Preference List as of 04/17/2009

Bill Type - NumberLC NumberPrimary SponsorStatusStatus DateShort Title
HB 11 LC0174 Jon C Sesso (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading 04/17/2009 Treasure state endowment appropriations
HB 32 LC0112 Franke Wilmer (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Increase benefits and contributions to firefighters' unified retirement system
HB 33 LC0111 Franke Wilmer (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Redefine compensation for Firefighters Unified Retirement System
HB 82 LC0250 Robyn Driscoll Chapter Number Assigned 04/01/2009 Revise deposit of stranded 911 revenue
HB 87 LC0107 Sue Dickenson (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Provide increase in employer contribution to optional retirement program
HB 118 LC0252 Harry Klock Chapter Number Assigned 04/01/2009 Revise distribution of 911 funds
HB 124 LC0109 Robert Mehlhoff (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Reopen GABA enrollment for firefighters
HB 134 LC0438 Bill Nooney (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal* 03/26/2009 Create and fund local government committee
HB 228 LC0672 Krayton Kerns (H) Signed by Speaker 04/15/2009 Citizen self-defense and firearm rights
HB 230 LC0935 Edith (Edie) McClafferty Chapter Number Assigned 04/01/2009 Revise local government employee incentive program
HB 231 LC1063 Bill E Glaser (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Local Government 04/07/2009 Revise laws on incorporation of cities and towns
HB 240 LC0968 Bob Lake (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Reduce business equipment property tax and reimburse local tax jurisdictions
HB 266 LC1055 Galen Hollenbaugh (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Eliminate member contribution requirements for DROP participants of MPORS
HB 276 LC0451 Ron Stoker (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal* 03/26/2009 Clarify responsibility for persons injured by law enforcement
HB 361 LC0872 Brady Wiseman (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Local Government 04/07/2009 Local energy improvement district financing
HB 393 LC1018 Jeffery Welborn (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Special contract for city police fund to transfer to statewide retirement plan
HB 408 LC1200 JP Pomnichowski (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal* 03/26/2009 Presumption of covered diseases for firefighters under work comp
HB 411 LC1973 Bill McChesney (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Local Government 04/07/2009 Flood damage mitigation assistance program
HB 420 LC0920 Michele Reinhart (H) Transmitted to Governor 04/09/2009 Allow local government to adopt energy conservation building codes
HB 444 LC1092 Deborah Kottel (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Require prevailing union wage in local government privatization contracts
HB 472 LC1915 Dick Barrett (S) Hearing -- (S) Local Government 04/01/2009; 3:00 PM, Rm 405 Clarify state and local highway maintenance obligations
HB 476 LC0840 Elsie Arntzen (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Revise urban renewal terminology to delete "blighted"
HB 494 LC0841 Elsie Arntzen (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Provide greater public participation in urban renewal areas
HB 531 LC2270 Bill Nooney (S) Hearing -- (S) Conference 04/16/2009; 3:00 PM, Rm 350 Prohibit use technology for issuing citations not witnessed by officer
HB 564 LC1430 Bob Wagner (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Prohibit local government competition with private sector
HB 588 LC1069 Duane Ankney (H) Transmitted to Governor 04/08/2009 Revise coal gross proceeds distribution
HB 608 LC1772 Jon C Sesso (H) Transmitted to Governor 04/16/2009 Liability for cleanup of damaged property
HB 620 LC0118 Mike Jopek (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Authorize unincorporated areas to organize for planning and providing services
HB 631 LC2102 Anders Blewett (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Taxation 04/09/2009 Revise credit for preservation of historic buildings and transfer of credit
HB 645 LC2314 Jon C Sesso (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading 04/17/2009 Implement receipt of and appropriate federal stimulus and recovery funds
HB 666 LC0878 Wayne Stahl (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Mitigate property tax reappraisal and equalize property taxes
SB 8 LC0192 Ken (Kim) Hansen (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/14/2009 Authorize regional water entities
SB 9 LC0197 Ron Erickson (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/07/2009 Authorize funding of transportation systems with revenue bonds
SB 34 LC0496 Dave Lewis (H) Committee Vote Failed; Remains in Committee -- (H) Local Government 03/03/2009 Extend boundary of community decay ordinances for fuel treatment
SB 48 LC0410 Jeff Essmann (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading 04/17/2009 Standardize statutes related to tax increment finance districts
SB 57 LC0370 Kim Gillan (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/09/2009 Revise laws governing special districts
SB 58 LC0371 Kim Gillan (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/09/2009 Revise local government laws
SB 74 LC0164 Rick Laible Chapter Number Assigned 04/07/2009 Revise fire chief duties
SB 95 LC0289 John Brueggeman (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/09/2009 Temporary nutrient criteria for discharge permits
SB 102 LC0403 John Brueggeman Chapter Number Assigned 03/25/2009 Revise public water supply laws
SB 148 LC0369 Jim Peterson (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/09/2009 Revise and clarify local government laws
SB 255 LC1061 Bruce Tutvedt Chapter Number Assigned 03/25/2009 Include additional forms of indebtedness in annexation of fire districts
SB 263 LC0556 Jim Shockley (S) Hearing -- (S) Conference 04/17/2009; 3:00 PM, Rm 350 Revise public defender laws
SB 294 LC1108 Kim Gillan (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/07/2009 Include roads as undertaking for municipal revenue bonds
SB 296 LC1570 Jeff Essmann Chapter Number Assigned 03/25/2009 Revise newspaper publication requirement for municipalities
SB 310 LC2134 Jim Shockley (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading 04/17/2009 Restricting use of waiver of right to protest SID, RSID
SB 372 LC1683 Gary L Perry (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Revise firefighter laws
SB 373 LC1682 Gary L Perry (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Revise firefighter laws
SB 390 LC2198 Dan McGee Chapter Number Assigned 03/25/2009 Allow local government assistance from state
SB 486 LC2167 Taylor Brown (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Revise law on use of public safety mill levies
SB 487 LC1173 Jim Shockley (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Generally revise local government laws
SB 506 LC0001 Jeff Essmann (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Uniform local option tourism tax

Water Quality Issues Preference List as of 04/17/09

Bill Type - NumberLC NumberPrimary SponsorStatusStatus DateShort Title
HB 41 LC0433 Jill Cohenour Chapter Number Assigned 04/01/2009 Revise water quality laws for aquifer recharge or mitigation
HB 156 LC0907 JP Pomnichowski (S) Tabled in Committee -- (S) Local Government 03/25/2009 Uniform penalty and enforcement for zoning violations
SB 4 LC0391 David E Wanzenried (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Create standing water policy subcommittee of EQC
SB 17 LC0429 Gary L Perry (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Require public water and sewer systems for certain subdivisions
SB 22 LC0392 Terry Murphy (S) Transmitted to Governor 04/09/2009 Create Water policy committee
SB 93 LC0286 Larry Jent (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Clarify groundwater utilization laws in closed basins
SB 94 LC0288 Larry Jent (H) Committee Vote Failed; Remains in Committee -- (H) Natural Resources 03/30/2009 Revise closed water basin permitting laws
SB 101 LC0404 John Brueggeman (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal* 03/31/2009 Certification for wastewater collection system operators
SB 102 LC0403 John Brueggeman Chapter Number Assigned 03/25/2009 Revise public water supply laws
SB 131 LC0480 Carol Williams (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading 04/17/2009 Require DNRC to designate wildland-urban interface
SB 144 LC0472 Rick Laible (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Building standards for residences in wildland-urban interface
SB 149 LC0285 John Brueggeman (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal* 02/26/2009 Change of use for municipal or county water and sewer districts

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