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Rep. BRANDON LER (R) - HD35

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11313 COUNTY RD 338
SAVAGE, MT 59262-9460

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Email: Brandon.Ler@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
LC3241	HB 456	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/28/2023	Revise FWP super tag program laws
LC4394	HB 780	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/24/2023	Provide for a law enforcement officer bill of rights
LC2272	HB 410	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/22/2023	Establish a time limit for service of process
LC2278	HB 231	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/22/2023	Eliminate certification standards and practices advisory council
LC1046	HB 629	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	03/17/2023	Provide for attorney fees and costs in certain justifiable use of force cases
LC2266	HB 356	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	03/17/2023	Establish firearms industry nondiscrimination
LC2265	HB 239	Primary Sponsor	(S) 3rd Reading Concurred	03/17/2023	Revise who may serve as a judge pro tempore in justice's courts
LC2273	HB 541	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	03/14/2023	Require interest on criminal restitution and fines
LC2268	HB 361	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	03/13/2023	Provide that use of a name and sex by a student is not discrimination
LC0379	HB 153	Primary Sponsor	Chapter Number Assigned	03/06/2023	Generally revise laws related to livestock markets

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC3241	HB 456	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/28/2023	Revise FWP super tag program laws
LC4394	HB 780	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/24/2023	Provide for a law enforcement officer bill of rights
LC2287	HB 522	Requester	(S) Hearing	03/23/2023	Provide landowner preference bison tags for landowners near YNP
LC2272	HB 410	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/22/2023	Establish a time limit for service of process
LC2278	HB 231	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/22/2023	Eliminate certification standards and practices advisory council
LC2272	HB 410	Requester	(S) Hearing	03/22/2023	Establish a time limit for service of process
LC2278	HB 231	Requester	(S) Hearing	03/22/2023	Eliminate certification standards and practices advisory council
LC1046	HB 629	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	03/17/2023	Provide for attorney fees and costs in certain justifiable use of force cases
LC2266	HB 356	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	03/17/2023	Establish firearms industry nondiscrimination
LC2266	HB 356	Requester	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	03/17/2023	Establish firearms industry nondiscrimination
LC2265	HB 239	Primary Sponsor	(S) 3rd Reading Concurred	03/17/2023	Revise who may serve as a judge pro tempore in justice's courts
LC2265	HB 239	Requester	(S) 3rd Reading Concurred	03/17/2023	Revise who may serve as a judge pro tempore in justice's courts
LC2284	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Edit	03/16/2023	Generally revise marijuana law
LC2267	None	Requester	(C) Draft Ready for Delivery	03/16/2023	Revise tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofits
LC2273	HB 541	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	03/14/2023	Require interest on criminal restitution and fines
LC2273	HB 541	Requester	(S) Referred to Committee	03/14/2023	Require interest on criminal restitution and fines
LC2268	HB 361	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	03/13/2023	Provide that use of a name and sex by a student is not discrimination
LC2268	HB 361	Requester	(S) Referred to Committee	03/13/2023	Provide that use of a name and sex by a student is not discrimination
LC0379	HB 153	Primary Sponsor	Chapter Number Assigned	03/06/2023	Generally revise laws related to livestock markets
LC2269	None	Requester	(C) Draft to Requester for Review	02/10/2023	Create veterinary retail facility permits
LC2283	None	Requester	(C) Draft to Requester for Review	02/07/2023	Generally revise livestock law
LC2281	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/07/2023	Generally revise education law
LC2282	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/07/2023	Generally revise education law
LC2290	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/24/2023	Generally revise fish, wildlife and parks law
LC2291	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/24/2023	Generally revise fish, wildlife and parks law
LC4044	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/24/2023	Generally revise oil and gas laws
LC2264	None	Requester	(C) Draft Ready for Delivery	01/20/2023	Phased increase of business equipment exemption leading to repeal
LC2270	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise agriculture laws
LC2271	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise agriculture laws
LC2286	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise property tax law
LC2288	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise fish, wildlife and parks law
LC2289	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise fish, wildlife and parks law
LC4042	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise redistricting laws
LC4043	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise oil and gas tax revenue distribution
LC4046	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/12/2023	Generally revise agency rulemaking
LC2279	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/03/2023	Generally revise education law
LC2280	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/03/2023	Generally revise education law
LC2274	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/30/2022	Generally revise judicial laws
LC2275	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/30/2022	Generally revise judicial laws
LC2276	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/30/2022	Generally revise judicial laws
LC4045	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/20/2022	Generally revise gun laws
LC2277	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/07/2022	Generally revise marijuana tax distribution
LC2285	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/07/2022	Generally revise marijuana law

