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Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records, 2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Legislature.
- Title
- Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records
- Dates
- 2007 (inclusive)20072007
- Quantity
- 28.6 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- LR 60
- Summary
- Collection contains records (2007) of the 60th Montana Legislature including minutes of joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of Representatives and Senate standing and select committees; bills and resolutions; journals and status reports, and miscellany of the regular session and the May 2007 special session. For online access to committee hearing minutes and digital audio recordings visit the Montana Legislature website.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Montana State Legislature is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution of Montana limits the size of the Senate to no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 members and the size of the House of Representatives to no fewer than 80 and no more than 100 members. Each house is responsible for choosing its officers, creating committees and establishing its own rules. The Montana Legislature meets for 90 days every odd numbered year, beginning the first Monday in January, or the following Wednesday if the first Monday is New Years Day. The first State Legislature convened on November 23, 1889, fifteen days after Montana became a state. Each following Legislature has been numbered sequentially.
The 60th Montana Legislature met from January 3rd to April 27th, 2007. There were 15 standing committees in the Senate and 16 standing committees in the House. The leaders of the Senate were Mike Cooney (D-President), Dan Harrington (D-President Pro Tempore), Carol Williams (D-Majority Leader), Lane Larson and Lynda Moss (D-Majority Whips), Corey Stapleton (R-Minority Leader) and Greg Barkus and Dan McGee (R-Minority Whips). The leaders of the House were Scott Sales (R-Speaker), Debby Barrett (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Dennis Himmelberger (R-Majority Leader), Tom McGillvray and Gary MacLaren (R-Majority Whips), John Parker (D-Minority Leader), Art Noonan (D-Minority Floor Leader), Bob Bergren (D-Deputy Minority Leader), Margarett Campbell and Dave McAlpin (D-Minority Whips) and Dan Villa (D-Minority Caucus Leader). The transmittal dates were February 28th, March 21st and 29th, and April 3rd, 5th, 16th, 18th and 21st.
Sources:Montana State Legislature Session Information ;The Constitution of the State of Montana as adopted by the Constitutional Convention March 22, 1972, and as ratified by the people, June 6, 1972, referendum no. 68, "A GUIDE TO THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE," The Montana Legislature,; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present”.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes the minutes of joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of Representatives and Senate standing and select committees; bills and resolutions; journals and status reports of the regular session and the May 2007 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including a bill subject index and sponsor bill list.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Committee hearings are available on audio cassette and digital video cassette at MHS. Committee hearing minutes and digital audio recordings are also available online here. For instructions on how to find a specific committee recording please visit here.
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is organized by regular and special sessions into the following series: I. Joint Committees thereunder minutes by committee and date; II. House of Representatives, thereunder minutes by committee and date, bills, joint resolutions and resolutions by number, and journals by date; III. Senate, thereunder minutes by committee and date, bills, joint resolutions and resolutions by number, and journals by date; and IV. Miscellany.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Regular SessionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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House and Senate Joint Committees |
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Joint Subcommittee Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
1 / 1-18 | Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety |
2007 January 8 - February 5 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety, Exhibit 3: "Montana National Guard: Year-In-Review" DVD |
