Helena, Montana House Chambers

January 6, 1997 State Capitol

Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Montana, at the hour of 12:00 noon, the House of Representatives of the 55th Legislature of the State of Montana was called to order by the Honorable Mike Cooney, Secretary of the State of Montana.

Posting of the Colors by Major Kevin Collins and members of the Montana National Guard and Helena City Police Honor Guard and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag followed.

Invocation was given by Jim Rice:

LET'S PRAY!

Our God, we pause for a moment to say thank you for this great land -- this great state -- in which we are privileged to live.

We are thankful also for this state's leadership. The best of minds and abilities are represented here today, Montana is blessed, and we are grateful for their dedication. May these leaders remember Jesus' teaching about leadership -- that whoever would lead should be the servant of all -- and may they remember the example of leadership He showed when He washed the feet of His followers.

We pray for our statewide elected officials in the executive and judicial branches of state government, for their staffs, and the state employees who make everything happen. We ask for your blessing upon them.

And on this opening day of the 55th Legislature, we pray for those serving in this great democratic institution that embodies the collective voices of all Montanans. We are mindful of their sacrifice today, the disruption in their lives caused by leaving homes, families, and jobs, the inconvenience of moving to Helena and the difficulty of making prudent decisions within a 90-day time frame. Grant wisdom and strength to them and to the employees in the legislative agencies who work tirelessly in their support. In their toughest days, may these elected representatives recall your promise, recorded by the Psalmist, to "Call upon Me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee."

For All here, Lord, who give of themselves to serve us, we give thanks. And I pray today, in the interest of a better Montana, for a legislative session that is productive and successful.

AND EVERYONE SAID. . . .AMEN!

Chief Clerk Marilyn Miller called the roll by districts as follows: District No. 1, Marian W. Hanson; District No. 2, John Johnson; District No. 3, Tom Zook; District No. 4, Ellen Bergman; District No. 5, Lila V. Taylor; District No. 6, Gerald Pease; District No. 7, Don Holland; District No. 8, Bob Clark; District No. 9, H.S. (Sonny) Hanson; District No. 10, Royal C. Johnson; District No. 11, Kim Gillan; District No. 12, Loren L. Soft; District No. 13, Joan Hurdle; District No. 14, John Bohlinger; District No. 15, Wes Prouse; District No. 16, Jay Stovall; District No. 17, Billie Krenzler; District No. 18, Bruce T. Simon; District No. 19, Norm Mills; District No. 20, Peggy Arnott; District No. 21, Daniel W. McGee; District No. 22, Brad Molnar; District No. 23, Alvin Ellis, Jr., District No. 24, Robert R. Story, Jr.; District No. 25, Shiell W. Anderson; District No. 26, Bob Raney; District No. 27, Jack Wells; District No. 28, Rod Marshall; District No. 29, Beverly Barnhart; District No. 30, Emily Swanson; District No. 31, Steve Vick; District No. 32, Joe Barnett; District No. 33, Karl Ohs; District No. 34, Bill Tash; District No. 35, Haley Beaudry; District No. 36, Joe Quilici; District No. 37, Robert (Bob) Pavlovich; District No. 38, Dan W. Harrington; District No. 39, Duane Grimes; District No. 40, Gay Ann Masolo; District No. 41, William R. Wiseman; District No. 42, Trudi Schmidt; District No. 43, Diana Wyatt; District No. 44, Wm. (Bill) Ryan; District No. 45, Deb Kottel; District No. 46, Carley Tuss; District No. 47, Joe Tropila; District No. 48, Patrick G. (Pat) Galvin; District No. 49, Dick Simpkins; District No. 50, John Cobb; District No. 51, Chris Ahner; District No. 52, Hal Harper; District No. 53, David Ewer; District No. 54, Chase Hibbard; District No. 55, Edward (Ed) J. Grady; District No. 56, Liz Smith; District No. 57, Wm. (Red) Menahan; District No. 58, Doug Mood; District No. 59, Cliff Trexler; District No. 60, Allan Walters; District No. 61, Dorothy C. Simpson; District No. 62, Matt Brainard; District No. 63, Matt Denny; District No. 64, Vicki Cocchiarella; District No. 65, Jon Ellingson; District No. 66, Diane Sands; District No. 67, Bill Carey; District No. 68, Carolyn Squires; District No. 69, Bob Ream; District No. 70, Linda McCulloch; District No. 71, Sylvia Bookout; District No. 72, Paul Bankhead; District No. 73, Rick Jore; District No. 74, John A. Mercer; District No. 75, Bob Keenan; District No. 76, Paul Sliter; District No. 77, Rod Bitney; District No. 78, Tim Dowell; District No. 79, William E. Boharski; District No. 80, Bob Lawson; District No. 81, Aubyn A Curtiss; District No. 82, Scott J. Orr; District No. 83, Douglas T. Wagner; District No. 84, Darrel Adams; District No. 85, George Heavy Runner; District No. 86, Harriet Hayne; District No. 87, John (Sam) Rose; District No. 88, Gary Feland; District No. 89, Roger DeBruycker; District No. 90, Toni Hagener; District No. 91, Ray Peck; District No. 92, Matt McCann; District No. 93, Dick Knox; District No. 94, Larry Hal Grinde; District No. 95, Ernest Bergsagel; District No. 96, Sam Kitzenberg; District No. 97, Charles R. Devaney; District No. 98, Bill Whitehead; District No. 99, Betty Lou Kasten; District No. 100, William Rehbein, Jr. All members present except Kottel, excused.

