SENATE JOURNAL
TWELFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Helena, Montana Senate Chambers
January 18, 1997 State Capitol
Senate convened at 8:00 a.m. President Aklestad presiding. Invocation by Reverend Tom Banks. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll call. All members present except Senators McCarthy, Harp, Miller, Thomas, Estrada, Emerson, Benedict, Gage, Halligan and Franklin, excused. Quorum present.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
BILLS AND JOURNAL (Miller, Chairman): 1/18/97
Correctly printed: SB 10, SB 11, SB 14, SB 16, SB 33, SB 38, SB 52, SB 65, SB 101, SB 121, SB 135, SB 141, SB 190, SB 191, SB 192, SB 193.
Correctly engrossed: SB 19, SB 54, SB 58, SB 60, SB 63, SB 69, SB 77, SB 94, SB 103, SB 115.
LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION (Foster, Chairman): 1/17/97
MR. PRESIDENT:
We, your committee on Legislative Administration recommend that employment of the following attaches of the Senate be terminated as of 5:00 p.m, Saturday, January 18, 1997:
TITLE NAME
Pages: Craig Mingay
Michelle McNulty
Chanda Hermanson
Jeff Rosh
Garrett Blomquist
Steven Webb
Sara Schlemmer
Shannon Meeks
and recommend that the following attaches of the Senate be employed as of 8:00 a.m., Monday, January 20, 1997:
TITLE NAME
Pages: Sarah Black - Helena
Erin Edwards - Big Sandy
Kari Langley - Helena
Katie Ottenheimer - Great Falls
Hale Redding - Big Horn
Annie Ryan - Great Falls
Sharon Wallin - Fortine
Report adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE OTHER HOUSE
House bills passed and transmitted to the Senate for concurrence: 1/17/97
HB 22, introduced by Kottel
HB 32, introduced by Peck
HB 75, introduced by Hagener
HB 143, introduced by Barnett
HB 144, introduced by Simon
HB 148, introduced by Harrington
HB 118, introduced by Grady
MOTIONS
SB 129 - Senator Crismore moved that Anderson and Stang be added as sponsors to SB 129. Motion carried.
FIRST READING AND COMMITMENT OF BILLS
The following bills were introduced, read first time, and referred to committees:
SB 194, introduced by Keating and Harp, referred to Committee on Taxation.
SJR 3, introduced by Cole, Crismore, Keating, Grosfield and Mohl, referred to Committee on State Administration.
Senator Emerson present at this time.
SECOND READING OF BILLS
(COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE)
Majority Whip Foster moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of business on second reading. Motion carried. Senator Baer in the Chair.
Mr. President: We, your Committee of the Whole, having had under consideration business on second reading, recommend as follows:
SB 52 - Senator Crismore moved SB 52 do pass. Motion carried unanimously.
SB 54 - Senator Shea moved SB 54 do pass. Motion carried as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Nelson, Shea, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 38
Nays: Glaser, Mahlum, Sprague.
Total 3
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 58 - Senator Swysgood moved SB 58 do pass. Motion carried unanimously.
SB 65 - Senator Devlin moved SB 65 do pass. Motion carried with Senators Grosfield and Hargrove voting nay.
SB 69 - Senator Waterman moved SB 69 do pass. Motion carried as follows:
Yeas: Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 37
Nays: Baer, Emerson, Mohl.
Total 3
Absent or not voting: Nelson.
Total 1
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 101 - Senator Beck moved SB 101 do pass. Motion carried unanimously.
Senator Foster moved the committee rise and report. Motion carried. Committee arose. Senate resumed. President Aklestad in the Chair. Chairman Baer moved that the Committee of the Whole report be adopted. Report adopted.
THIRD READING OF BILLS
The following bills having been read three several times, title and history agreed to, were disposed of in the following manner:
SB 10 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Nelson, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 38
Nays: Brooke, Mohl, Toews.
Total 3
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 11 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hertel, Jabs, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Shea, Sprague, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 34
Nays: Bartlett, Hargrove, Holden, Jenkins, Nelson, Stang, Swysgood.
Total 7
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 14 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Nelson, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 41
Nays: None.
Total 0
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 16 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Nelson, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 41
Nays: None.
Total 0
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 33 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Nelson, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 41
Nays: None.
Total 0
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 38 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Nelson, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 41
Nays: None.
Total 0
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 103 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Nelson, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 41
Nays: None.
Total 0
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
SB 135 passed as follows:
Yeas: Baer, Bartlett, Beck, Bishop, Brooke, Burnett, Christiaens, Cole, Crippen, Crismore, DePratu, Devlin, Doherty, Eck, Emerson, Foster, Glaser, Grosfield, Hargrove, Hertel, Holden, Jabs, Jenkins, Jergeson, Keating, Lynch, Mahlum, McNutt, Mesaros, Mohl, Nelson, Shea, Sprague, Stang, Swysgood, Taylor, Toews, Van Valkenburg, Waterman, Wilson, Mr. President.
Total 41
Nays: None.
Total 0
Absent or not voting: None.
Total 0
Excused: Benedict, Estrada, Franklin, Gage, Halligan, Harp, McCarthy, Miller, Thomas.
Total 9
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Committee meetings were announced by committee chairmen.
Majority Whip Foster moved that the Senate adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 1997. Motion carried.
Senate adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
ROSANA SKELTON GARY AKLESTAD
Secretary of Senate President of the Senate