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Senate Finance and Claims advances several bills in executive action; mixed roll call outcomes
Summary
During executive action the committee passed multiple bills (including SB 379, SB 394, SB 405, SB 370 and others), failed or tabled others (notably SB 32 failed 10–12), and concurred in three House bills (HB 6–8). Vote tallies were recorded by roll call for each action.
After the SB 409 hearing the Senate Finance and Claims committee recessed and then conducted executive action on many bills. Key outcomes and recorded roll calls include:
- Senate Bill 379 (tribal consultation/consultation reporting amendments): passed in executive action (roll call recorded as 12 yes, 10 no). Committee adopted sponsor and technical amendments before recommending due pass.
- Senate Bill 32 (property tax reduction, Senator Trebis' bill): failed on roll call (10 yes, 12 no); the chair announced the bill had not passed and the committee tabled it without objection.
- Senate Bill 491 (assault kit funding revisions): the committee passed the bill by voice and all proxies were assumed yes; the record shows the motion carried.
- Senate Bill 394 (workers’ compensation coverage for first responders' PTSD with amendment limiting covered classes): passed on roll call (12 yes, 10 no); the committee adopted an amendment that narrowed the classes covered and then moved the bill as amended.
- Senate Bill 405 (additional funding for the Housing Montana Fund): passed in committee (12 yes, 10 no) after debate on policy tradeoffs between loans and program design.
- House Bill 6, House Bill 7 and House Bill 8: the committee concurred in HB 6 and HB 7 as amended and HB 8 as presented; roll calls and proxy votes were recorded and the motions to concur carried.
- Senate Bill 370 (changes to jury cost payments): passed as amended; committee discussion emphasized local 'skin in the game' fiscal effects and recorded a 12–10 vote in favor.
- Multiple other bills (including SB 413 on synthetic media, SB 287 on pension transfers, SB 307, SB 343 and others) were considered and moved out of committee; several passed on unanimous or voice votes while a few required roll calls.
What this means: The committee moved a large portion of its docket forward in a single extended executive session. Recorded roll calls are in the committee record; members used proxies for some votes. SB 409 (the lodging tax reallocation) was not disposed of in executive action at this meeting and will be reconsidered when the committee takes SB 409 up for executive action the following day.