Mike Cooney, Secretary of the State of Montana extended greetings to the members on behalf of the State of Montana and delivered the following address:

It is a great privilege to once again stand before you today to call to order the meeting of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-Fifth Legislature. I congratulate all of you for the honor of being chosen by Montanans to represent them here in this most august body.

As always, there are many difficult problems that this Legislature will have to deal with. Being a state legislator is not an easy task and you will need to call upon all your skills, talents, and knowledge over the next ninety days to do your job as representatives effectively.

As you work on tough problems together, think not of yourselves as Republicans or Democrats, but as Montanans who have a common goal of making this state the best it possibly can be.

As a former state legislator, I know how stressful and straining an experience a legislative session can be. There are bills that you fervently want to see enacted into law and other bills that you equally want to make sure are not passed into law.

It is easy in the long days and nights of a legislative session to forget that what separates us is not the goal we seek, a better Montana, but only in how we try to go about reaching that goal.

What course we decide to take to reach that end is where the difficulties arise. For sometimes it seems each public official has his or her own idea about what path to take.

As secretary of state and as state legislators, we are elected officials. That means we are public servants and our job is to do what the people of Montana want.

What Montanans want is a common sense approach to government where problems are solved by having everyone sit down together and working out a solution that gets the job done.

We should never forget that as elected officials, our bosses, the people of Montana, hired us to do a job and to do that job sometimes we must set aside our personal differences to serve the public interest. You have a right, even a responsibility, to fight for what you think is right and what will benefit your constituents. However, while it is all right to disagree, it is wrong to be disagreeable.

And just as we have bosses, as in the private sector, we also have customers whom we must serve as well. Customers who will decide not only if we have done our job, but if we have done our job well.

These customers are not just the Montanans who elected us, but also those Montanans of future generations who will reap the benefits of your actions. It is this group, our children and our grandchildren, who have the most to gain by what actions you take as you lead Montana toward the next millennium. And that is what we must remember.

For while a good public servant fixes the problems of the day, a great leader solves the challenges of tomorrow.

With the many demands upon your time over the next ninety days, it will be easy to settle for a "quick fix" and lose sight of our long-term goal. Do not fall into that trap; always keep in mind that it will be future generations who will inherit what we leave for them.

Our grandparents left us a great state. One built upon a robust economy, a rich and bountiful environment, a quality education system, and a strong sense of community. It should be not just your goal as legislators, but the goal of all Montanans, to leave those who will come after us an even greater state.

The only way to accomplish this, as all great leaders have known, is to have everyone work together, putting aside personal differences to help build a better tomorrow.

I congratulate you again on being elected to serve in the Fifty-Fifth Legislative Session. These are exciting times for Montana, for while our challenges are great, the prospects for the future have never been brighter. Thank you and good luck.

Secretary of State Cooney then introduced Supreme Court Justice Karla Gray who administered the following oath of office:

"I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Montana and that I will discharge the duties of my office as a member of the House of Representatives with fidelity, so help me God."

Secretary of State Cooney informed the members of the House of Representatives that he had been advised that all oaths of office had been signed and received. These were presented to Justice Gray for her acknowledgment and then filed in Secretary of State Cooney's office.

Secretary of State Cooney called for nominations for Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Representative Grinde nominated Representative John Mercer, District No. 74.

Representative Cocchiarella moved Representative Mercer be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives by acclamation. Motion carried.

