455
Normal Days:M-F
Normal Time:8:00 AM

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Scheduled Hearings

DateTimeRoomBill Type - NumberShort TitlePrimary SponsorComments
02-APR-0910:30 AM455HJ 35     Current Text in .HTML format  Interim study of state employee bonus paymentsDennis Himmelberger  (R) HD 47note time
31-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 495   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise term limits -- amend constitutionBob Story  (R) SD 30note time
25-MAR-099:30 AM455HB 667   Current Text in .HTML format  Deduct lodging and meals for attendance in Helena for certain elected officersArt Noonan  (D) HD 74note time
24-MAR-099:00 AM455HJ 30     Current Text in .HTML format  Study fire suppression issuesDennis Himmelberger  (R) HD 47note time
20-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 229   Current Text in .HTML format  Use party affiliation on canvass for organizing legislatureGary L Perry  (R) SD 35note time
20-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 394   Current Text in .HTML format  Expand types of elections that may be conducted by mail ballot electionKeith Bales  (R) SD 20note time
19-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 124   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise absentee ballot laws and changes caused by death of candidateCarolyn Squires  (D) SD 48note time
19-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 276   Current Text in .HTML format  Require absentee voter confirmation forms to be mailed annually, only in JanuaryCarolyn Squires  (D) SD 48note time
12-MAR-098:00 AM455HB 639   Current Text in .HTML format  Estab. authority & requirements for state to transact business in gold & silverBob Wagner  (R) HD 71note date change
10-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 199   Current Text in .HTML format  Promote alternative transportation by state employeesMike Cooney  (D) SD 40note time
10-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 267   Current Text in .HTML format  Electronic disclosure of campaign literatureBradley Hamlett  (D) SD 10note time
10-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 367   Current Text in .HTML format  Electronic absentee voting for militaryBradley Hamlett  (D) SD 10note time
09-MAR-099:30 AM455SB 348   Current Text in .HTML format  Const. referendum on annual legislative sessions, split into general and budgetJeff Essmann  (R) SD 28note time
09-MAR-099:30 AM455SB 413   Current Text in .HTML format  Government not to racial profile immigrantsChristine Kaufmann  note time
06-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 20     Current Text in .HTML format  Purpose statement for MAPALarry Jent  (D) SD 32note time
06-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 331   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise laws on criminal use of official positionJoe Balyeat  (R) SD 34note time
06-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 391   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise provisions on candidate withdrawal before primaryJohn Brueggeman  (R) SD 6note time
05-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 299   Current Text in .HTML format  Training and record keeping for notary publicJoseph (Joe) Tropila  (D) SD 13note time
05-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 49     Current Text in .HTML format  Energy efficiency standards for construction of state buildingsDavid E Wanzenried  (D) SD 49note time
04-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 187   Current Text in .HTML format  Limit districting to 1% deviationJoe Balyeat  (R) SD 34Note time change
04-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 240   Current Text in .HTML format  Residency requirements for public boards and commissions; clarify "residence"John Brenden  (R) SD 18Note Time Change
04-MAR-099:00 AM455SB 243   Current Text in .HTML format  Constitutional amendment to require majority vote in general electionsJoe Balyeat  (R) SD 34Note time change
03-MAR-098:00 AM455SB 227   Current Text in .HTML format  Electronic filing and additional campaign reportsRoy Brown  (R) SD 25 
03-MAR-098:00 AM455SB 252   Current Text in .HTML format  Name law enforcement academy classroom building after Karl OhsMike Cooney  (D) SD 40 
03-MAR-098:00 AM455SB 90     Current Text in .HTML format  Clarify sponsor notification for administrative rulesVerdell Jackson  (R) SD 5 
20-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 590   Current Text in .HTML format  Define domestic partners and establish benefitsFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
20-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 591   Current Text in .HTML format  Require an American Indian member on the Board of Parole and PardonsCarolyn Pease-Lopez  (D) HD 42Note Date Change
20-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 602   Current Text in .HTML format  Restrict distance of commuting in certain state vehiclesJill Cohenour  (D) HD 78 
20-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 613   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise rules for determining residency for election purposesScott Sales  (R) HD 68 
