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Sen. BRAD MOLNAR (R) - SD28

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LAUREL, MT 59044-0517

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Email: Brad.Molnar@legmt.gov

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House: 1993 1995 1997 1999
Senate: 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
LC0027	SB 512	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/30/2023	Generally revise non resident hunting license laws
LC4033	SB 417	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	03/21/2023	Pay off bonded debt
LC4032	SB 514	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	03/17/2023	Provide for individual income tax refunds of surplus revenue
LC0017	SB 298	Primary Sponsor	(S) Taken from Table in Committee	03/16/2023	Revise laws related to hunting by disabled persons
LC0840	SB 355	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	03/15/2023	Require disqualification of certain judges receiving political contributions
LC4140	SB 306	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise education laws related to extracurricular activities
LC0070	SB 387	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise laws related to coal, coal tax, and coal-fired unit remediation
LC4432	SB 394	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Establish statutory requirements for legislative conference committees
LC2914	SB 408	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise public access laws related to tax credits and incentives
LC0971	SB 418	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Incentives for trust land lessees to provide public access
LC2077	SB 428	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Elect fish and wildlife commissioners
LC0025	SB 153	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise ballot initiative laws
LC0018	SB 160	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Generally revise drug and human trafficking laws
LC0023	SB 161	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise board of investment laws

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC0027	SB 512	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	03/30/2023	Generally revise non resident hunting license laws
LC0027	SB 512	Requester	(S) Hearing	03/30/2023	Generally revise non resident hunting license laws
LC4033	SB 417	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	03/21/2023	Pay off bonded debt
LC4033	SB 417	Requester	(H) Hearing	03/21/2023	Pay off bonded debt
LC2804	None	Requester	(C) Draft to Requester for Review	03/17/2023	Constitutional amendment on property taxes
LC4032	SB 514	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	03/17/2023	Provide for individual income tax refunds of surplus revenue
LC4032	SB 514	Requester	(S) Referred to Committee	03/17/2023	Provide for individual income tax refunds of surplus revenue
LC0019	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Legal Review	03/17/2023	Establish the Water Severance Beneficial Use Act
LC0024	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Assembly	03/17/2023	Revise laws related to maximum mill levies
LC0028	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Assembly	03/17/2023	Generally revise hunting license laws
LC0017	SB 298	Primary Sponsor	(S) Taken from Table in Committee	03/16/2023	Revise laws related to hunting by disabled persons
LC0017	SB 298	Requester	(S) Taken from Table in Committee	03/16/2023	Revise laws related to hunting by disabled persons
LC0840	SB 355	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	03/15/2023	Require disqualification of certain judges receiving political contributions
LC0840	SB 355	Requester	(H) Referred to Committee	03/15/2023	Require disqualification of certain judges receiving political contributions
LC4140	SB 306	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise education laws related to extracurricular activities
LC0070	SB 387	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise laws related to coal, coal tax, and coal-fired unit remediation
LC4432	SB 394	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Establish statutory requirements for legislative conference committees
LC2914	SB 408	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise public access laws related to tax credits and incentives
LC0971	SB 418	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Incentives for trust land lessees to provide public access
LC2077	SB 428	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Elect fish and wildlife commissioners
LC0025	SB 153	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise ballot initiative laws
LC0018	SB 160	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Generally revise drug and human trafficking laws
LC0023	SB 161	Primary Sponsor	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise board of investment laws
LC2914	SB 408	Requester	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise public access laws related to tax credits and incentives
LC0018	SB 160	Requester	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Generally revise drug and human trafficking laws
LC0023	SB 161	Requester	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise board of investment laws
LC0025	SB 153	Requester	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Revise ballot initiative laws
LC0971	SB 418	Requester	(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/13/2023	Incentives for trust land lessees to provide public access
LC0972	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	03/01/2023	Establish limitations on public assistance payments
LC1441	None	Requester	(C) Draft Ready for Delivery	02/04/2023	Revise tax laws to require prevailing wage and preferences
LC0020	None	Requester	(C) Draft Delivered to Requester	02/02/2023	Provide for fish and wildlife commissioners to be elected by district
LC0022	None	Requester	(C) Draft Delivered to Requester	02/02/2023	Revise laws related to coal, coal tax, and coal-fired unit remediation
LC4525	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	01/17/2023	Revise energy laws related to federal energy funding and ETIC
LC4526	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	01/17/2023	Establish study committee on judicial accountability
LC0026	None	Requester	(C) Draft Back for Redo	01/16/2023	Revise notice requirements for ballot issues
LC0021	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/28/2022	Prohibit welfare payments to able bodied males
LC3216	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/05/2022	Study of education opportunities for certain inmates
LC3217	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/05/2022	Provide for a study regarding the creation of customer-owned utility co-ops
LC3218	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/05/2022	Generally revise birth certificate laws

Committee Name	Seat
(S) (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	Member
(S) (S) Taxation	Member
(S) (S) Energy and Telecommunications	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
03/24/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 45	Provide oversight and standard for community benefits/charity care	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/24/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 557	Clarify use of HEART account funds for behavioral health crisis services	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/24/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 559	License prospective adoptive parents as foster parents	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/24/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 566	Revise notice requirements for human sexuality instruction	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/22/2023	08:30 AM	405	HB 136	Adopt Montana Revised Unclaimed Property Act	(S) Taxation	None
03/22/2023	08:30 AM	405	HB 459	Revise filing deadline for intangible land value property tax exemption	(S) Taxation	None
03/22/2023	08:30 AM	405	HB 497	Require property tax bill to include comparison with prior year	(S) Taxation	None
03/22/2023	08:30 AM	405	HB 601	Revise annual job growth incentive tax credit	(S) Taxation	None
03/22/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 312	Provide for rural emergency hospital designation	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/22/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 313	Provide for independent practice of physician assistants	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/21/2023	08:30 AM	405	SB 506	Increase and repeal termination of Montana charitable endowment tax credit	(S) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:30 AM	405	SB 507	Generally revise tax laws	(S) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:30 AM	405	SB 510	Provide property tax incentives for alternative fuel production	(S) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 804	Providing broadband funding review requirements	(S) Energy and Telecommunications	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 392	Generally revise midwifery laws	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 417	Require consent for sensitive health exams	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 422	Revise child to staff child care ratios	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 556	Revise definitions related to day-care facilities and family day-care homes	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/17/2023	10:00 AM	405	HB 447	Provide for exceptions to imposition of income tax on certain nonresidents	(S) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	10:00 AM	405	SB 14	Revise MEDIA Act film credit cap	(S) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 227	Revise laws related to contributions from parents/guardians	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/17/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 310	Require report on the use of HEART funds	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/17/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 311	Establish a chemical dependency treatment voucher program	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/16/2023	10:30 AM	405	HB 223	Expanding the disabled veteran property tax assistance program	(S) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	10:30 AM	405	HB 297	Revise video gambling machine taxes to allow a deduction for negative income	(S) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	10:30 AM	405	HB 325	Revise eligibility for disabled veteran property tax assistance program	(S) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 558	Revising PSC deposition laws	(S) Energy and Telecommunications	None
03/15/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 385	Require evidence discovery in CPS cases	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/15/2023	02:00 PM	317	HB 446	Revise laws related to privacy in health digital services and applications	(S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety	None
03/14/2023	09:00 AM	405	HB 188	Extend funding to Coal Board	(S) Taxation	None
03/14/2023	09:00 AM	405	SB 502	Provide for state income tax credit for privately paid nursing home costs	(S) Taxation	None
03/14/2023	09:00 AM	405	SB 505	Revise tax increment calculation for districts that use tax increment financing	(S) Taxation	None