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Please view the information below to track legislation affecting the veterinary profession in Montana.

Legislative News & Bill List

The 2011 Legislature adjourned April 28.  Click here or see below to view a listing of legislation that was tracked during the session. Thank you to the many members who assisted in this process.

MVMA 2011 LEGISLATIVE BILL TRACKING LIST

June 6, 2011

For copies of bills or other legislative information visit the state legislative website.

 M = Monitor      O = Oppose      S = Support     SA = Support with Amendments

(**Positions subject to change as bills are amended.)

 

Introduced Bills – 34 

Bill #

Position

Primary Sponsor

Status

Status Date

Short Title

HB 2

M

Walter McNutt

Chapter Number Assigned

05/12/2011

General Appropriations Act

HB 54

M

Gordon Vance

Chapter Number Assigned

03/11/2011

Define order & program for certain Department of Livestock functions

HB 73

M

Galen Hollenbaugh

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Recover costs and fees for unlicensed practice of a trade or profession

HB 83

M

Tom Berry

Chapter Number Assigned

04/21/2011

Create prescription drug registry

HB 177

M

Krayton Kerns

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Provide for monitoring of wolf diseases

HB 214

M

Bill Harris

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Managing bison as livestock

HB 294

S

Rob Cook

Chapter Number Assigned

03/16/2011

Provide confidentiality of livestock testing info collected by Livestock Dept

HB 314

M

Robyn Driscoll

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Prohibit sales of live animals in specific locations

HB 318

M

Wendy Warburton

(H) Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Ensure county oversight in movement of publicly-owned wild buffalo or bison

HB 329

M

Christy Clark

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Provide liability protection for owners of livestock protection dogs

HB 331

M

David Howard

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

State assistance for economic damage by brucellosis

HB 363

M

Mike Cuffe

Chapter Number Assigned

05/12/2011

Provide for use of wolf license money

HB 390

S

Margaret (Margie) MacDonald

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Require inspection for dog breeding facilities

HB 407

M

Robyn Driscoll

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Define potentially dangerous and dangerous dog, provide exemptions, penalties

HB 408

S

Cary Smith

(H) Died in Process*

05/06/2011

Provide for timely filing and resolution of claims in medical liability cases

HB 443

M

Tom Burnett

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Revise laws related to intrastate production, processing, consumption of food

HB 482

M

Mike Phillips

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Clarifying conservation and management responsibilities for wild buffalo & bison

HB 515

O

Sue Malek

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Provide for maximum number of dogs and minimum standards of care

HB 525

M

Jonathan McNiven

Chapter Number Assigned

05/06/2011

Revise business and professional licensing laws to provide termination review

HB 541

M

Jeffery W Welborn

Chapter Number Assigned

04/21/2011

Exempt domestic livestock trailing from FWP regulation and MEPA

HJ 28

S

Margaret (Margie) MacDonald

(H) Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Interim study on regulation of dog breeders

SB 5

M

Taylor Brown

Chapter Number Assigned

04/15/2011

Remove sunset provisions to milk control laws

SB 135

M

Joe Balyeat

Chapter Number Assigned

04/22/2011

Clarify use of dogs to track wounded game animals

SB 144

M

John Brenden

(H) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Revise laws governing translocation of bison; prohibit free-roaming bison

SB 148

M

Art Wittich

(S) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Require Dept. of Livestock to notify private land holders re: bison control acts

SB 174

M

Gene Vuckovich

(S) Died in Process*

05/10/2011

Prohibit state funds for movement or relocation of bison to Spotted Dog WMA

SB 184

M

Kendall Van Dyk

Chapter Number Assigned

04/18/2011

Allow for bow and arrow bison hunt

SB 207

M

Frederick (Eric) Moore

Chapter Number Assigned

05/13/2011

Clarify regulation of bison

SB 220

M

Kim Gillan

(S) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Add knowing spectator as person who commits offense of animal fighting

SB 237

S

Ron Arthun

(S) Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Revise laws relating to brucellosis surveillance

SB 296

M

Bruce Tutvedt

Chapter Number Assigned

04/29/2011

Increase penalty for each violation of dept. of ag quarantine

SB 363

M

John Brenden

(S) Died in Standing Committee*

04/28/2011

Provide surcharge on FWP land transactions for funding invasive species

SB 421

S

Jim Shockley

(H) Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Revise animal welfare laws

SJ 14

M

Bob Hawks

(S) Filed with Secretary of State

04/08/2011

Resolution urging improved Dept of Livestock communication on bison control

Total number of Unintroduced Bills - 10

LC #

Position

Requestor

Status

Status Date

Short Title

LC0029

M

Debby Barrett

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Expand the bison management plan to include other wildlife

LC0054

M

Kim Gillan

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Establish a Prescription Drug Database

LC0546

M

Llew Jones

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Clarify responsibility of livestock containment in herd districts

LC1083

M

Anders Blewett

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Revise dog bite laws

LC1163

M

Timothy Furey

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Student loan assistance for Montana college graduates working instate

LC1404

M

Jeff Essmann

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Generally revise brucellosis law

LC1863

M

John Esp

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Generally revise funding for brucellosis testing

LC2108

M

Frederick (Eric) Moore

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Provide requirements for brucellosis vaccination in cattle

LC2126

M

Jonathan McNiven

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Revise laws related to stabling of livestock

LC2155

M

Bradley Hamlett

(C) Draft Died in Process*

04/28/2011

Generally revise laws on livestock

 

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