20-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 626   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise transfer from local police retirement plan to statewide systemJeffrey W Welborn  (R) HD 72 
19-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 556   Current Text in .HTML format  Require verification of work authorization statusGary MacLaren  (R) HD 89 
19-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 594   Current Text in .HTML format  Limit state bonuses to employeesChuck Hunter  (D) HD 79 
19-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 622   Current Text in .HTML format  Clarify constituent fund account lawsDennis Himmelberger  (R) HD 47 
19-FEB-098:00 AM455HJ 22     Current Text in .HTML format  Recognition of anniversaries for Russell and Rankin statues in Statuary HallJames O'Hara  (R) HD 18 
19-FEB-098:00 AM455HJ 27     Current Text in .HTML format  Urge learning and use of first nations names in their own languageFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
18-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 532   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise petition signature lawsGary MacLaren  (R) HD 89Note Time
18-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 546   Current Text in .HTML format  Prohibit covenants restricting certain political speechJP Pomnichowski  (D) HD 63 
18-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 553   Current Text in .HTML format  Preventing the regulation of incidental political committeesDavid Howard  (R) HD 60 
18-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 576   Current Text in .HTML format  Prohibit pay increases for exempt staff during election yearWendy Warburton  (R) HD 34 
17-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 421   Current Text in .HTML format  Clean government actScott Mendenhall  (R) HD 77Note Date Change. Note Time.
17-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 547   Current Text in .HTML format  Small business impact of administrative rulesBill McChesney  (D) HD 40 
17-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 570   Current Text in .HTML format  Require election of county commissioners by districtTom Berry  (R) HD 45 
17-FEB-098:00 AM455HJ 16     Current Text in .HTML format  Study comparable worth for state employeesMargaret MacDonald  (D) HD 54Note Time. Note Date Change
16-FEB-099:30 AM455HB 500   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise appointment of redistricting commissionGary MacLaren  (R) HD 89Note Time
16-FEB-099:30 AM455HB 509   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise requirements for counting write-in votesPat Ingraham  (R) HD 13Note Time
13-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 358   Current Text in .HTML format  Prohibit statewide office holders from giving bonuses at end of termBob Bergren  (D) HD 33Note Time
13-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 479   Current Text in .HTML format  Clarify and specify role of Home GuardJoel Boniek  (R) HD 61Note Time
13-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 493   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise board of research and commercialization technologyDan Villa  (D) HD 86Note Time
12-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 471   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise permanent absentee ballot provisionsKendall Van Dyk  (D) HD 49Note Time
12-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 475   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise fee structure for online delivery of administrative rulesMike Phillips  (D) HD 66Note Time
11-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 458   Current Text in .HTML format  Repeal term limitsJill Cohenour  (D) HD 78Note Time
11-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 463   Current Text in .HTML format  Teacher retirement creditable service for active military dutyJulie French  (D) HD 36Note Time
06-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 389   Current Text in .HTML format  Qualifications for exempt employees in office economic developmentJanna Taylor  (R) HD 11 
06-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 398   Current Text in .HTML format  Increase authority of commissioner of political practicesJanna Taylor  (R) HD 11 
06-FEB-098:00 AM455SB 123   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise MAPA regarding amendment of rationaleCarolyn Squires  (D) SD 48 
06-FEB-098:00 AM455SB 219   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise time for calculating adjusted campaign contribution limitsCarolyn Squires  (D) SD 48 
05-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 328   Current Text in .HTML format  Eliminating petition signature requirements for certain candidatesGary MacLaren  (R) HD 89Note Date Change
05-FEB-098:00 AM455HB 348   Current Text in .HTML format  Remove exemption to lobbyist licensing, registration, and reportingDennis Himmelberger  (R) HD 47 
05-FEB-098:00 AM455SB 170   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise travel reimbursement for travel to foreign countriesKelly Gebhardt  (R) SD 23 
04-FEB-099:00 AM455HB 393   Current Text in .HTML format  Special contract for city police fund to transfer to statewide retirement planJeffrey W Welborn  (R) HD 72Note Time Change
