BILLS OF CONCERN TO THE MONTANA NURSES ASSOCIATION
2009 MONTANA LEGISLATURE
As of April 29, 2009

Please do not testify on behalf of Montana Nurses Association (MNA) without the specific
approval of the MNA Council on Practice and Government Affairs. (CPGA)

LEGEND:    ToGov (to Governor)    Law (Is now Law)    PBH (Passed Both Houses)   SBG (Signed By Governor)    MTD (Missed Transmittal Deadline - Dead)    TIC (Tabled In Committee - Dead)    MATD (Missed Appropriations Transmittal Deadline - Dead)   DIP (Passed committee action but Died on sine die of legislature)   SOS (To Secretary of State)

Those not indicated above are explained below bill titles.  Bills Signed by Governor will become law when assigned a Chapter number.

MNA LEGEND:  S (Support)    SS (Strong Support)    O (Oppose)   M (Monitor)

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

MNA    Bill#          Sponsor         Title (description)                                                                     Disposition

                                                        SENATE

M       SB 20       Larry Jent        Pupose Statement for MAPA                                                    Law 4-3-09
S        SB 35       Larry Jent         Committing Jurisdiction to Forward Physical and Mental         Law 3-24-09
                                                    Health Information to Prison
M        SB 40       Carol Juneau   Clarify friend of respondent in involuntary commitment laws   Law 3-25-09   
M         SB 96      Larry Jent        Revise Mentail Illness Evaluations in Criminal Justice System   Law 4-17-09
M        SB 157     Jim Shockley    Audio-video hearing for certain mental health proceedings     Law 3-20-09
SS       SB 205    J. Brueggeman  Assault on a Health Care or Emergency Services Provider      Tabled In Committee
S        SB 234     Kim Gillan         Insurance coverage for autism                                         Transmitted to Gov.
SS       SB237     Dave Lewis       Primary Seatbelt Enforcement For Motor Vehicle Occupants    Dead on Floor of Senate
O      SB 287     Joe Balyeat        Consumer Health Freedom and Access Act                             Tabled
O     SB 335     Joe Balyeat         Prohibit professional board discrimination                              Tabled
S        SB350      Kim Gillan          Revise laws on HIV testing                                                    Transmitted to Gov.
S      SB 424     Greg Barkus       Control disposal of mercury thermostats                                Law 4-17-09
S       SB 442    Jesse laslovich   Create Shaken Baby Syndrome Educ. Prog.                            Transmitted to Gov.
O     SB 445     Gary Branae       Revise Laws On Dispensing Prescription Drugs                    Tabled in Committee 
M    SB 497     Jim Shockley    Creating the crime of obstructing a protest at a health care facility       Tabled
S    SJ 35     Trudi Schmidt     Study Health Care                                                                          Filed with Secretary of State
S    SJ 38    Sharon Stewart-Peregoy  Study Health Care Disparities                                  House Human Services - split vote
S    SJ 39    John Brueggeman  Study DUI Laws and enforcement                                      Filed with Secretary of State
SS        LC 0471   Jim Shockley     Require State Hospital to Provide Transport for                      Draft is ready for delivery
                                                    Evaluated Persons
M       LC0859     Not listed          License Massage Therapists                                                   Draft on hold as of 1-8-09
M       LC 1818    Not listed         Death with dignity                                                                    Draft ready for delivery 1/9/09

                                                        HOUSE

S        HB65       Diane Sands      Fund Children Management Authorities for Mental health     Missed Tansmittal -  dead
S        HB66       Diane Sands     Fund mental health needs of young children and certain      Missed Transmittal -  dead
                                                   High risk children
M        HB 73       Julie French      Revise Medical Marijuana Laws                                           Missed Transmittal- dead
M        HB 80     Deborah Kottel   Revise professional and occupational licensing laws         Law 4-1-09
SS       HB86       Diane Sands     Fund Health Information Technology and record sharing     Missed Transmittal -  dead
M        HB 93       Diane Sands     Clarify EMS medical direction and handling complaints         Law 4-3-09
SS       HB 114     Teresa Henry   Volunteer Professionals responding to Disaster                  Law 3-25-09
S        HB 130    Ron Stoker     Grant Program for local crisis services and jail diversion for    Transmitted to Governor
                                                 mentally ill
S       HB 131    Ron Stoker      State contracting for mental health emmergency detention beds   Transmitted to Governor
S         HB 132     Ron Stocker     Diversion from involuntary commitment to in-patient           Transmitted to Governor
S        HB 151     Arlene Becker   Revise Breast Reconstruction Mandate to comply Federal    Law 3-25-09 
SS        HB 157    Chuck Hunter    Implement Healthy Kids Initiative                                      Tabled in Committee 4-8-09
S     HB 224      Cindy Hiner      Loan reimbursement program for state institutional nurses    Law 4-28-09
SS       HB 267   Trudi Schmidt    Prescription drug database and Monitoring Program             Tabled in Committee
M        HB 281     Chuck Hunter    Remove Contraceptive Prohibition Under CHIP                   Missed Transmittal - dead
SS       HB292      Teresa Henry    Expedited partner care for STD                                           Missed Transmittal - dead
SS       HB309      Teresa Henry    Public Health Nursing Service for foster children                  Missed Transmittal - dead
S        HB 325      Diane Sands    Assured coverage of colon cancer screening                        Missed Transmittal - dead
M      HB 342      Don Roberts     Extend liability limits to certain emergency births                 Missed Transmittal -  dead
O        HB 351    W. Warburton   Health Care Freedom of Conscience Act                               Tabled in Committee
SS       HB 362     Teresa Henry    Limit Liability for Practice of Disaster Medicine                     Law 4-17-09
M     HB 390      Michelle Reinhart  Provide for Licensure of outpatient Birth Centers              Tabled                 
O      HB 421    Scott Mendenhall  Clean Government Act                                                        Tabled in Committee 
S      HB 510    Jill Cohenour       Minor passenger seatbelt violation as primary offense        Missed Transmittal -  dead
S      HB 596     Teresa Henry     Healthy youth sex education                                                Missed Transmittal -  dead
O     HB 625     Lee Randall      Worker's Freedom Act                                                            Missed Transmittal -  dead
SS    HB 634     Dave McAlpine  Require Transport of individuals to state hospital             Transmitted to Governor
SS     HB 662   Elsie Arntzen     License massage Therapists                                            Transmitted to Governor 
S    HJ 17     Julie French    To Study Medication Aides in Nursing Homes                       Is Law 3-16-09
S    HJ 29     Arlene Becker  Rheumatoid arthritis awareness day                               Is law 3-18-09
S  HJ 34      Dave McAlpin    Interim study of transportation of mentally ill persons in commitment process     Died in Committee

Link to the 2009 Montana Legislative Session