2007 January 22 |
MM 66 | Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety, Exhibit 3: "Budget Presentation 07" CD |
2007 January 31 |
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 19-35 | Appropriations: Education |
2007 January 8 - February 1 |
1 / 36-57 | Appropriations: General Government and Transportation |
2007 January 8 - February 8 |
2 / 1-25 | Appropriations: Health and Human Services |
2007 January 8 - February 12 |
2 / 26-39 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning |
2007 January 8 - 25 |
Oversize Folder | ||
OVFD 1 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 9: Darby, Montana photo collage printout |
2007 January 16 |
OVFD 1 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 8: Map showing the MBMG CBM monitoring sites; Exhibit 3: Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, January 22, 2007, Swift Gulch/Little Rocky Mountains aerial photo printout; Unnumbered Exhibit: Inventoried Public and Private Wells in the Gallatin Valley aerial photo/map printout |
2007 January 24 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 13: "W2ASACT: 'You Don't Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry'" DVD |
2007 January 22 |
MM 66 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 3: Wayne Jepson "DEQ RDGP Powerpoints: Swift Gulch Research, Swift Gulch Ponds" CD |
2007 January 24 |
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 1-13 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning |
2007 January 29 - February 13 |
Oversize Folder | ||
OVFD 1 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 33: The Buttenik Ensemble "Butte's professional theater company" brochure |
2007 February 12 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 29: Media Arts in the Public Schools, "'Meet Maps': An Introduction to Our Program and Our Students" DVD; Exhibit 35: "BE: Buttenik Flickers" DVD |
2007 February 12 |
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 14-33 | Appropriations: Natural Resources |
2007 January 8 - February 6 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Appropriations: Natural Resources, Exhibit 5: "Montana Department of Livestock, Brands Enforcement 2005 Annual Report" Blu-ray |
2007 January 26 |
MM 66 | Appropriations: Natural Resources (exhibits from January 26 and January 30 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 January 30 |
Conference Committees Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
4 / 1 | HB 24 (re revising laws relating to carbon dioxide
used for energy purposes) |
2007 April 16 |
4 / 2 | HB 25 (re generally revise electric industry
restructuring laws) |
2007 April 16 |
4 / 3-5 | HB 116 (re revising RIT funding laws) |
2007 April 24 |
4 / 6-7 | HB 160 (re repaying land trusts for prior
diversions) |
2007 April 23, 25 |
4 / 8 | HB 304 (re creating interim water policy
committee) |
2007 April 23 |
4 / 9 | HB 337 (re voted levy for firefighter disability
insurance) |
2007 April 24 |
4 / 10-11 | HB 529 (re reimbursements for business equipment
tax exemption) |
2007 April 24 |
4 / 12 | HB 533 (re increasing coal board
funding) |
2007 April 17 |
4 / 13 | HB 608 (re transfer general fund to children's
trust fund) |
2007 April 18 |
4 / 14 | HB 668 (re revising criminal justice agency status
of licensing boards) |
2007 April 18 |
4 / 15 | HB 678 (re revising school funding and tax
laws) |
2007 April 24 |
4 / 16 | HB 687 (re extend age for well child care
coverage) |
2007 April 18 |
4 / 17 | HB 715 (re supporting research and development of
energy sources) |
2007 April 18 |
4 / 18-20 | HB 809 (re biennial funding for k-12 education and
education related agencies) |
2007 April 23-24 |
4 / 21 | HB 818 (re appropriations for legislative
branch) |
2007 April 26 |
4 / 22-25 | HB 830 (re Appropriate money for construction and
maintenance of public buildings and systems) |
2007 April 20, 23-24 |
4 / 26 | SB 12 (re revising community college
funding) |
2007 April 19 |
4 / 27 | SB 25 (re revising contract timber harvest
laws) |
2007 April 25 |
4 / 28 | SB 74 (re revising title loan act) |
2007 April 17 |
4 / 29-32 | SB 96 (re generally revise initiative and
referendum process) |
2007 April 18, 20 |
4 / 33-34 | SB 103 (re revising local government fire
protection laws) |
2007 April 24 |
4 / 35 | SB 118 (re eliminating sunset for hospital bed
tax) |
2007 April 20 |
4 / 36-37 | SB 121 (re prohibiting sale of tax
information) |
2007 April 18-19 |
4 / 38 | SB 147 (re authorizing restrictions on fire hazard
area activities) |
2007 April 17 |
4 / 39 | SB 227 (re revising collection and justice court