04-FEB-099:00 AM455SB 196   Current Text in .HTML format  Designate American Indian Heritage DayJonathan Windy Boy  (D) SD 16Note Time Change
04-FEB-099:00 AM455SJ 14     Current Text in .HTML format  Study cooperative arrangements between state agriculture labsCliff Larsen  (D) SD 50Note Time Change
03-FEB-099:00 AM455SB 72     Current Text in .HTML format  Revise Public Service Commission secretary provisionsJesse Laslovich  (D) SD 43Note Time Change
03-FEB-099:00 AM455SJ 13     Current Text in .HTML format  Commemorate Glacier Park's centennialRyan Zinke  (R) SD 2Note Time Change
02-FEB-099:00 AM455SB 155   Current Text in .HTML format  Require post-election audits of vote-counting machinesMike Cooney  (D) SD 40Note Time Change
02-FEB-099:00 AM455SB 156   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise law to coordinate certain political candidate filing deadlinesMike Cooney  (D) SD 40Note Time Change
30-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 266   Current Text in .HTML format  Eliminate member contribution requirements for DROP participants of MPORSGalen Hollenbaugh  (D) HD 81 
30-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 363   Current Text in .HTML format  Use retired teachers/administrators to fill vacancies without applicantsLlew Jones  (R) HD 27 
30-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 364   Current Text in .HTML format  Establish administrative code committeeDan Villa  (D) HD 86 
29-JAN-099:00 AM455HB 274   Current Text in .HTML format  Allow travel reimbursement for poet laureate at same rates as state employeesRobin Hamilton  (D) HD 92Note Time Change
28-JAN-099:00 AM455SB 24     Current Text in .HTML format  Repeal Montana Consensus Council statutesCarol Williams  (D) SD 46Note Time Change
28-JAN-099:00 AM455SB 7      Current Text in .HTML format  Code commissioner billKelly Gebhardt  (R) SD 23Note Time Change
27-JAN-0910:00 AM455HB 305   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise school retirement fundingFrosty Boss Ribs  (D) HD 15Note Time Change
26-JAN-099:00 AM455HB 277   Current Text in .HTML format  Allow person under 18 yrs to vote in primary if 18 yrs at general electionMike Menahan  (D) HD 82Note Time Change
26-JAN-099:00 AM455HB 289   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise constitutional limitations on legislative adjournmentMike Phillips  (D) HD 66Note Time
22-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 193   Current Text in .HTML format  Change name of Coordinator of Indian affairs to Director of Indian affairsShannon Augare  (D) HD 16 
22-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 248   Current Text in .HTML format  Require party designation at voter registrationKen Peterson  (R) HD 46 
22-JAN-098:00 AM455HJ 9      Current Text in .HTML format  Support armed forcesTimothy Furey  (D) HD 91 
21-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 174   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise term limits for legislatorsRay Hawk  (R) HD 90 
21-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 182   Current Text in .HTML format  Prohibit state agencies from lobbying legislatureKen Peterson  (R) HD 46 
21-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 192   Current Text in .HTML format  Prohibit legislators from changing vote during override pollJanna Taylor  (R) HD 11 
21-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 197   Current Text in .HTML format  Clarify signature requirements for recall petitionsBob Ebinger  (D) HD 62 
20-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 142   Current Text in .HTML format  Eliminate automatic trigger that decreases employer contributionFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
20-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 147   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise disclosure of certain late-stage campaign expendituresGary MacLaren  (R) HD 89 
20-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 164   Current Text in .HTML format  Extend fire suppression committeeChas Vincent  (R) HD 2 
20-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 170   Current Text in .HTML format  Ensuring tax qualification by IRS of certain retirement systemsMike Menahan  (D) HD 82 
20-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 184   Current Text in .HTML format  Montana state love songBill Nooney  (R) HD 100 
19-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 109   Current Text in .HTML format  Generally revise retirement statutesChuck Hunter  (D) HD 79 
19-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 83     Current Text in .HTML format  Professional retirement option for K-12 workforceSue Dickenson  (D) HD 25 
19-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 87     Current Text in .HTML format  Provide increase in employer contribution to optional retirement programSue Dickenson  (D) HD 25 
19-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 99     Current Text in .HTML format  Revise proof of residency requirements for voter registration and votingTed Washburn  (R) HD 69 
