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Rep. PAUL FIELDER (R) - HD13

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THOMPSON FALLS, MT 59873-2558

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Email: Paul.Fielder@legmt.gov

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Legislative Service

House: 2021 2023

In the Session of 2023:

Associated Bills Committee Assignments Committee Hearings

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC3380	HB 526	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	03/23/2023	Repeal state tax on social security income
LC3404	HB 372	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	03/14/2023	Establish right to hunt in Constitution
LC3406	HB 464	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Establish Judicial Transparency Act
LC3430	HB 626	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise election laws related to appointment process for legislative vacancy
LC3410	HB 627	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise wolf trapping laws
LC3411	HB 628	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise wolf trapping laws
LC3412	HB 630	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise black bear hunting laws

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC3380	HB 526	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	03/23/2023	Repeal state tax on social security income
LC3380	HB 526	Requester	(H) Hearing	03/23/2023	Repeal state tax on social security income
LC3404	HB 372	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	03/14/2023	Establish right to hunt in Constitution
LC3404	HB 372	Requester	(H) Hearing	03/14/2023	Establish right to hunt in Constitution
LC3406	HB 464	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Establish Judicial Transparency Act
LC3430	HB 626	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise election laws related to appointment process for legislative vacancy
LC3410	HB 627	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise wolf trapping laws
LC3411	HB 628	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise wolf trapping laws
LC3412	HB 630	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise black bear hunting laws
LC3406	HB 464	Requester	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Establish Judicial Transparency Act
LC3410	HB 627	Requester	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise wolf trapping laws
LC3411	HB 628	Requester	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise wolf trapping laws
LC3412	HB 630	Requester	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise black bear hunting laws
LC3430	HB 626	Requester	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Revise election laws related to appointment process for legislative vacancy
LC3408	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/10/2023	Establish uniform definitions of "citizen" and "resident" in the MCA
LC3416	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/10/2023	Revise election law violations and penalties
LC3419	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/07/2023	Revise laws regarding public participation process
LC3431	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/06/2023	Generally revise election laws
LC3432	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/01/2023	Generally revise election laws
LC3433	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/01/2023	Generally revise election laws
LC3418	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/30/2023	Revise laws regarding parents' rights
LC3428	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/30/2023	Generally revise tax laws
LC3429	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/30/2023	Generally revise tax laws
LC3407	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Edit	01/28/2023	Provide for financial guidelines for investment by the state
LC3405	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/15/2023	Revise late voter registration laws
LC3409	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Establish energy performance mechanism for dispatchable energy
LC3413	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Revise gas and electric metering laws
LC3414	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Revise gas and electric metering laws
LC3415	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Revise state natural resource management planning laws
LC3417	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Revise laws regarding patients' rights
LC3420	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Revise laws regarding electric vehicle charging facilities
LC3421	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Revise laws related to trapping reciprocity with other states
LC3422	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Generally revise mineral, oil, and gas laws
LC3423	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Generally revise mineral, oil, and gas laws
LC3424	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Generally revise natural resource laws
LC3425	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Generally revise natural resource laws
LC3426	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Generally revise fish, wildlife, and parks laws
LC3427	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/08/2022	Generally revise fish, wildlife, and parks laws

Committee Name	Seat
(H) (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	Member
(H) (H) Taxation	Chair
(J) (H) Joint Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Senate Fish & Game	Member
(H) (H) Rules	Member
(H) (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	Member
(H) (H) Joint Rules Committee	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
03/27/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 32	Revising pipeline safety regulation penalties	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/27/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 33	Repealing class C motor carrier regulations	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/27/2023	03:00 PM	472	SJ 10	Resolution against removal of Snake River dams	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 825	Provide funding to address affordable housing	(H) Taxation	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 829	Establish a Montana workforce housing tax credit	(H) Taxation	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 830	Optional alternative property tax payment schedule for primary residences	(H) Taxation	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 28	Provide funding for conservation districts	(H) Taxation	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	172	HB 826	Phase out prison prison pheasant program	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 324	Revise FWP information disclosure laws	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 356	Require notification to sheriff of game check stations	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	172	SJ 14	Resolution opposing bison introduction at Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 485	Revise tax rates for stripper oil production	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 634	Generally revise oil and gas laws	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 816	Revise distribution of surplus revenue	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 819	Create Montana community reinvestment act to fund workforce housing	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 832	Provide tax credit for early childhood workforce	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	SB 119	Provide tribal property tax exemption to tribal members	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 295	Revising laws to accommodate grizzly bear delisting	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 354	Reciprocity for out of state trappers	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 388	Revise nonresident bird hunting	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 109	Revise laws related to redistricting the PSC	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 208	Prohibit local governments from banning or limiting energy choices	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 274	Revising major facility siting act decision requirements	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 46	Remove new industry property classification	(H) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 64	Revise laws related to extension of individual income tax statute of limitations	(H) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 65	Revise statute of limitations for income tax refunds and credits	(H) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 81	Revise description of pipeline carrier for property tax purposes	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 3	Revise forest land taxation laws	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 16	Revise the distribution period for a Montana farm/ranch risk management account	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 54	Revise centrally assessed property appraisals	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 123	Require ballot for bond election to estimate additional taxes for residence	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 84	Revise laws related to hunting and aircraft use	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/16/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 85	Require management of delisted grizzly bears at sustainable levels	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/16/2023	03:00 PM	172	SB 281	Revise laws related to nonresident hunting and fishing	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
03/15/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 235	Revise social security income taxation	(H) Taxation	None
03/15/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 24	Require corporations to file electronic income tax returns	(H) Taxation	None
03/15/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 27	Revise MEDIA Act reporting requirements	(H) Taxation	None
03/15/2023	03:00 PM	472	SJ 5	Resolution urging Congress to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/15/2023	03:00 PM	472	SJ 6	Joint resolution to recognize the Indian boarding school experience	(H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations	None
03/14/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 818	Generally revise laws related to funding for school facilities	(H) Taxation	None
03/14/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 820	Provide property tax exemption for employer-provided housing	(H) Taxation	None