2015 Legislative Bill Tracking List
March 26, 2015
The 64thsession of the Montana Legislature convened on January 5, 2015. MLTA is active on behalf of the membership and below is a list of the bills we are currently tracking and our position on each measure. You can access the useful state website for the latest on the 2015 session by going to:
M = Monitor O = OpposeS = Support SA = Support with Amendments
(**Positions subject to change as bills are amended.)
Total number Introduced Bills – 69
Bill Type - Number / LC Number / Primary Sponsor / Status / Status Date / Short Title / PositionHB20 / LC0227 / Ellie BoldmanHill (D)HD90 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Allow spouse to restore original name as part of dissolution filing / M
HB29 / LC0488 / TomJacobson (D)HD21 / (S) Hearing -- (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs / 03/18/2015; 8:00 AM, Rm 422 / Revise regulation and duties regarding real estate appraisers / M
HB36 / LC0399 / RyanLynch (D)HD76 / (H) Sent to Enrolling / 03/25/2015 / Allow water permit volume change due to incomplete use / M
HB39 / LC0401 / JeanPrice (D)HD24 / (S) Returned to House / 03/25/2015 / Allow electronic fund transfers for trust lands / M
HB52 / LC0259 / Mary AnnDunwell (D)HD84 / Chapter Number Assigned / 02/18/2015 / Revise electronic signature authority / M
HB63 / LC0467 / KathySwanson (D)HD77 / Chapter Number Assigned / 02/12/2015 / Revise licensing/regulation of engineers and land surveyors / M
HB94 / LC0435 / KellyFlynn (R)HD70 / Chapter Number Assigned / 02/25/2015 / Expand surplus lines of insurance / M
HB102 / LC0489 / RandallPinocci (R)HD19 / (H) Returned from Enrolling / 03/24/2015 / Revise regulation of persons involved in real estate transactions / M
HB103 / LC0425 / ZachBrown (D)HD63 / Chapter Number Assigned / 02/27/2015 / Revise duties of state auditor office related to insurance and securities laws / M
HB118 / LC0430 / BryceBennett (D)HD91 / (S) Returned to House with Amendments / 03/25/2015 / Allow for electronic delivery of insurance policies / M
HB119 / LC0438 / TomBerry (R)HD40 / (S) Hearing -- (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs / 03/13/2015; 8:00 AM, Rm 422 / Update insurance laws to meet NAIC accreditation standards / M
HB123 / LC0448 / DonaldWJones (R)HD46 / (S) Hearing -- (S) State Administration / 03/16/2015; 3:00 PM, Rm 335 / Generally revise public records laws / M
HB155 / LC0449 / MoffieFunk (D)HD82 / (H) Tabled in Committee* -- (H) Appropriations / 02/09/2015 / Provide for the development of a digital archives plan / M
HB164 / LC0673 / NicholasSchwaderer (R)HD14 / (H) Returned from Enrolling / 03/24/2015 / Generally revise laws to expedite recovery of trustee sale surplus funds / M
HB172 / LC1111 / David (Doc)Moore (R)HD92 / (H) Tabled in Committee* -- (H) Local Government / 01/27/2015 / Revise delinquent tax laws related to sale of tax lien / O
HB215 / LC1123 / RandallPinocci (R)HD19 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Revise board of realty laws / M
HB236 / LC0984 / Mary AnnDunwell (D)HD84 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Require plain language in public documents / M
HB261 / LC0354 / RyanLynch (D)HD76 / (H) Tabled in Committee* -- (H) Judiciary / 01/30/2015 / Revise laws regarding clerk of court fees for transmitting records / M
HB286 / LC1335 / TomJacobson (D)HD21 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Require roads to remain open during a dispute over legal access / O
HB302 / LC1359 / ForrestMandeville (R)HD57 / (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Local Government / 02/20/2015 / Prohibit the adoption of certain rebuttable presumptions related to subdivisions / M
HB304 / LC1334 / MitchTropila (D)HD26 / (H) Tabled in Committee* -- (H) Transportation / 02/13/2015 / Increase penalty for blocking a public road / O
HB367 / LC1327 / GeraldineCuster (R)HD39 / (H) Returned from Enrolling / 03/25/2015 / Generally revise local government fees / M
HB389 / LC1408 / JeffEssmann (R)HD54 / (H) 3rd Reading Failed* / 03/25/2015 / Require department of revenue review of tax exempt properties / M