16-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 16     Current Text in .HTML format  Allow election administrators to determine use of automarks at certain electionsPat Ingraham  (R) HD 13 
16-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 34     Current Text in .HTML format  Revise TRS retirement statutes; address return-to-work and funding issuesFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
16-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 50     Current Text in .HTML format  Require rules be consistent with legislative intentBob Lake  (R) HD 88 
16-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 59     Current Text in .HTML format  Generally revise retirement laws to comply with federal changesRobin Hamilton  (D) HD 92 
15-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 124   Current Text in .HTML format  Reopen GABA enrollment for firefightersRobert Mehlhoff  (D) HD 26 
15-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 32     Current Text in .HTML format  Increase benefits and contributions to firefighters' unified retirement systemFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
15-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 33     Current Text in .HTML format  Redefine compensation for Firefighters Unified Retirement SystemFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
15-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 67     Current Text in .HTML format  Rulemaking authority for Board of County PrintingTony Belcourt  (D) HD 32 
14-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 117   Current Text in .HTML format  Revise procedure for review of administrative rulesKen Peterson  (R) HD 46 
14-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 17     Current Text in .HTML format  Revise requirements for administrative rulesKen Peterson  (R) HD 46 
14-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 18     Current Text in .HTML format  Mail ballot pilot projectPat Ingraham  (R) HD 13 
14-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 31     Current Text in .HTML format  Include dispatchers in sheriffs' retirement systemFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
13-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 12     Current Text in .HTML format  Require employer contributions on working retirees under certain conditionsFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
13-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 146   Current Text in .HTML format  Require more details of campaign expendituresGary MacLaren  (R) HD 89 
13-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 19     Current Text in .HTML format  Revise and clarify state election lawsPat Ingraham  (R) HD 13 
13-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 88     Current Text in .HTML format  Revise close of late voter registrationTed Washburn  (R) HD 69 
12-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 134   Current Text in .HTML format  Create and fund local government committeeBill Nooney  (R) HD 100 
12-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 30     Current Text in .HTML format  Youth election judgesFranke Wilmer  (D) HD 64 
12-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 54     Current Text in .HTML format  Separate index for Montana ConstitutionPat Ingraham  (R) HD 13 
12-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 58     Current Text in .HTML format  Eliminate social security contribution account from state lawPat Ingraham  (R) HD 13 
09-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 144   Current Text in .HTML format  Clarify return to employment for public officersDave McAlpin  (D) HD 94 
09-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 145   Current Text in .HTML format  Legislator stipend during interimDave McAlpin  (D) HD 94 
09-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 89     Current Text in .HTML format  Revise law on election of legislative officers in case of tie voteKen Peterson  (R) HD 46 
08-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 155   Current Text in .HTML format  Require state agencies to develop procedures to protect personal informationJP Pomnichowski  (D) HD 63 
08-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 23     Current Text in .HTML format  Remove statutory references to Legislative Administration CommitteesDennis Himmelberger  (R) HD 47 
08-JAN-098:00 AM455HB 37     Current Text in .HTML format  Language modernization of MCA for comprehensibility and gender neutralityMargarett H Campbell  (D) HD 31 

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Committee Members

MemberAssignment
Dennis Himmelberger  (R) HD 47Chair
Sue Dickenson  (D) HD 25Vice Chair
James O'Hara  (R) HD 18Vice Chair
Russell Bean  (R) HD 17Member
Tony Belcourt  (D) HD 32Member
Joel Boniek  (R) HD 61Member
Frosty Boss Ribs  (D) HD 15Member
Dee Brown  (R) HD 3Member
Mary Caferro  (D) HD 80Member
Betsy Hands  (D) HD 99Member
Gordon R Hendrick  (R) HD 14Member
Pat Ingraham  (R) HD 13Member
Gary MacLaren  (R) HD 89Member
Sue Malek  (D) HD 98Member
Mike Phillips  (D) HD 66Member
Kendall Van Dyk  (D) HD 49Member
Ted Washburn  (R) HD 69Member
Franke Wilmer  (D) HD 64Member
Sheri HeffelfingerLegislative Branch Staffer
Marshall McEwenSecretary

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