State Legislative News

MPA WORKED HARD IN THE 2011 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The 2011 Montana Legislative Session has adjourned and your state association was an active participant in working on bills that impact the pharmacy profession. We flagged bills during the Session that could impact members and below is a list of bills that we placed on our tracking list.

For copies of bills as they are drafted or other legislative information visit the State web-site by right clicking on the bill and chose the "open hyperlink" drop down, then type in the bill number to look up specific bill information. Some draft bill contents are available.

M = Monitor O = Oppose S = Support SA = Support with Amendments (**Positions subject to change as bills are amended.)

Revised 5/24/11
* after status indicates the bill is probably dead
Total number of Introduced Bills - 39
Total number of Introduced and Unintroduced Bills - 53

Bill Type - Number	LC Number	Primary Sponsor	Status	Status Date	Short Title	Note
HB 2	LC0119	Walter McNutt	Chapter Number Assigned	05/12/2011	General Appropriations Act	M
HB 25	LC0312	Don Roberts	Chapter Number Assigned	04/07/2011	Revise law related to medical assistance programs	SA
HB 53	LC0153	Harry Klock	Chapter Number Assigned	03/25/2011	Consolidate state employee benefit plan requirements	M
HB 68	LC0284	Diane Sands	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Revise Medical Marijuana Act and create regulatory structure for industry	M
HB 82	LC0279	Diane Sands	Chapter Number Assigned	04/07/2011	Require reporting of complaints on physician practices related to med marijuana	M
HB 83	LC0399	Tom Berry	Chapter Number Assigned	04/21/2011	Create prescription drug registry	S
HB 94	LC0256	Elsie Arntzen	Chapter Number Assigned	04/01/2011	Revise professional and occupational licensing laws	S
HB 124	LC0270	Chuck Hunter	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Create a state-level health insurance exchange	M
HB 161	LC0118	Mike Milburn	(H) Vetoed by Governor*	04/13/2011	Repeal medical marijuana law	M
HB 175	LC0624	Keith Regier	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Submit repeal of Montana Medical Marijuana Act to voters of Montana	M
HB 184	LC0021	Cary Smith	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Healthcare tax credits for individuals and out-of-pocket expenses	M
HB 185	LC0479	Tom Berry	Chapter Number Assigned	04/08/2011	Ban synthetic marijuana	S
HB 206	LC0018	Gary MacLaren	(S) Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Constitutional amendment on freedom to choose health care coverage	M
HB 227	LC1605	Bob Wagner	(H) Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Revise laws relating to religious exemptions for immunizations	M
HB 322	LC0939	Kathy Swanson	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Provide enforcement of unlicensed practice	M
HB 356	LC2084	Cynthia Hiner	Chapter Number Assigned	03/25/2011	Generally revise laws relating to addiction counselors	M
HB 358	LC0690	Gary MacLaren	(H) Vetoed by Governor*	04/28/2011	Revise Montana medical savings account contribution limits	M
HB 377	LC0943	Wendy Warburton	Chapter Number Assigned	05/12/2011	Revise laws to allow medication aides in nursing homes	O
HB 396	LC0572	Sterling Small	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Provide for health care professional transparency	M
HB 408	LC0884	Cary Smith	(H) Vetoed by Governor*	05/06/2011	Provide for timely filing and resolution of claims in medical liability cases	M
HB 429	LC0113	Tom Berry	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Revise procedures related to the Medical Marijuana Act	M
HB 486	LC1520	Janna Taylor	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Generally revise laws on release of health information	M
HB 518	LC0653	Chuck Hunter	Chapter Number Assigned	05/06/2011	Create a mental health care advance directive	M
HB 525	LC1252	Jonathan McNiven	Chapter Number Assigned	05/06/2011	Revise business and professional licensing laws to provide termination review	M
HB 600	LC2153	Ron Ehli	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Revise criminal laws re: endangering children with schedule 1 drugs	M
HB 605	LC2115	Tom Burnett	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Create incentive programs to reward healthy choices	M
HB 612	LC2154	Don Roberts	(H) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress	05/11/2011	Generally revise state healthcare laws to implement House Bill No. 2	M
HB 615	LC0785	Kathleen Williams	Chapter Number Assigned	05/06/2011	Advance cancer research and treatment	M
HB 626	LC1201	Trudi Schmidt	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Increase tobacco product taxes	M
SB 116	LC0041	Greg Hinkle	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Prohibit physician-assisted suicide	M
SB 120	LC0449	John Brenden	Chapter Number Assigned	04/20/2011	Require publishing of appointed members to all state agency boards	M
SB 154	LC0100	Dave Lewis	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Regulating medical marijuana provider supply system	M
SB 169	LC1766	Greg Hinkle	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Provide for suicide predator penalty enhancement	M
SB 189	LC0483	Jim Keane	Chapter Number Assigned	04/01/2011	Revise pharmaceutical authority to administer influenza vaccine	S
SB 210	LC0187	Bruce Tutvedt	Chapter Number Assigned	04/15/2011	Provide penalties for certain communications for dangerous drug prescriptions	S
SB 228	LC1506	Jason Priest	(S) Vetoed by Governor*	04/13/2011	Prohibit creation of health insurance exchange under PPACA	M
SB 272	LC0683	Terry Murphy	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Revise laws related to psychologists prescriptive authority	M
SB 334	LC0110	Jim Shockley	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/28/2011	Repeal legality of medical marijuana	M
SJ 20	LC0692	Art Wittich	(S) Filed with Secretary of State	05/04/2011	Study resolution on implementation of privatization of Medicaid administration	M

Unintroduced Bills

Total number of Unintroduced Bills - 14

Bill Draft No. (LC No.)	Request Date	Requestor	Status	Status Date	Short Title	Note
LC0054	02/23/2010	Kim Gillan	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Establish a Prescription Drug Database	S
LC0134	06/07/2010	John Brenden	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Provide insurance requirements for prescription drug coverage	O
LC0481	10/13/2010	Jesse O'Hara	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Outlaw designer drug spice	M
LC0611	11/04/2010	Art Wittich	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Contract administration of Medicaid to private administrator	M
LC0626	11/04/2010	Jeffery W Welborn	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Require graduated copay for Healthy Montana Kids drug coverage	M
LC0987	11/24/2010	Kim Gillan	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Require health insurers and DPHHS to cover telemedicine services	M
LC1045	12/01/2010	Joe Balyeat	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Revise licensing boards laws	M
LC1117	12/01/2010	Steve Fitzpatrick	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Revise laws relating to professions and occupations	M
LC1277	12/04/2010	Christine Kaufmann	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Establish provider fee for Medicaid reimbursement	M
LC1339	12/05/2010	Gary MacLaren	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Generally revise state medicaid laws	M
LC1482	12/05/2010	Jason Priest	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Generally revise medicaid	M
LC1518	12/05/2010	Kim Gillan	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Revise law on confidentiality of health care information	M
LC1849	12/28/2010	Jonathan Windy Boy	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Revise mental health service area authorities	M
LC2106	01/15/2011	Ryan Osmundson	(C) Draft Died in Process*	04/28/2011	Provide for medical harm disclosure	M