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Sen. BRUCE (BUTCH) GILLESPIE (R) - SD9

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ETHRIDGE, MT 59435-0275

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Email: Bruce.Gillespie@mtleg.gov

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Senate: 2019 2021

In the Session of 2021:

Associated Bills Committee Assignments Committee Hearings

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC1629	SB 295	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/25/2021	Revise livestock loss board hiring laws
LC1845	SJ 18	Primary Sponsor	(S) Introduced	02/23/2021	Resolution on state management of grizzly bears
LC0572	SB 29	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/23/2021	Revise weather modification and control laws
LC0418	SB 27	Primary Sponsor	(S) Transmitted to Governor	02/17/2021	Allow multiplier reimbursement for loss of livestock
LC1159	SB 148	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	02/17/2021	Establish Bill McCauley memorial highway
LC1160	SB 98	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	02/17/2021	Revising laws related to grizzly bear take in defense of persons and livestock
LC0416	SB 26	Primary Sponsor	(S) Transmitted to Governor	02/16/2021	Clarify use of tribal agreements for livestock producers within reservations
LC2700	SB 103	Primary Sponsor	(S) Tabled in Committee	01/28/2021	Revise embryo transfer technician licensing laws

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC1629	SB 295	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/25/2021	Revise livestock loss board hiring laws
LC1845	SJ 18	Primary Sponsor	(S) Introduced	02/23/2021	Resolution on state management of grizzly bears
LC0572	SB 29	Primary Sponsor	(S) Hearing	02/23/2021	Revise weather modification and control laws
LC0418	SB 27	Primary Sponsor	(S) Transmitted to Governor	02/17/2021	Allow multiplier reimbursement for loss of livestock
LC1159	SB 148	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	02/17/2021	Establish Bill McCauley memorial highway
LC1160	SB 98	Primary Sponsor	(H) Referred to Committee	02/17/2021	Revising laws related to grizzly bear take in defense of persons and livestock
LC1159	SB 148	Requester	(H) Referred to Committee	02/17/2021	Establish Bill McCauley memorial highway
LC1160	SB 98	Requester	(H) Referred to Committee	02/17/2021	Revising laws related to grizzly bear take in defense of persons and livestock
LC0416	SB 26	Primary Sponsor	(S) Transmitted to Governor	02/16/2021	Clarify use of tribal agreements for livestock producers within reservations
LC2700	SB 103	Primary Sponsor	(S) Tabled in Committee	01/28/2021	Revise embryo transfer technician licensing laws

Committee Name	Seat
(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	Member
(S) Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation	Member
(S) Natural Resources	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
02/26/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 316	Generally revise civil liability laws regarding restoration	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/26/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 317	Revise insurance laws relating to the duty to defend	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/26/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 328	Revise coal bonding laws	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/26/2021	3:00 PM	303	SJ 7	Resolution to remove Hidden Pasture Creek from WSA	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/26/2021	3:00 PM	303	SJ 16	Urge support for Keystone XL pipeline	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/26/2021	3:00 PM	303	SR 81	Confirm Governor's appointee to the Board of Environmental Review	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/25/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 273	Generally revise laws related to agricultural equipment repair	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/25/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 275	Generally revise the board of outfitters and outfitting laws and enforcement	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/25/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 296	Revise civil liability laws related to an estate in real property	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/25/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 297	ConnectMT Act to establish broadband deployment	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/25/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 301	Provide statewide uniformity regarding wages/benefits for political subdivisions	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/25/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 323	Generally revise Montana Administrative Procedure Act	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/25/2021	3:00 PM	335	SB 295	Revise livestock loss board hiring laws	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None
02/25/2021	3:00 PM	335	SB 307	Revise liability limits for irrigation operators	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None
02/25/2021	3:00 PM	335	SB 326	Provide for irrigation district improvements by resolution	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None
02/25/2021	3:00 PM	335	SB 347	Revise laws related to equine and livestock dental services	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None
02/24/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 268	Allow for the condemnation and reacquisition of a mobile home park	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/24/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 269	Allow mobile home owners the option to purchase a mobile home park	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/24/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 278	Generally revise civil liability law	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/24/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 289	Revise employment application by eliminating reference to criminal record	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/24/2021	8:00 AM	422	SB 322	Generally revise worker's compensation laws relating to the Montana State Fund	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	None
02/24/2021	9:00 AM	422	SB 234	Create the Unemployment Insurance Program Integrity Act	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
02/24/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 284	Generally revise county gravel pit permitting	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/24/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 302	Extend authorization deadline for use of navigable riverbed	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/24/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 348	Revise laws for use of reclaimed wastewater for snowmaking	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/24/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 352	Clarify objections to water rights	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/24/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 358	Repeal numeric nutrient standards for water quality	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/23/2021	9:00 AM	422	SB 260	Generally revise related to property interests and transfer of businesses	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
02/23/2021	9:00 AM	422	SB 265	Revising electrical generation arbitration laws	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
02/23/2021	9:00 AM	422	SB 266	Revise unfair trade to include certain actions related to electric generation	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
02/23/2021	9:00 AM	422	SR 75	Confirm Governor's appointee for Director of the Department of Commerce	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
02/23/2021	3:00 PM	335	SB 270	Revise valuation of commodities on state lands	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None
02/23/2021	3:00 PM	335	SB 279	Revise laws related to meatpacking exemptions	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None
02/23/2021	3:00 PM	335	SJ 11	Resolution regarding products of the USA	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None
02/22/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 233	Generally revise the board of environmental review	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/22/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 304	Revise establishment of stock water rights on federal land	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/22/2021	3:00 PM	303	SB 324	Repeal administrative rules related to selenium	(S) Natural Resources	None
02/19/2021	9:00 AM	422	SB 251	Generally revise civil liability laws relating to damages	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
02/19/2021	2:30 PM	303	SB 153	Generally revising laws re: administration of FWP lands/waters	(S) Natural Resources	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 2:30 PM
02/18/2021	9:00 AM	422	SB 247	Generally revise alcohol state property/ postsecondary education	(S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs	NOTE: Meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
02/18/2021	3:00 PM	335	SB 209	Limit all commercial marijuana cultivation to enclosed indoor settings	(S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation	None