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Rep. DENNIS LENZ (R) - HD53

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BILLINGS, MT 59104

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Email: Dennis.Lenz@mtleg.gov

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House: 2013 2017 2019 2021

In the Session of 2021:

Associated Bills Committee Assignments Committee Hearings

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC0342	HB 90	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	01/28/2021	Create an emergency protective services hearing in CPS removals
LC0346	HB 60	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	01/26/2021	Clarify terminology used in voluntary CPS placement process
LC3231	HB 244	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	01/26/2021	Revise death penalty laws related to lethal injection
LC0504	HB 155	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	01/13/2021	Revise laws related to reimbursement for certain Medicaid services
LC0345	HB 57	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	01/12/2021	Revise requirements related to CPS placements in congregate care

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC0342	HB 90	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	01/28/2021	Create an emergency protective services hearing in CPS removals
LC0346	HB 60	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	01/26/2021	Clarify terminology used in voluntary CPS placement process
LC3231	HB 244	Requester	(H) Referred to Committee	01/26/2021	Revise death penalty laws related to lethal injection
LC3231	HB 244	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	01/26/2021	Revise death penalty laws related to lethal injection
LC3319	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	01/23/2021	Establish the Montana children's rights act
LC0552	SB 77	Requester	(S) Hearing	01/15/2021	Revise special district financing and dissolution provisions
LC3002	None	Requester	(C) Draft to Requester for Review	01/13/2021	Generally revise funding for the Montana Historical Society
LC0504	HB 155	Requester	(H) Referred to Committee	01/13/2021	Revise laws related to reimbursement for certain Medicaid services
LC0504	HB 155	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	01/13/2021	Revise laws related to reimbursement for certain Medicaid services
LC0345	HB 57	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	01/12/2021	Revise requirements related to CPS placements in congregate care
LC0343	HB 39	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	12/24/2020	Provide for continued interim review of child protective services matters
LC0951	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/10/2020	Generally revise laws related to minors
LC0952	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/10/2020	Generally revise laws related to minors
LC0953	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/10/2020	Generally revise laws related to minors
LC0500	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws to provide for additional screening of newborn infants
LC0501	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Provide for a foster parent rights act
LC0502	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise child protective services laws
LC0503	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws relating to the child and family ombudsman
LC0505	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws regarding interactions between DPHHS and child and family ombudsman
LC0506	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws regarding child and family ombudsman reports
LC0507	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise social worker licensing laws
LC0508	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws regarding access to child protective services records
LC0509	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws relating to legal standing for foster parents
LC0510	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Allow use of information from other states in child protective services cases
LC0511	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws on social worker roles
LC0513	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise laws relating to child and family services
LC0514	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise laws relating to the child and family ombudsman
LC0515	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise Medicaid laws
LC0512	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Revise laws relating to child protective services hearings
LC0516	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise laws relating to child and family services
LC0517	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise laws relating to the child and family ombudsman
LC0518	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise Medicaid laws
LC0519	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise laws relating to child and family services
LC0520	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise laws relating to the child and family ombudsman
LC0521	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	10/01/2020	Generally revise Medicaid laws

Committee Name	Seat
(H) Human Services	Chair
(H) Judiciary	Member
(H) Rules	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
01/29/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 209	Generally revise family laws relating to children and parents	(H) Judiciary	None
01/29/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 211	Provide compensation and assistance for secondary victims	(H) Judiciary	None
01/29/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 229	Generally revise insurance laws	(H) Judiciary	None
01/29/2021	3:00 PM	152	HB 208	Establishing requirements related to mental health services for birth mothers	(H) Human Services	None
01/28/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 230	Generally revise emergency and disaster laws	(H) Judiciary	None
01/28/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 234	Remove sunset on requirement that massage therapy businesses display licenses	(H) Judiciary	None
01/28/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 236	Revise local health board & health officer powers, duties, and penalties	(H) Judiciary	None
01/28/2021	8:00 AM	137	SB 4	Extend the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force	(H) Judiciary	None
01/28/2021	3:00 PM	152	HB 43	Expand practice of telemedicine	(H) Human Services	None
01/28/2021	3:00 PM	152	HB 90	Create an emergency protective services hearing in CPS removals	(H) Human Services	None
01/27/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 194	Generally revise vehicle liability insurance parameters	(H) Judiciary	None
01/27/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 215	Revise the definition of permissible fireworks	(H) Judiciary	None
01/27/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 218	Revise campus free speech laws	(H) Judiciary	None
01/27/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 223	Create statutory authority for sworn law enforcement officers to hold aliens	(H) Judiciary	None
01/27/2021	3:00 PM	152	HB 216	Allow Medicaid reimbursement for license outdoor behavioral programs	(H) Human Services	None
01/27/2021	3:00 PM	152	HR 1	Resolution to support health care workers	(H) Human Services	None
01/26/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 183	Eliminate requirement that offenders pay public defender fees	(H) Judiciary	None
01/26/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 189	Generally revise criminal sentencing and judgment laws	(H) Judiciary	None
01/26/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 200	Establish laws prohibiting sanctuary cities in Montana	(H) Judiciary	None
01/25/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 164	Revise temporary automatic domestic relations orders	(H) Judiciary	None
01/22/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 115	Increase penalties for 5th and subsequent DUI	(H) Judiciary	None
01/21/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 35	Establish a missing persons review commission	(H) Judiciary	None
01/21/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 98	Extending the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force and the LINC grant program	(H) Judiciary	None
01/21/2021	8:00 AM	137	HB 116	Indoor cleanup standards for methamphetamine	(H) Judiciary	None