Secretary of State Cooney declared Representative John Mercer, District No. 74, duly elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 55th Legislature.

Representatives Grinde and Cocchiarella escorted the newly elected Speaker to the rostrum where he was formally introduced by Secretary of State Cooney and presented with the Speaker's gavel.

The Sergeant-at-Arms escorted Secretary of State Cooney, Justice Gray and Jim Rice from the House Chamber.

The Speaker introduced his family, then delivered his acceptance remarks.

Representative Cocchiarella addressed the House members with the following:

Welcome and good afternoon. On behalf of the Minority Leadership, I congratulate the distinguished members before me and sincerely look forward to working with each one of you. Before I begin, please let me share a quick story. At a dinner that my daughter and I attended, the Master of Ceremonies eloquently spoke for a long while. My daughter leaned over to me; unaware that she would be heard by everyone at the dinner, she asked why the man was speaking so long when he had nothing to say. In tribute to my daughter, and my colleagues, I will keep my statements short and to the point.

Today we welcome the convening of the 55th Montana State Legislature. The fine people of Montana have sent us here to work to make their individual voices heard. We cannot forget that we were elected by the people of Montana to protect what we have, to solve the problems of our state, and to preserve that which we hold so dear for this and future generations.

As members of the legislative body, we bear the responsibility of solving the problems of our state. We owe it to ourselves, our constituents, our colleagues, and most of all, our children to make Montana a better place. We must cooperate to make hard, tough decisions. Always as we work we must remember that we are also the mouthpieces for those who cannot speak, those who need our help, those who cannot vote, our children. Montanans made their choice: they voted, and they sent us here, Democrats and Republicans alike. We are committed to doing their will.

Thanks to the thousands of hard working Montanans, our state is not in the financial crisis that it faced just a short decade ago. Increased economic activity has brought prosperity to many Montana families and businesses. As Henry David Thoreau once said, "Success is a journey, and not a destination." Our journey is sometimes rocky but Montanans never let a rocky road stop them. Now, we must work even harder to make sure that Montana's prosperity continues so that Thomas John Mercer, Katherine Ann Kitzenberg, Lindsay Daniels, Tracy and Jennifer McMickel, Cara and Mike Cocchiarella, all our children and theirs have the opportunity to live and raise their families here in our wonderful state.

Montana is truly the last best place to live. Our heritage, our environment, our dedication to hard, honest work make Montana what it is today. However, we cannot compromise these values for quick fixes that can put our state in jeopardy. We must make long term commitments and have future vision to make Montana the place we have come to expect. We owe it to ourselves and to our families.

Our children are being raised at a wonderful time. They are now speeding along on the information highway at incredible speeds. Things are moving quickly and we must move with them in order to give our children the education they deserve. We should remember that our children are our most precious resource and it is our responsibility to make sure they receive the best possible education. Education is the tourniquet to stop the massive bleeding in our corrections system. A productive citizen is educated. An educated society does not need more prisons.

However, we must also remember that quality education comes at a high price. We cannot compromise our children's future to save a buck. We should do everything we can to ensure that our teachers, administrators and local school officials can work with parents on a regular basis to prepare our children for the challenges of tomorrow. We must support that important process of learning.

Our citizens expect fairness and respect for their individual rights. And they expect us to do no less - we will do what we have to to defend them from the loss of their rights. Government should not be perceived as one of those rocks in the road but as pavement to make the journey easier.

The minority looks forward, with eager dedication, to working with the majority. I believe that all of us came here with good intentions. We just take different paths to get there. If we direct our energies and are always mindful of our children's future in Montana, we will have done the job we were sent to do. Let's join hands and get the job done.

Representative Ohs moved the following individuals be nominated as officers of the House of Representatives for the 55th Legislature.

Speaker Pro Tempore - Representative Marian Hanson

Chief Clerk - Marilyn Miller

Sergeant-at-Arms - Darolyn Skelton

Representative Cocchiarella moved a unanimous ballot be cast for the previously named nominees. Motion carried.

Chief Clerk Marilyn Miller announced that the caucuses have elected the following officials:

House Majority Leader - Representative Larry Grinde

House Minority Leader - Representative Vicki Cocchiarella

House Majority Whip - Representative Karl Ohs

House Minority Whip - Representative Tim Dowell

Representative Grinde moved that the joint rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 54th Legislature be the temporary rules of the 55th Legislature.

Representative Grinde moved that the House rules of the 54th Legislature be the temporary rules of the 55th Legislature.

