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Rep. ROSS FITZGERALD (R) - HD17

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PO BOX 207
POWER, MT 59468-0207

Primary ph: (406) 788-1443
Secondary ph: (406) 467-2032
Email: Ross.Fitzgerald@legmt.gov

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House: 2017 2019 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
LC0375	HB 100	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/07/2023	Require livestock containment for required animal disease testing
LC0722	HB 88	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/06/2023	Revise third-party permission at state superfund sites
LC0388	HB 59	Primary Sponsor	(S) 2nd Reading Concurred	02/03/2023	Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding
LC2477	HB 418	Primary Sponsor	(H) Introduced	02/03/2023	Revise limitations on irrigable acreage
LC0188	HB 61	Primary Sponsor	(S) 3rd Reading Concurred	02/03/2023	Remove insurance continuing education council
LC0082	HB 319	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/02/2023	Revise laws related to FURS membership
LC0747	HB 74	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	01/31/2023	Eliminate requirement to release pheasants from Upland Game Bird Program
LC0436	HB 31	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	01/30/2023	Generally revise laws related to academic brewers license
LC1379	HB 185	Primary Sponsor	(S) Rereferred to Committee	01/26/2023	Increase appropriation to MSU Fire Service Training School

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC0375	HB 100	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/07/2023	Require livestock containment for required animal disease testing
LC0722	HB 88	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/06/2023	Revise third-party permission at state superfund sites
LC2007	None	Requester	(C) Executive Director Review	02/05/2023	Revise yield -- slow down -- move over laws
LC1380	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Final Drafter Review	02/04/2023	Increase rate of inflation limit for calculating property tax levies
LC4434	None	Requester	(C) Draft Back for Redo	02/03/2023	Generally revise land survey laws
LC0388	HB 59	Primary Sponsor	(S) 2nd Reading Concurred	02/03/2023	Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding
LC2477	HB 418	Requester	(H) Introduced	02/03/2023	Revise limitations on irrigable acreage
LC2477	HB 418	Primary Sponsor	(H) Introduced	02/03/2023	Revise limitations on irrigable acreage
LC0188	HB 61	Primary Sponsor	(S) 3rd Reading Concurred	02/03/2023	Remove insurance continuing education council
LC0082	HB 319	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/02/2023	Revise laws related to FURS membership
LC0747	HB 74	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	01/31/2023	Eliminate requirement to release pheasants from Upland Game Bird Program
LC0436	HB 31	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	01/30/2023	Generally revise laws related to academic brewers license
LC1379	HB 185	Primary Sponsor	(S) Rereferred to Committee	01/26/2023	Increase appropriation to MSU Fire Service Training School
LC1379	HB 185	Requester	(S) Rereferred to Committee	01/26/2023	Increase appropriation to MSU Fire Service Training School
LC2473	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/24/2023	Generally revise state cabin site sales and appraisal laws
LC2012	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/24/2023	Generally revise environmental laws
LC4053	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/24/2023	Generally revise laws related to parks & trails
LC4325	None	Requester	(C) Draft Taken Off Hold	01/20/2023	Generally revise laws related to cooperatives
LC2480	None	Requester	(C) Draft to Requester for Review	01/16/2023	Generally revise the MT wheat & barley checkoff program
LC4051	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/16/2023	Generally revise child care laws
LC4054	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/16/2023	Generally revise laws related to veterans
LC4055	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/16/2023	Generally revise laws related to the National Guard
LC4056	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/16/2023	Generally revise tax laws related to veterans
LC2010	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/14/2023	Generally revise environmental laws
LC2468	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/13/2023	Revise railroad transportation laws
LC2471	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/13/2023	Generally revise EMS retirement laws
LC2472	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/13/2023	Generally revise veterans benefits
LC2475	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/13/2023	Generally revise tax laws
LC4057	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/13/2023	Generally revise drivers' license laws related to military & veterans
LC4058	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/13/2023	Generally revise laws related to STEM education funding
LC4435	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/13/2023	Generally revise county tax levy calculation laws
LC2011	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/10/2023	Generally revise environmental laws
LC4061	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/10/2023	Generally revise laws related to livestock loss
LC4333	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/29/2022	Generally revise laws related to insurance and vehicle theft protection products
LC4047	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Generally revise banking & financial institution laws
LC4048	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Revise corporate laws to restrict certain real estate purchases
LC4049	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Revise laws re: foreign ownership of agricultural lands & assets
LC4050	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Generally revise laws related to weather modification
LC4052	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Generally revise laws related to off-highway vehicles
LC4059	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Generally revise long term building budgets
LC4060	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Generally revise MAES & MSU budgets
LC2470	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/07/2022	Generally revise military employment protection laws
LC2008	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/07/2022	Generally revise transportation laws
LC2009	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/07/2022	Generally revise transportation laws
LC2469	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise public health laws
LC2474	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise laws related to MT Coal Endowment Program funding sources
LC2476	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise lien laws
LC2478	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise health insurance laws related to pharmacy benefit managers
LC2479	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revise continuing educ. course laws and eliminate insurance advisory council
LC2481	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise laws related to agriculture budget
LC2482	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise fish, wildlife, and parks laws
LC2483	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise insurance laws
LC2484	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise laws related to youth court records
LC1381	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/02/2022	Generally revise land ownership tax breaks for certain non-profits
LC1382	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/20/2022	Generally revise appropriation formula for support for rural schools
LC1383	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/20/2022	Generally revise penalties for traffic law violations

Committee Name	Seat
(J) (H) Joint Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Senate Fish & Game	Vice Chair
(H) (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	Chair
(H) (H) Legislative Administration	Member
(J) (H) Joint Natural Resources	Member
(H) (H) Business and Labor	Member
(H) (H) Natural Resources	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
02/09/2023	08:30 AM	172	SB 107	Revising laws relating to civil liability for injuries involving alcohol	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/09/2023	03:00 PM	172	HB 383	Establish the Montana hunters and anglers community fund	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
02/08/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 351	Generally revise marijuana laws	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/08/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 357	Revise homeowners' association restrictions	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/08/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 379	Revise laws related to pharmacy benefit managers	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/07/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 358	Revise property manager license law	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/07/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 371	Allow state-chartered banks to own employee housing	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/07/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 353	Revise barber and cosmetology occupational licensing laws	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	172	HB 331	Generally revise off-highway vehicle grant funding laws	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	172	HB 333	Generally revise motorized recreation laws	(H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	None
02/06/2023	03:00 PM	172	HB 381	Revise laws related to methamphetamine contamination	(H) Natural Resources	None
02/06/2023	03:00 PM	172	HB 364	Allow for independent subdivision reviews for past due applications	(H) Natural Resources	None
02/03/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 313	Provide for independent practice of physician assistants	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/03/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 300	Revise tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor product laws	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/02/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 293	Generally revise alternative nicotine and vapor product laws relating to tobacco	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/02/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 201	Revise minimum wage laws	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/02/2023	12:00 PM	455	HB 271	Revise laws related to alphabetical seating for legislators	(H) Legislative Administration	None
02/01/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 304	Require Marijuana producer and processor facility air and odor filtration	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/01/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 229	Generally revise marijuana laws related to testing laboratories	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/01/2023	08:30 AM	172	HB 128	Generally revise marijuana laws	(H) Business and Labor	None
02/01/2023	03:00 PM	172	HJ 4	Joint resolution in support of the Montana Trail 406 network	(H) Natural Resources	None
02/01/2023	03:00 PM	172	HB 343	Generally revise library geospatial and natural resource information laws	(H) Natural Resources	None