HB417 / LC1664 / TomJacobson (D)HD21 / (H) Tabled in Committee* -- (H) Taxation / 03/10/2015 / Revise tax lien, sale, and title provisions re primary residence tax delinquency / O
HB441 / LC2123 / JeffEssmann (R)HD54 / (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Local Government / 03/23/2015 / Provide process for county abandonment/consolidation / M
HB463 / LC1129 / KellyMcCarthy (D)HD49 / (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Judiciary / 03/17/2015 / Revise laws related to asset forfeiture / M
HB467 / LC2023 / MikeMiller (R)HD80 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Clarify laws related to roads, access, and private property / M
HB484 / LC1127 / SteveLavin (R)HD8 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Require certain delivery and disclosure of utility bills / M
HB499 / LC1046 / SteveFitzpatrick (R)HD20 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Revise laws related to process servers / M
HB508 / LC2112 / RyanOsmundson (R)HD30 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Revise glass broker insurance laws / M
HB519 / LC2206 / CarlGlimm (R)HD6 / (S) Hearing -- (S) Natural Resources / 03/30/2015; 3:00 PM, Rm 303 / Generally revise exempt well laws / S
HB536 / LC2225 / TomBerry (R)HD40 / (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading / 03/26/2015 / Revise Captive Insurance Laws to Allow Political Subdivisions / M
HB548 / LC0945 / ForrestMandeville (R)HD57 / (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Local Government / 03/23/2015 / Revise laws regarding exemptions for certain divisions of land / O
HB556 / LC2244 / SteveLavin (R)HD8 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Generally revise vehicle titling and registration laws / M
HB557 / LC1208 / BillHarris (R)HD29 / (S) Hearing -- (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation / 03/17/2015; 3:00 PM, Rm 335 / Revise laws regarding legal fences / M
HB569 / LC1325 / ClaytonFiscus (R)HD43 / (H) Tabled in Committee* -- (H) Taxation / 03/10/2015 / Exempt portion of homestead market value from taxes / M
HB570 / LC2314 / ClaytonFiscus (R)HD43 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Revise flood plain notification process / M
HB581 / LC1128 / SteveLavin (R)HD8 / (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Generally revise landlord holdover remedies / M
HB621 / LC1154 / TomJacobson (D)HD21 / (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended -- (H) Taxation / 03/25/2015 / Revise tax lien, sale, and title laws related to residence tax delinquency / M
SB23 / LC0125 / RogerWebb (R)SD23 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Limiting liability for title insurers of condominiums converted to townhouses / O
SB24 / LC0126 / RogerWebb (R)SD23 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Generally revise condominium and townhouse ownership laws / O
SB25 / LC0127 / RogerWebb (R)SD23 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Generally revise condominium and townhouse ownership laws / O
SB34 / LC0402 / TomFacey (D)SD50 / (H) Hearing -- (H) Natural Resources / 03/13/2015; 3:00 PM, Rm 172 / Facilitate cabin and home-site sales / M
SB37 / LC0581 / JenniferFielder (R)SD7 / (H) Hearing -- (H) Natural Resources / 03/11/2015; 3:00 PM, Rm 172 / Revise laws for filing of exempt water right claims / M
SB51 / LC0494 / DickBarrett (D)SD45 / Chapter Number Assigned / 02/27/2015 / Require sharing of debt offset and collection information / M
SB54 / LC0258 / DickBarrett (D)SD45 / (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred -- (H) Taxation / 03/23/2015 / Provide taxpayers with additional access to confidential sales price information / O
SB56 / LC0077 / BradleyHamlett (D)SD15 / (S) Signed by Governor / 03/23/2015 / Revise river bed laws / M
SB58 / LC0400 / PatConnell (R)SD43 / Chapter Number Assigned / 02/25/2015 / Revise public notice for certain water rights / M
SB84 / LC0431 / MaryMcNally (D)SD24 / (H) Tabled in Committee -- (H) Business and Labor / 02/16/2015 / Revise claims history considerations in insurance policies / M