Representative Grinde moved the Speaker appoint a committee of four members to notify the Governor that the House is now organized and ready to do business. Motion carried.

Mr. Speaker appointed Representatives Smith, Barnhart, Quilici, and Grady.

Representative Grinde moved the Speaker appoint a committee of four members to notify the Senate that the House is now organized and ready to do business.

Mr. Speaker appointed Representatives Hayne, Menahan, Hagener, and Simpkins.

Representative Grinde moved the Speaker appoint a committee of four members to notify the Supreme Court that the House is now organized and ready to do business.

Mr. Speaker appointed Representatives Barnett, Taylor, Ellingson, and Swanson.

The committees were discharged from the chamber.

Mr. Speaker directed the House to stand at ease to await the report of the Select Committee from the Senate and the three Select Committees of the House.

A committee from the Senate composed of Senators Keating, Miller, and Nelson was admitted and reported to the House that the Senate was organized and ready for any legislation the House might care to send it.

The committee appointed to notify the Governor that the House is ready for business reported it had done so. The committee was thanked and discharged.

The committee appointed to notify the Supreme Court that the House is ready for business reported it had done so. The committee was thanked and discharged.

The committee appointed to notify the Senate that the House is ready for business reported it had done so. The committee was thanked and discharged.

The following employees were recommended to be hired by the 55th Legislature:

Chief Clerk - Marilyn Miller

Assistant Chief Clerks - Marilyn Petek, Louise Sullivan

Permanent Page to Chief Clerk - Nikki Hinebauch

Journal Clerk - Kirsten Cavanaugh

Assistant Journal Clerk - Benjamin Graham

Bills Clerk - Carolyn Renaud

Status Input Technician - Elaine Eck

Bills Coordinator - Sharon Westlake

Assistant Amendments Coordinator/Reading Clerk - David Halvorson

Amendments Coordinator - Gerry Dover

Sergeant-at-Arms - Darolyn Skelton

Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms - Timothy Racicot

Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms - Dan Ritter

Bills Distribution Clerk - John Powers

Doormen - Ben Hainlin/Bob Griffith

Security Guards - Terry Janeway, Don Ramage, Mike Sass, Karl Kallin

Permanent Page - Jennie Orr

Mary Lou Schmitz - Agriculture

Margie Peterson - Appropriations

Connie Jacobs - Education

Elaine Benedict - General Government

Ellen Garrity - Human Services

Hope Spriggs - Institutions

Debbie Rostocki - Long-Range Building Program

Theda Rossberg - Natural Resources

Pati O'Reilly - Business & Labor

Alberta Strachan - Education

Alberta Strachan - Fish, Wildlife, Parks

Meg Angell - Select-Corrections

Mary Lou Schmitz - Transportation

Jaelene Racicot - Human Services

Joanne Gunderson - Judiciary

Debbie Thompson - Local Government

Stephanie Braun - Natural Resources

Keri Burkhardt - State Administration

Donna Grace - Taxation

Betsy Hallowell

Mary Lou Bruno

Annabelle Glenn

Karen Cutler

Rita Orr

Bernie Lee

Donna Reed

Aide to Rep. Boharski - Harry Egolf/Margaret Boharski

Secretary to Speaker - Keithi Worthington

Aide to Speaker - Steve Snezek

Secretary to Majority Leader - Travis Rothweiler

Aide to Majority Leader - Myrl DeBruycker

Permanent Page to Majority Offices - Katie Good

Secretary to Minority Leader - Peter Parisot

Aide to Minority Leader - Jay Driscoll

Permanent Page to Minority Offices - Bill Rigler

The following House bills were introduced, read first time, and referred to committees:

HB 1, introduced by Zook, referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 2, introduced by Zook, (by request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 3, introduced by Zook, (by request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 4, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 5, introduced by Bergsagel, (by request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 6, introduced by Bergsagel, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 7, introduced by Bergsagel, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 8, introduced by Bergsagel, (by request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 9, introduced by Bergsagel, (by request of the Montana Arts Council and the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 10, introduced by Quilici, (by request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 11, introduced by Zook, (by request of the Department of Commerce and the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 12, introduced by Quilici, Bergsagel, (by request of the Department of Environmental Quality and the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 13, introduced by Wiseman, (by request of the Governor) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 14, introduced by R. Johnson, (by request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 15, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 16, introduced by Pavlovich, referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 17, introduced by Pavlovich, (by request of the Joint Interim Subcommittee on Veterans' Needs) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 18, introduced by J. Johnson, (by request of the Joint Interim Subcommittee on Veterans' Needs) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 19, introduced by Pavlovich, (by request of the Joint Interim Subcommittee on Veterans' Needs) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 20, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HB 21, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 22, introduced by Kottel, (by request of the Joint Interim Subcommittee on State Management Systems) referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 23, introduced by Ohs, (by request of the Joint Interim Subcommittee on State Management Systems) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 24, introduced by Hagener, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 25, introduced by Ewer, Peck, Hertel, Jergeson, Hibbard, referred to Committee on Education.

