Dear Colleagues,
It’s been an exciting 24 hours. We were able to rebuff an attempt to defund the hot spot lending program in Senate Finance and Claims earlier this morning so that funding for the coming biennium remains in the State Library budget in House Bill 2. That bill will next be heard on the Senate floor next week.
Also, Senate Bill 60, our RTN legislation, is moving quickly through the House. It passed unanimously out of State Administration and Rep. Sprunger did a great job carrying it on the House floor. After a strong floor vote and a hearing in House Appropriations yesterday evening, that committee passed the bill this morning. After one more floor vote, it will head to the Governor for his signature. As a reminder, this is an agency bill that the Governor’s office supports.
Senate Bill 398, the bill that updates Montana's coordinate system, passed unanimously on 2nd reading on the House Floor this morning. It too, requires one more floor vote in the House before it is through the Legislature.
House Bill 91 has not yet been scheduled for a hearing in Senate Finance and Claims.
An updated summary of the bills we are actively following is below:
HB 2: General Appropriations Act
Passed by the House, referred to Senate Finance and Claims
State Library Position: Support
MLA Position: Support
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 4: Appropriations by budget amendment
Referred to Senate Finance and Claims
State Library Position: Support
MLA Position: N/A
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 13: State Employee Pay Plan and revising laws governing state employees
Transmitted to the Governor
State Library Position: Support
MLA Position: N/A
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 91: Revise laws related to public library state aid
Referred to Senate Finance and Claims
State Library Position: Support
MLA Position: Support
MAGIP Position: N/A
SB 60: Establish enterprise fund for Montana spatial real time network
Passed by House Appropriations, awaiting 3rd reading in the House
State Library Position: Support
MLA Position: N/A
MAGIP Position: Support
HB 343: Generally revise library geospatial and natural resource information laws
Returned from enrolling
State Library Position: Support
MLA Position: N/A
MAGIP Position: Support
HB 946: Implement provisions of HB2 - Section E - education
Referred to Senate Finance and Claims
State Library Position: Informational
MLA Position: Support
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 398: Establish a Montana coordinate system for property
Passed 2nd reading in the House
State Library Position: Support
MLA Position: N/A
MAGIP Position: Support
Other bills impact libraries though the State Library is not involved:
HB 206: Generally revise mill levy election laws
Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Oppose
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 234: Revise dissemination of obscene material to minors laws
Referred to (S) Education
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Oppose
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 359: Prohibit minors from attending drag shows
Heard in (S) Judiciary, awaiting executive action
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Oppose
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 484: Establish broadband advisory commission
Heard in (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs, awaiting executive action
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Support
MAGIP Position: N/A
HB 913: Revise school library collection selection and reconsideration processes
Referred to (S) Education, hearing scheduled for April 19
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Support
MAGIP Position: N/A
SB 125: Limit certain property tax levies to 5 years without reapproval
Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Oppose
MAGIP Position: N/A
SB 251: Sunset or reapprove existing voter-approved property tax levies
Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Oppose
MAGIP Position: N/A
SB 292: Revising the threshold for approval of a mill levy election
Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Oppose
MAGIP Position: N/A
SB 413: Prohibit sex education instruction below sixth grade in public schools
Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
State Library Position: N/A
MLA Position: Oppose
MAGIP Position: N/A
*Montana Library Association
** Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals
Have a great week,
Jennie
Jennie Stapp (she/her), State Librarian
jstapp2@mt.gov
406.444.3116
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