SB91 / LC0372 / FredThomas (R)SD44 / (H) Hearing -- (H) Taxation / 03/25/2015; 8:00 AM, Rm 152 / Revising laws related to reciprocal tax collection / M
SB98 / LC0421 / TomFacey (D)SD50 / Chapter Number Assigned / 02/17/2015 / Revise Montana mortgage laws / M
SB132 / LC1454 / GordonVance (R)SD34 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Requiring insurers to provide disclosure for aftermarket motor vehicle parts / M
SB156 / LC0508 / BruceTutvedt (R)SD3 / (S) Tabled in Committee* -- (S) Taxation / 03/06/2015 / Revise tax protest laws / M
SB162 / LC0923 / BobKeenan (R)SD5 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Require recording of mortgages and assignments of mortgages / O
SB171 / LC0017 / BruceTutvedt (R)SD3 / (H) Referred to Committee -- (H) Taxation / 03/10/2015 / Generally revise taxation of income, including the corporate income tax / M
SB201 / LC1333 / DuaneAnkney (R)SD20 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Require evidence of septic pumping within 3 years before sale of real property / M
SB203 / LC0052 / BradleyHamlett (D)SD15 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Revise exempt well laws / M
SB226 / LC0169 / RogerWebb (R)SD23 / (H) Tabled in Committee -- (H) Local Government / 03/12/2015 / Revise subdivision review criteria laws / M
SB229 / LC1974 / BruceTutvedt (R)SD3 / (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred -- (H) Natural Resources / 03/23/2015 / Extend historic county road or utility right-of-way application dates / M
SB232 / LC2260 / Frederick (Eric)Moore (R)SD19 / (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred -- (H) Agriculture / 03/13/2015 / Revise stream access laws to reflect Galt decision / M
SB234 / LC1455 / FredThomas (R)SD44 / (H) Hearing -- (H) Business and Labor / 03/25/2015; 8:30 AM, Rm 172 / Revise tax and fees for professional liability insurance / M
SB237 / LC2031 / MarkBlasdel (R)SD4 / (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred -- (H) Local Government / 03/13/2015 / Revise laws governing impact fees / M
SB253 / LC2107 / MaryMcNally (D)SD24 / (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred -- (H) Judiciary / 03/13/2015 / Provide for uniform act for powers of appointment for estate planning / M
SB271 / LC0468 / DianeSands (D)SD49 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Designating state auditor investigators as peace officers / M
SB306 / LC1793 / ElsieArntzen (R)SD26 / (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred -- (H) Judiciary / 03/25/2015 / Generally revise laws on notarial acts / S
SB346 / LC1118 / ElsieArntzen (R)SD26 / (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* / 02/27/2015 / Revise laws regarding mortgage loan originators / M
SB379 / LC1456 / GordonVance (R)SD34 / (H) Hearing -- (H) Business and Labor / 03/25/2015; 8:30 AM, Rm 172 / Revise Workers Compensation Laws Related To Administrative Expenses / M
SB415 / LC0470 / PatConnell (R)SD43 / (S) Hearing -- (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs / 03/26/2015; 8:00 AM, Rm 422 / Create presumptive illness for firefighters / M
SB420 / LC0450 / BradleyHamlett (D)SD15 / (S) Introduced / 03/25/2015 / Authorize lease contract with purchase option for Montana heritage center / M
Total number of Unintroduced Bills - 34
BillDraftNo.(LC No.) / Request
Date / Requestor / Status / Status
Date / Short Title / Position
LC0053 / 01/15/2014 / JohnBrenden (R)SD17 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/28/2015 / Prohibit payments to certain block management cooperators with easements / M
LC0067 / 03/05/2014 / JonathanWindy Boy (D)SD16 / (C) Draft On Hold / 09/05/2014 / Revise insurance laws / M
LC0092 / 04/29/2014 / Ellie BoldmanHill (D)HD90 / (C) Draft On Hold / 02/20/2015 / Revise public administrator services regarding persons subject to tax lien sale / M
LC0170 / 06/11/2014 / RickRipley (R)SD10 / (C) Draft Ready for Delivery / 01/13/2015 / Establish subdivision pre-application conceptual plan review / M
LC0290 / 08/01/2014 / BridgetSmith (D)HD31 / (C) Draft On Hold / 11/11/2014 / Revise railroad tax laws / M