HB 26, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 27, introduced by Simon, referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 28, introduced by Rose, referred to Committee on Education.

HB 29, introduced by Bohlinger, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 30, introduced by Hayne, (by request of the Montana Historical Society) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 31, introduced by Heavy Runner, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 32, introduced by Peck, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 33, introduced by Kasten, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 34, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 35, introduced by DeBruycker, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 36, introduced by Ewer, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 37, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HB 38, introduced by Rose, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 39, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Legislative Finance Committee) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 40, introduced by Cobb, (by request of the Department of Justice) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 41, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 42, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 43, introduced by Bankhead, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 44, introduced by Devaney, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 45, introduced by Trexler, referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 46, introduced by Grinde, (by request of the State Auditor) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 47, introduced by Ellis, (by request of the Governor) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 48, introduced by Quilici, Pavlovich, (by request of the Department of Military Affairs) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 49, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Education.

HB 50, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 51, introduced by Trexler, referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 52, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Education.

HB 53, introduced by Bohlinger, referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 54, introduced by Bohlinger, referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 55, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 56, introduced by R. Johnson, (by request of the Board of Housing) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 57, introduced by DeBruycker, (by request of the Department of Agriculture) referred to Committee on Agriculture.

HB 58, introduced by Ewer, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 59, introduced by R. Johnson, Stovall, Mills, referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 60, introduced by Rose, referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 61, introduced by Wiseman, (by request of the Public Employees' Retirement Board) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 62, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 63, introduced by Harrington, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 64, introduced by Ewer, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 65, introduced by Menahan, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 66, introduced by Cocchiarella, (by request of the Joint Oversight Committee on Children and Families) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 67, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 68, introduced by McGee, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 69, introduced by Hagener, Bartlett, referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 70, introduced by Hibbard, (by request of the Revenue Oversight Committee) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 71, introduced by Mood, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 72, introduced by Quilici, Pavlovich, referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 73, introduced by Mood, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 74, introduced by Masolo, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 75, introduced by Hagener, Miller, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 76, introduced by Masolo, referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 77, introduced by Simpkins, referred to Committee on Education.

HB 78, introduced by Simpkins, referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 79, introduced by Simpkins, referred to Committee on Education.

HB 80, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 81, introduced by Devaney, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 82, introduced by Hibbard, (by request of the Department of Revenue) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 83, introduced by Bergsagel, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 84, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 85, introduced by Harper, (by request of the Secretary of State) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 86, introduced by Hibbard, (by request of the Department of Transportation) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 87, introduced by M. Hanson, (by request of the Department of Revenue) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 88, introduced by M. Hanson, (by request of the Department of Revenue) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 89, introduced by Kottel, (by request of the Joint Interim Subcommittee on State Management Systems) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 90, introduced by Wiseman, (by request of the Committee on Public Employee Retirement Systems) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 91, introduced by Wiseman, (by request of the Committee on Public Employee Retirement Systems) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 92, introduced by Tash, (by request of the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks) referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HB 93, introduced by Hagener, Jenkins, Peck, Jergeson, referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 94, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 95, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 96, introduced by R. Johnson, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 97, introduced by Devaney, (by request of the Department of Transportation) referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 98, introduced by Clark, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 99, introduced by Trexler, referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 100, introduced by Soft, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 101, introduced by Bergsagel, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 102, introduced by Beaudry, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 103, introduced by Bookout-Reinicke, (by request of the State Auditor) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 104, introduced by Hagener, (by request of the Office of Public Instruction) referred to Committee on Education.

HB 105, introduced by Barnett, Hargrove, Swysgood, (by request of the Department of Agriculture) referred to Committee on Agriculture.

