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House State Administration advances multiple bills; one lobbying ban bill tabled
Summary
The committee took executive action on a series of bills affecting elections, procurement, retirement contributions and administrative boards. Most measures were concurred in or passed out of committee; Senate Bill 222, a lobbying restriction change, was tabled without objection.
At a House State Administration committee meeting, members considered and took executive action on multiple bills spanning election law, procurement, retirement contributions and administrative board transfers.
Key outcomes at the session included the committee voting to pass or concur in several bills (House Bill 821; House Bill 822; Senate Bill 12; Senate Bill 56; Senate Bill 105 as amended; Senate Bill 116; Senate Bill 242; Senate Bill 246 as amended; Senate Bill 316; Senate Bill 366) and tabling one measure (Senate Bill 222). Several votes were roll calls and several were voice votes; where recorded, tallies are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 821 (revised vote requirement to enact constitutional amendment by initiative): Passed in executive action; roll call reported 11 ayes, 8 noes. - House Bill 822 (revised vote requirement to enact constitutional amendment by legislative referendum): Passed in executive action; committee announced the bill "passes" (tally not specified in transcript). - Senate Bill 222 (revised laws related to lobbying prohibitions for public employees): Motion to table adopted; committee chair announced SB 222 was tabled without objection. - Senate Bill 12 (eliminate Board of County Printing; transfer duties to Department of Administration): Concurred in; roll call reported 17 ayes, 2 noes. - Senate Bill 56 (supplemental employer contribution for PERS and related systems): Passed by voice vote; tally not specified in transcript. Committee staff noted a coordination/conflict with another PERS bill (SB 287) and that coordination instructions could resolve it. - Senate Bill 105 (revisions related to electioneering at polling locations): Passed as amended (amendment s b 0105.001.003 adopted); voice vote, tally not specified in transcript. - Senate Bill 116 (changes to Montana Heritage Preservation and Development Commission membership): Concurred in as originally proposed; roll call reported 18 ayes, 1 no. - Senate Bill 242 (ballot form and uniformity revisions): Passed in executive action by voice vote; two members recorded as voting no but an overall tally was not specified. - Senate Bill 246 (Montana-first procurement law and reporting requirements): Passed as amended; roll call reported 14 ayes, 5 noes. - Senate Bill 316 (revising disability retirement provisions for municipal officers and firefighters; includes retroactive applicability amendment): Passed as amended by voice vote; tally not specified in transcript. - Senate Bill 366 (related housekeeping changes; carried to concurrence): Passed by voice vote; tally not specified in transcript.
Several motions were made by committee members and committee staff summarized bill purposes prior to votes. Where conflicts with other bills were raised, committee staff indicated coordination instructions or intercommittee coordination would be used to reconcile overlapping provisions.
The committee closed executive action on the listed measures and confirmed carriers for several bills to take to the floor.
