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Rep. SCOT KERNS (R) - HD23

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900 34TH ST N
GREAT FALLS, MT 59401-2273

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Email: Scot.Kerns@legmt.gov

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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
LC0565	HB 341	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/07/2023	Revise "paid for by" attribution for political advertising
LC4322	HB 365	Primary Sponsor	(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed	02/05/2023	Revise suspended driver's license laws
LC1668	HB 219	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/02/2023	Exempt certain military pensions and survivor benefits from income taxes
LC0759	HB 272	Primary Sponsor	(H) Transmitted to Senate	02/02/2023	Revise alcohol laws relating to contrived events and employees of licensees
LC1682	HB 273	Primary Sponsor	(H) Transmitted to Senate	02/02/2023	Generally revise laws relating to the director of the state lottery
LC1669	HB 246	Primary Sponsor	(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended	02/02/2023	Allow for the zoning of tiny dwelling units
LC0760	HB 279	Primary Sponsor	(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended	02/02/2023	Revise alcohol laws related to server training
LC1683	HB 275	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	02/01/2023	Provide for board of veteran affairs townhall meetings
LC1678	HB 274	Primary Sponsor	(H) Transmitted to Senate	01/31/2023	Revise civil air patrol funding
LC4321	HB 315	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	01/31/2023	Remove minimum penalty for suspended license
LC1671	HB 223	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	01/30/2023	Expanding the disabled veteran property tax assistance program
LC0247	HB 63	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	01/12/2023	Generally revise liability laws related to armed forces and national guard

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC0565	HB 341	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/07/2023	Revise "paid for by" attribution for political advertising
LC4322	HB 365	Requester	(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed	02/05/2023	Revise suspended driver's license laws
LC4322	HB 365	Primary Sponsor	(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed	02/05/2023	Revise suspended driver's license laws
LC1670	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Edit	02/03/2023	Revise community benefit laws for nonprofit hospitals
LC1681	None	Requester	(C) Draft in Edit	02/03/2023	Generally revise judicial election laws
LC1684	None	Requester	(C) Draft Ready for Delivery	02/03/2023	Revise military affairs laws regarding worker's compensation
LC1668	HB 219	Requester	(H) Hearing	02/02/2023	Exempt certain military pensions and survivor benefits from income taxes
LC1668	HB 219	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/02/2023	Exempt certain military pensions and survivor benefits from income taxes
LC1682	HB 273	Requester	(H) Transmitted to Senate	02/02/2023	Generally revise laws relating to the director of the state lottery
LC0759	HB 272	Primary Sponsor	(H) Transmitted to Senate	02/02/2023	Revise alcohol laws relating to contrived events and employees of licensees
LC1682	HB 273	Primary Sponsor	(H) Transmitted to Senate	02/02/2023	Generally revise laws relating to the director of the state lottery
LC1669	HB 246	Requester	(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended	02/02/2023	Allow for the zoning of tiny dwelling units
LC1669	HB 246	Primary Sponsor	(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended	02/02/2023	Allow for the zoning of tiny dwelling units
LC0760	HB 279	Primary Sponsor	(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended	02/02/2023	Revise alcohol laws related to server training
LC1683	HB 275	Requester	(H) Tabled in Committee	02/01/2023	Provide for board of veteran affairs townhall meetings
LC1683	HB 275	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	02/01/2023	Provide for board of veteran affairs townhall meetings
LC1678	HB 274	Requester	(H) Transmitted to Senate	01/31/2023	Revise civil air patrol funding
LC1678	HB 274	Primary Sponsor	(H) Transmitted to Senate	01/31/2023	Revise civil air patrol funding
LC4321	HB 315	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	01/31/2023	Remove minimum penalty for suspended license
LC4321	HB 315	Requester	(H) Tabled in Committee	01/31/2023	Remove minimum penalty for suspended license
LC1671	HB 223	Requester	(H) Hearing	01/30/2023	Expanding the disabled veteran property tax assistance program
LC1671	HB 223	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	01/30/2023	Expanding the disabled veteran property tax assistance program
LC1675	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/27/2023	Generally revise property tax laws for certain veterans
LC0247	HB 63	Primary Sponsor	(S) Referred to Committee	01/12/2023	Generally revise liability laws related to armed forces and national guard
LC4324	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	12/28/2022	Revise laws related to law enforcement
LC1679	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	12/22/2022	Revise allocation of marijuana tax revenue
LC1667	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/29/2022	Generally revise liquor laws
LC1672	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/29/2022	Generally revise military affairs laws
LC1673	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/29/2022	Generally revise laws related to expungement of criminal records
LC1674	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/29/2022	Generally revise mental health licensing laws
LC1676	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/29/2022	Generally revise hunting and fishing laws for disabled veterans
LC1677	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/29/2022	Generally revise local government laws
LC1680	None	Requester	(C) Draft Request Received	11/29/2022	Generally revise liquor laws

Committee Name	Seat
(H) (H) Taxation	Member
(H) (H) Transportation	Member
(H) (H) Local Government	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
02/09/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 408	Revise student scholarship organization and innovative education tax credits	(H) Taxation	None
02/09/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 390	Provide for homestead exemption for primary residences	(H) Taxation	None
02/09/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 369	Require referendum to adopt growth policy	(H) Local Government	None
02/09/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 324	Provide for a local government expenditure limitation	(H) Local Government	None
02/09/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 360	Revise election of county commissioners	(H) Local Government	None
02/08/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 391	Require local user fee on certain exempt property	(H) Taxation	None
02/08/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 363	Revise individual income taxes to provide for new uppermost tax rate	(H) Taxation	None
02/07/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 368	Revise shared use path funding	(H) Taxation	None
02/07/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 370	Revise resort tax eligibility and allow use for workforce housing	(H) Taxation	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 291	Revise local government investment laws	(H) Local Government	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 323	Revise laws related to child protective teams	(H) Local Government	None
02/07/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 328	Require certain govt boards to record public meetings in audio and video format	(H) Local Government	None
02/06/2023	03:00 PM	455	HB 374	Create offense for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle	(H) Transportation	None
02/02/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 345	Exclusion from federal taxable income for medical savings accounts	(H) Taxation	None
02/02/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 325	Revise eligibility for disabled veteran property tax assistance program	(H) Taxation	None
02/02/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 299	Revise resolution and ordinance requirements re: land use regulation enforcement	(H) Local Government	None
02/02/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 295	Revise nepotism laws relating to small communities	(H) Local Government	None
02/01/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 307	Provide for tax rebate	(H) Taxation	None
02/01/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 318	Providing housing tax incentives	(H) Taxation	None
02/01/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 321	Generally revise laws related to the coal trust	(H) Taxation	None
02/01/2023	03:00 PM	455	HB 339	Establish laws for autonomous vehicles	(H) Transportation	None
01/31/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 280	Providing for circuit breaker income tax credit for property taxes paid	(H) Taxation	None
01/31/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 285	Increase earned income tax credit and link to inflation	(H) Taxation	None
01/31/2023	03:00 PM	472	HB 337	Revise municipal zoning laws to prohibit certain minimum lot sizes	(H) Local Government	None