Here is a list, by committee, of upcoming hearings scheduled by the 2007 Legislature. The list provides bill numbers, chief sponsor, a brief description of each measure, and the room and time of each hearing.

The schedule is subject to change. Current information on the session, including committee hearing information and full bill texts, is available on the Internet at: http://leg.state.mt.us/session.htm

Tuesday, Feb. 27

House Appropriations, Room 102, 8 a.m. -- HB4, Musgrove, appropriations normally made by budget amendment. HB61, Erickson, increase fire assessment rate. HB80, Hamilton, revise laws governing interim committees and activities. HB99, Olson, increase fees for weighing device licenses. HB540, Groesbeck, increase silicosis benefits.

Tuesday, Mar. 6

Senate Business, Labor, and Economic, Room 422, 9 a.m. -- HB65, Villa, revise uninsured employer's subsequent injury fund- increase dept. inspect. auth. HB76, Mcnutt, revise and clarify administrative procedures and appeals for human rights laws. HB137, Villa, revise microbusiness development law.

Senate Fish and Game, Room 422, 3 p.m. -- HB38, Mcchesney, increase authority for reduced license price for game management. HB115, Cohenour, revise publication requirements for hunting and fishing regulations. HB226, Cohenour, revise replacement license law.

Wednesday, Mar. 7

House Business and Labor, Room 172, 8 a.m. -- SB323, Laslovich, limit duration of certificate of public advantage.

Senate Business, Labor, and Economic, Room 422, 9 a.m. -- HB72, Van Dyk, revise professional employer organization law. HB106, Cordier, remove Commerce as ombudsman regarding Flathead Lake management. HB255, Clark, clarify cosmetology services in nursing homes.

Thursday, Mar. 8

Senate Business, Labor, and Economic, Room 422, 9 a.m. -- HB111, Furey, revise unemployment insurance laws. HB156, Franklin, revise long-term care insurance laws. HB158, Jones, revise laws governing corporate filings.

Senate Fish and Game, Room 422, 3 p.m. -- HB171, Hamilton, one-time deferral of hunter education for first-time hunter. HB193, Nooney, revise laws for disabled hunters/ hunting allowed from off-highway vehicles. HB264, Heinert, allow 2 fishing rods per boat or shore angler in lakes & reservoirs.

Friday, Mar. 9

Senate Business, Labor, and Economic, Room 422, 9 a.m. -- HB244, Wiseman, expand promotional activities of telecommunications providers. HB286, Augare, revise allocation or workforce training funds to high poverty areas.