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Committee concurs on two bills in executive action; roll-call tallies recorded
Summary
Senate State Administration recorded roll-call votes in executive action: House Bill 72 and House Bill 167 were concurred in by the committee. HB 72 passed 6–3 after debate on National Guard pay language and rotation; HB 167 passed 7–2. The transcript records motions and roll-call tallies; the committee named carriers for the bills.
The Senate State Administration Committee completed executive action on multiple bills and recorded roll-call votes on two measures.
House Bill 72, which the committee debated with concern about whether its language would produce payroll efficiencies for Montana National Guard personnel, was concurred in on a roll-call vote that the committee reported as 6 yes and 3 no. Committee discussion focused on language requiring state pay rates “equivalent to twice those allowed for an enlisted member of corresponding grade” in some circumstances and on whether rotating service members to limit state-paid durations created or relieved inefficiencies. Chair Mansella said staff and military advisers did not find the bill language clearly created savings, and some senators discussed rotation rules for 15-day periods. The transcript records the roll call: Senator Tizak — yes; Senator Vance — yes; Senator Morgeau — yes; Senator Ellis — yes; Senator Hamann — yes; Senator McCamey — aye; Chair Mansella — no; Senator Regier — no (by proxy); Senator Phelan — no. The committee reported the bill passed and named Senator McCamey as the carrier.
House Bill 167 was also concurred in by the committee on recorded roll call. The committee reported the tally as 7 yes and 2 no. The roll-call sequence recorded: Senator Phelan — yes; Senator Teashead — yes; Senator Vance — yes; Senator Morgeau — yes; Senator Ellis — yes; Senator Haman — yes; Senator McCamey — aye; Chair Mansella — no; Senator Regier — no (by proxy). The committee reported the bill passed and identified Senator Vance as the carrier.
The transcript records motions to concur in each bill and the roll-call tallies; the committee did not provide additional explanation of future floor scheduling in the excerpt.
