Here’s how legislators from the IR circulation area fared in introducing and passing bills in the 2007 regular session. (Note: no local lawmakers sponsored bills in the special session.)

Source: Montana Legislature Web site, laws.leg.mt.gov.

Rep. Mary Caferro, D-Helena

Bills introduced 10;

Bills passed into law 4;

Bills died in committee 5;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 1;

Notable — Passed bills revising CHIP, overpayment of food stamps and campaign finance limits; bill killed to express preference for locating state offices in downtown areas

Rep. Jill Cohenour,

D-East Helena

Bills introduced 28;

Bills passed into law 10;

Bills died in committee 18;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Passed bills include four resolutions; bill to require seatbelts in school buses killed

Rep. Dave Gallik, D-Helena

Bills introduced 25;

Bills passed into law 10;

Bills died in committee 15;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Passed additional incentives for movie makers; bill to earmark gambling taxes to improve horse racing killed along with study of ways to reduce state employee travel

Galen Hollenbaugh, D-Helena

Bills introduced 4;

Bills passed into law 0;

Bills died in committee 3;

Bills died in process 1;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Bills killed to fund after-school programs, school facility improvements

Rep. Hal Jacobson, D-Helena

Bills introduced 12;

Bills passed into law 7;

Bills died in committee 5;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Bills passed at request of departments of Administration, Military Affairs, Natural Resources; bill killed that would have added property tax surcharge to out-of-state owners for emergency services

Rep. Scott Mendenhall,

R-Clancy

Bills introduced 7;

Bills passed into law 2;

Bills died in committee 4;

Bills died in process 1;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Amended workers comp laws to cap some medical spending; bill to study privatizing workers comp failed

Rep. Scott Sales, R-Bozeman

Bills introduced 1;

Bills passed into law 0;

Bills died in committee 0;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — House Speaker’s lone bill would have replaced state vacation/sick days with flexible leave

Rep. John Ward, R-Helena

Bills introduced 6;

Bills passed into law 3;

Bills died in committee 3;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Attempt to hasten municipal building permit process failed; passed resolution urging state to promote tele-commuting

Sen. Joe Balyeat, R-Bozeman

Bills introduced 13;

Bills passed into law 8;

Bills died in committee 4;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 1;

Notable — Creation of wolf license; prohibition on severance pay for state employees; prohibition on firearms confiscation during declared emergency

Sen. Mike Cooney, D-Helena

Bills introduced 8;

Bills passed into law 5;

Bills died in committee 2;

Bills died in process 1;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Passed two bills to allow private names on state buildings to encourage private donations; primary seat-belt law died on Senate floor

Sen. Christine

Kaufmann, D-Helena

Bills introduced 23;

Bills passed into law 2;

Bills died in committee 19;

Bills died in process 2;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Created abandoned mine reclamation fund; bills to increase taxes on gambling and beer killed, along with ban on cell phones while driving

Sen. Dave Lewis,

R-Helena

Bills introduced 12;

Bills passed into law 6;

Bills died in committee 6;

Bills died in process 0;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Authorized litigation for cleanup of Mike Horse Dam; restriction on county zoning proposals killed

Sen. Terry Murphy,

R-Cardwell

Bills introduced 2;

Bills passed into law 1;

Bills died in committee 0;

Bills died in process 1;

Bills vetoed 0;

Notable — Passed requirement for interlocal agreement in the case of cross-county annexation