HB 106, introduced by Harper, (by request of the Secretary of State) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 107, introduced by Kasten, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 108, introduced by Swanson, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 109, introduced by Harper, (by request of the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks) referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HB 110, introduced by Swanson, (by request of the Governor and the Department of Justice) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 111, introduced by Ahner, (by request of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Justice) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 112, introduced by Ahner, (by request of the Teachers' Retirement Board) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 113, introduced by McCulloch, (by request of the Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Study Commission) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 114, introduced by McCulloch, (by request of the Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Mental Health Study Commission) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 115, introduced by Grimes, Shea, (by request of the Department of Labor) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 116, introduced by Pavlovich, (by request of the State Auditor) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 117, introduced by Pavlovich, (by request of the State Auditor) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 118, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Department of Environmental Quality) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 119, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Office of Public Instruction) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 120, introduced by Rose, referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 121, introduced by Simpkins, (by request of the Teachers' Retirement Board) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 122, introduced by McGee, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 123, introduced by Simpkins, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 124, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 125, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 126, introduced by Cobb, referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 127, introduced by J. Johnson, (by request of the Department of Justice).

HB 128, introduced by Soft, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 129, introduced by Soft, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 130, introduced by M. Hanson, referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 131, introduced by Simon, (by request of the State Auditor) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 132, introduced by Knox, Mesaros, Doherty, Grosfield, Ryan, Orr, Brooke, (by request of the Environmental Quality Council) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 133, introduced by Menahan, (by request of the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks) referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HB 134, introduced by J. Johnson, (by request of the Teachers' Retirement Board) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 135, introduced by Smith, (by request of the Board of Pardons and Parole) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 136, introduced by Wiseman, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 137, introduced by Smith, Beck, referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 138, introduced by R. Johnson, (by request of the Department of Corrections) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 139, introduced by Swanson, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 140, introduced by Krenzler, referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 141, introduced by Keenan, Bergsagel, (by request of the Legislative Audit Committee) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 142, introduced by Kasten, (by request of the Board of Regents) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 143, introduced by Barnett, (by request of the State Auditor) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 144, introduced by Simon, (by request of the Legislative Audit Committee) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 145, introduced by Peck, (by request of the Office of Public Instruction) referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 146, introduced by R. Johnson, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 147, introduced by Kasten, (by request of the Department of Revenue) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 148, introduced by Harrington, (by request of the Department of Revenue) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 149, introduced by R. Johnson, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 150, introduced by R. Johnson, referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 151, introduced by Marshall, (by request of the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks) referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HB 152, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Department of Environmental Quality) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 153, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Department of Environmental Quality) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 154, introduced by Taylor, (by request of the Department of Environmental Quality) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 155, introduced by Tropila, (by request of the State Auditor) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 156, introduced by Grady, (by request of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 157, introduced by Barnhart, referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 158, introduced by Barnhart, referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 159, introduced by Barnhart, (by request of the Joint Oversight Committee on Children and Families) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 160, introduced by Tash, (by request of the Department of Environmental Quality) referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 161, introduced by Barnhart, referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 162, introduced by Denny, (by request of the Department of Environmental Quality) referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 163, introduced by Menahan, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 164, introduced by Tuss, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 165, introduced by Tuss, (by request of the Department of Commerce) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 166, introduced by Zook, Grosfield, (by request of the Legislative Finance Committee) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 167, introduced by McCulloch, (by request of the Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Study Commission) referred to Committee on Select Corrections.

HB 168, introduced by R. Johnson, (by request of the Department of Public Health and Human Services) referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 169, introduced by Zook, Van Valkenburg, (by request of the Legislative Finance Committee) referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 170, introduced by Ahner, (by request of the Public Employees' Retirement Board) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 171, introduced by Raney, (by request of the Legislative Finance Committee) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HB 172, introduced by Soft, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HB 173, introduced by Squires, (by request of the Public Employees' Retirement Board) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 174, introduced by Smith, (by request of the Public Employees' Retirement Board) referred to Committee on State Administration.

HB 175, introduced by Ream, referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HB 176, introduced by Orr, referred to Committee on Taxation.

HJR 1, introduced by Kitzenberg, referred to Committee on Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

HJR 2, introduced by Harrington, (by request of the Revenue Oversight Committee) referred to Committee on Taxation.

HJR 3, introduced by DeBruycker, referred to Committee on Business & Labor.

HJR 4, introduced by McCann, (by request of the Department of Administration) referred to Committee on State Administration.

Committee meetings were announced by committee chairmen.

Representative Grinde moved the House adjourn until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 7, 1997. Motion carried.

House adjourned at 1:15 p.m.

John Mercer, Speaker

Marilyn Miller, Chief Clerk