LC0333 / 08/25/2014 / RogerWebb (R)SD23 / (C) Draft Canceled* / 01/29/2015 / Revise laws related to personal name information and property ownership / M
LC0459 / 09/19/2014 / RogerWebb (R)SD23 / (C) Draft On Hold / 09/23/2014 / Generally revise laws related to department of revenue real estate appraisals / M
LC0471 / 09/23/2014 / MaryCaferro (D)SD41 / (C) Draft On Hold / 11/29/2014 / Generally revise insurance laws / M
LC0472 / 09/23/2014 / MaryCaferro (D)SD41 / (C) Draft On Hold / 11/29/2014 / Generally revise insurance laws / M
LC0590 / 11/03/2014 / AndreaOlsen (D)HD100 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/02/2015 / Revise laws related to homeowners insurance / M
LC0811 / 11/12/2014 / SteveFitzpatrick (R)HD20 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/03/2014 / Revise insurance laws / M
LC1030 / 11/19/2014 / SteveFitzpatrick (R)HD20 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/15/2014 / Revise insurance laws / M
LC1031 / 11/19/2014 / SteveFitzpatrick (R)HD20 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/09/2014 / Revise insurance laws / M
LC1032 / 11/19/2014 / SteveFitzpatrick (R)HD20 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/01/2014 / Revise land development laws / M
LC1047 / 11/20/2014 / SteveFitzpatrick (R)HD20 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/08/2014 / Revise property laws / M
LC1088 / 11/20/2014 / JPPomnichowski (D)SD33 / (C) Draft On Hold / 11/26/2014 / Revise laws to allow the acceptance of electronic signatures / M
LC1153 / 11/28/2014 / TomJacobson (D)HD21 / (C) Draft Ready for Delivery / 01/20/2015 / Revise tax lien, sale, and title laws related to residence tax delinquency / M
LC1343 / 12/05/2014 / ChristyClark (R)HD17 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/19/2014 / Generally revise insurance laws / M
LC1390 / 12/05/2014 / MarkNoland (R)HD10 / (C) Draft Request Received / 12/05/2014 / Revise probate laws / M
LC1407 / 12/05/2014 / BruceTutvedt (R)SD3 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/20/2015 / Revise laws related to county road right-of-way purchases / M
LC1436 / 12/05/2014 / KirkWagoner (R)HD75 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/08/2014 / Revise laws related to protecting of electronic private financial information / M
LC1457 / 12/05/2014 / GordonVance (R)SD34 / (C) Draft Ready for Delivery / 01/05/2015 / Revise insurance laws related to repairs of motor vehicles / M
LC1458 / 12/05/2014 / GordonVance (R)SD34 / (C) Draft Ready for Delivery / 03/18/2015 / Revise laws relating to insure montana / M
LC1493 / 12/05/2014 / MikeLang (R)HD33 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/08/2014 / Revise and update railroad laws / M
LC1521 / 12/05/2014 / NateMcConnell (D)HD89 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/30/2014 / Provide for the uniform electronic legal material act / M
LC1628 / 12/05/2014 / Frederick (Eric)Moore (R)SD19 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/09/2014 / Generally revise banking laws / M
LC1662 / 12/05/2014 / TomJacobson (D)HD21 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/28/2015 / Provide for inventory of all county and public roads / M
LC1792 / 12/05/2014 / DanielRSalomon (R)HD93 / (C) Draft On Hold / 12/16/2014 / Generally revise mortgage, pledge, and lien laws / M
LC1873 / 12/05/2014 / AndreaOlsen (D)HD100 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/02/2015 / Generally revise insurance laws / M
LC1874 / 12/05/2014 / AndreaOlsen (D)HD100 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/02/2015 / Generally revise insurance laws / M
LC1941 / 12/05/2014 / BradleyHamlett (D)SD15 / (C) Draft On Hold / 02/04/2015 / Direct state purchase of abandoned railroad right-of-ways / M
LC1962 / 12/10/2014 / JeffreyWWelborn (R)HD72 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/24/2015 / Generally revise banking laws / M
LC2037 / 12/26/2014 / TomRichmond (R)HD56 / (C) Draft On Hold / 01/24/2015 / Generally revise insurance laws / M
LC2208 / 01/10/2015 / GeorgeGKipp (D)HD15 / (C) Draft Ready for Delivery / 03/09/2015 / Requiring planning & design for reconstructing U.S. Highway 89 north of Browning / M