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Sen. CHRISTOPHER POPE (D) - SD31

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PO BOX 6546
BOZEMAN, MT 59771-6546

Primary ph: (406) 581-8739
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Email: Christopher.Pope@legmt.gov

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Legislative Service

House: 2015 2019
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
LC2357	SB 255	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	02/03/2023	Revising electric vehicle charging station laws
LC2356	SB 147	Primary Sponsor	(S) Tabled in Committee	01/25/2023	Create state energy conservation standards
LC0721	SB 48	Primary Sponsor	(S) Transmitted to House	01/19/2023	Repeal detachable metal beverage container opener laws

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC2363	None	Requester	(C) Draft to Requester for Review	02/06/2023	Revising community solar laws
LC4012	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/06/2023	Revise tax laws related to short-term rental housing units
LC2357	SB 255	Requester	(S) Referred to Committee	02/03/2023	Revising electric vehicle charging station laws
LC2357	SB 255	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	02/03/2023	Revising electric vehicle charging station laws
LC2383	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/02/2023	Providing for a referendum to revise tax policy
LC2356	SB 147	Requester	(S) Tabled in Committee	01/25/2023	Create state energy conservation standards
LC2356	SB 147	Primary Sponsor	(S) Tabled in Committee	01/25/2023	Create state energy conservation standards
LC2380	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/24/2023	Revise reporting of state clean air status
LC0721	SB 48	Primary Sponsor	(S) Transmitted to House	01/19/2023	Repeal detachable metal beverage container opener laws
LC2360	None	Requester	(C) Draft Taken Off Hold	01/09/2023	Provide for local option tax: Montana metro tourism and trade district
LC2362	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/06/2023	Revising automated call laws
LC4013	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/11/2022	Generally revise energy laws
LC2359	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/03/2022	Revising housing development laws
LC2358	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Create the Montana Energy and Infrastrucure Fund
LC2361	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Create an electric transportation tarriff
LC2364	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Raising net metering capacity limits
LC2365	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revising electric utility laws
LC2366	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revising public service commission planning and regulation
LC2367	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise energy laws
LC2368	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revise laws related to housing affordability
LC2369	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise energy laws
LC2370	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise energy laws
LC2371	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise energy laws
LC2372	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise healthcare laws
LC2373	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise healthcare laws
LC2374	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise public health
LC2375	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise public health
LC2376	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise electric transportation laws
LC2377	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revise state education curriculum
LC2378	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Generally revise state wildlife laws
LC2379	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revising public-private partnerships
LC2381	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revise laws related to educational opportunity for students with disabilities
LC2382	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/03/2022	Revising energy market development laws

Committee Name	Seat
(S) (S) Ethics	Member
(S) (S) Local Government	Member
(H) (H) Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services	Member
(S) (S) Finance and Claims	Member
(S) (S) Energy and Telecommunications	Member
(S) (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	Member
(J) (H) Joint Appropriations and Finance & Claims	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
02/20/2023	03:00 PM	405	SB 268	Generally revise short-term rental laws	(S) Local Government	None
02/13/2023	03:00 PM	405	SB 275	Revise definition of proposed mixing zone & well isolation zone	(S) Local Government	None
02/10/2023	08:00 AM	102	HB 2	General Appropriations Act	(H) Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services	None
02/10/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 263	Allow airport authorities to enter into certain contracts for 50 years	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/10/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 264	Revise airport all-beverage license laws	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/10/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 269	Establish consumer protections and disclosures in litigation financing	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/09/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 260	Revise insurance unfair trade practices act relating to certain insurers	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/09/2023	08:30 AM	422	SR 38	Confirm governor's appointees for the board of barbers and cosmetologists	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/09/2023	08:30 AM	422	SR 40	Confirm governor's appointee for the board of plumbers	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/09/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 243	Prohibit discrimination in real-estate sector based on free speech and religion	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/09/2023	08:30 AM	422	SR 30	Confirm governor's appointees for the board of real estate appraisers	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/09/2023	08:30 AM	422	SR 29	Confirm governor's appointees for the board of realty regulation	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/08/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 270	Prohibit employee termination for legal social media posts	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/08/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 244	Revise laws related to internships in funeral homes	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/08/2023	02:45 PM	405	SB 262	Generally revise licensing requirements	(S) Local Government	None
02/08/2023	02:45 PM	405	SB 245	Revise municipal zoning to allow multifamily and mixed use development	(S) Local Government	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	303	SB 183	Provide for jury trials in cases involving termination of parental rights	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	303	SB 160	Generally revise drug and human trafficking laws	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	303	SB 163	Establish volunteer program in child protective services	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 52	Revising common carrier regulation	(S) Energy and Telecommunications	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	317	SB 228	Prohibit local governments from banning petroleum fuels	(S) Energy and Telecommunications	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	303	HB 175	Amend state ARPA funding session law	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	303	SB 168	Revise lottery laws relating to sales agent commissions	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	317	HB 19	Revising laws related to Indian affairs and economic development	(S) Energy and Telecommunications	None
02/03/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 223	Establish requirements for insurance coverage of clinician-administered drugs	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/02/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 236	Establish time limited demand standards	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/02/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 216	Revise laws related to litigation and products	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/02/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 178	Generally revise cryptocurrency laws	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/02/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 165	Establishing a duty of cooperation relating to insurance policies	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/02/2023	03:30 PM	317	SB 148	Revise laws regarding legal representation of children	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/02/2023	03:30 PM	317	SB 121	Reduce top marginal income tax rate and increase EITC	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/02/2023	03:30 PM	317	SB 94	Generally revise laws related to recovery residences	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/02/2023	03:30 PM	317	SB 60	Establish enterprise fund for Montana spatial real time network	(S) Finance and Claims	None
02/01/2023	08:30 AM	422	SB 211	Article V convention commissioner selection and credentialing act	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/01/2023	03:00 PM	405	SB 226	Allow for subdivision reviews by independent reviewing entities	(S) Local Government	None
02/01/2023	03:00 PM	405	SB 227	Allow DEQ to pre-certify subdivision applicants	(S) Local Government	None