Committee Name	Seat
(H) (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks	Member
(J) (H) Joint Education	Member
(H) (H) Judiciary	Vice Chair
(J) (H) Joint Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Senate Fish & Game	Member
(H) (H) Rules	Member
(H) (H) Education	Member
(H) (H) Joint Rules Committee	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
03/27/2023	03:00 PM	137	HB 837	Require curriculum transparency in K-12 education	(H) Education	None
03/24/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 169	Generally revise punitive damage laws	(H) Judiciary	None
03/24/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 180	Generally revise court-appointed special advocate and guardian ad litem laws	(H) Judiciary	None
03/24/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 184	Revise procedural requirements in child abuse and neglect proceedings	(H) Judiciary	None
03/24/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 216	Revise laws related to litigation and products	(H) Judiciary	None
03/24/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 268	Generally revise short-term rental laws	(H) Judiciary	None
03/24/2023	03:00 PM	137	HB 833	Establish teacher residency program	(H) Education	None
03/23/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 19	Generally revise disorderly conduct sentencing laws	(H) Judiciary	None
03/23/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 38	Generally revise sex offender level designations	(H) Judiciary	None
03/23/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 89	Create pretrial diversion pilot program	(H) Judiciary	None
03/23/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 94	Generally revise laws related to recovery residences	(H) Judiciary	None
03/23/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 95	Generally revise theft laws	(H) Judiciary	None
03/23/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 96	Create separate definition for persistent felony offender under supervision	(H) Judiciary	None
03/23/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 294	Establish the end of watch trust	(H) Judiciary	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	137	SB 68	Revise laws related to coroner inquests for DOC facilities	(H) Judiciary	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 171	Provide for distribution of certain property/funds after inmate dies in custody	(H) Judiciary	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 247	Revise covenant laws	(H) Judiciary	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 277	Revise laws relating to victims of crime	(H) Judiciary	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 286	Revise probate law regarding collection of personal property by affidavit	(H) Judiciary	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 345	Revise sex offender laws	(H) Judiciary	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	137	SJ 15	Resolution on Marbury v. Madison	(H) Judiciary	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	08:00 AM	137	SB 99	Provide for a youth health protection act	(H) Judiciary	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 213	Revise laws related to school safety teams	(H) Education	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 289	Allow tuition waivers for qualified survivors of firefighters and peace offiers	(H) Education	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 444	Generally revise labor laws related to work-based learning	(H) Education	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 480	Remove opt in requirement for student contact information on ACT test	(H) Education	None
03/17/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 105	Prohibit rent control of private property	(H) Judiciary	None
03/17/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 138	Provide for preservation of prescriptive easements on land acquired by state	(H) Judiciary	None
03/17/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 159	Restrict use of eminent domain	(H) Judiciary	None
03/17/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 201	Revise judicial recusal laws when parties made campaign contributions	(H) Judiciary	None
03/17/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 229	Reimburse counties for actual witness costs	(H) Judiciary	None
03/17/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 132	Revise agricultural education laws	(H) Education	None
03/17/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 374	Revise local government public document retention	(H) Education	None
03/16/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 149	Establish penalties for false reporting in child protective services cases	(H) Judiciary	None
03/16/2023	08:00 AM	137	SB 265	Increase penalty for conviction of criminal activity of human trafficking	(H) Judiciary	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	08:00 AM	137	HB 551	Implement constitutional carry into the Montana Constitution	(H) Judiciary	None
03/15/2023	03:00 PM	137	HB 749	Revise Montana digital academy laws	(H) Education	None
03/15/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 8	Revise transformational learning program laws	(H) Education	None
03/14/2023	08:00 AM	137	HB 372	Establish right to hunt in Constitution	(H) Judiciary	None
03/13/2023	08:00 AM	137	HB 405	Constitutional amendment related to grand juries	(H) Judiciary	None
03/13/2023	08:00 AM	137	HB 517	Constitutional amendment regarding board of regents	(H) Judiciary	None
03/13/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 10	Clarify school finance laws related to general fund levies	(H) Education	None