laws) |
2007 April 18 |
4 / 40 | SB 393 (re requiring mediation of custody in
dissolution of marriage) |
2007 April 26 |
4 / 41 | SB 404 (re revising liability for wildland
fires) |
2007 April 19 |
4 / 42 | SB 497 (re creating mural for capital or capital
complex honoring women as community builders) |
2007 April 18 |
4 / 43 | SB 550 (re revising local government study
commission laws and tax provisions) |
2007 April 25 |
Free Conference Committees Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
4 / 44-46 | HB 462 (re regulating constituent
accounts) |
2007 April 19-20, 23 |
4 / 47 | HB 592 (re highway signs for veteran's
memorial) |
2007 April 25 |
4 / 48-51 | HB 678 (re revising school funding and tax
laws) |
2007 April 23-24, 26-27 |
4 / 52 | HB 715 (re supporting research and development of
energy sources) |
2007 April 20 |
4 / 53-54 | HB 829 (re Blackfeet Tribe - State water compact
implementation) |
2007 April 23-24 |
4 / 55-57 | HB 830 (re appropriate money for construction and
maintenance of public buildings and systems) |
2007 April 24-26 |
4 / 58 | SB 49 (re school enrollment by relative
caretaker) |
2007 April 19 |
4 / 59 | SB 51 (re revising land use laws concerning fire
and wildland fire) |
2007 April 23 |
4 / 60-61 | SB 118 (re eliminating sunset for hospital bed
tax) |
2007 April 20, 23 |
4 / 62 | SB 147 (re authorizing restrictions on fire hazard
area activities) |
2007 April 19 |
4 / 63 | SB 276 (re permitting funeral directors to sell
certain life insurance policies) |
2007 April 24 |
4 / 64 | SB 316 (re clarifying taxation of agricultural
parcels reduced by public use by government) |
2007 April 26 |
4 / 65 | SB 365 (re revising laws related to water
distribution and water commissioners) |
2007 April 20 |
4 / 66 | SB 547 (re revising laws on sentencing,
registration, and treatment of sexual offenders) |
2007 April 20, 24 |
House of Representatives |
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House Standing Committees Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
4 / 67-81 | Agriculture |
2007 January 9 - March 20 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Agriculture (exhibits from March 13 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66 |
2007 January 9 - March 20 |
Oversize | ||
Map Case | Agriculture exhibits from March 20 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case |
2007 March 20 |
Box/Folder | ||
4 / 82-99 | Appropriations |
2007 January 10 - February 7 |
5 / 1-40 | Appropriations |
2007 February 8 - March 21 |
6 / 1-30 | Appropriations |
2007 March 22 - April 27 |
6 / 31-38 | Business and Labor |
2007 January 5 - January 19 |
6 / 39 | Business and Labor subcommittee on HB 65, HB 69,
and HB 72 (re Department of Justice dissemination of information) |
2007 January 19 |
6 / 40-63 | Business and Labor |
2007 January 22 - March 6 |
7 / 1-9 | Business and Labor |
2007 March 7-22 |
7 / 10 | Business and Labor subcommittee on HB 69, HB 141,
SB 74, SB 92, SB 165 (re consumer and title loan and mortgage lender
bills) |
2007 March 22 |
7 / 11-24 | Business and Labor |
2007 March 23 - April 25 |
7 / 25-50 | Education |
2007 January 5 - March 16 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Education (exhibits from February 19 and March 16
include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 February 19, March 16 |
Box/Folder | ||
8 / 1-11 | Education |
2007 March 19 - April 25 |
8 / 12-37 | Federal Relations, Energy, and
Telecommunications |
2007 January 8 - April 19 |
8 / 38-58 | Fish, Wildlife, and Parks |
2007 January 9 - April 12 |
8 / 59-61 | Human Services |
2007 January 5-10 |
9 / 1-33 | Human Services |
2007 January 12 - April 20 |
9 / 34-64 | Judiciary |
2007 January 5 - February 16 |
10 / 1-26 | Judiciary |
2007 February 19 - April 12 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Judiciary (exhibit from March 19 include
MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 March 19 |
Box/Folder | ||
10 / 27-46 | Local Government |
2007 January 4 - March 29 |
10 / 47-50 | Natural Resources |
2007 January 8-17 |
10 / 51 | Natural Resources subcommittee on HB 16, HB 93, HB
130, HB 151 (re water adjudication fees) |
2007 January 17 |
11 / 1-30 | Natural Resources (includes Joint House/Senate
meeting) |
2007 January 15 - April 4 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Natural Resources (includes Joint House/Senate
meeting) (exhibits from February 16 and March 21 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM
66) |
2007 February 16, March 21 |
Box/Folder | ||
11 / 31-36 | Rules (includes drafts) |
2006 December 11 - 2007 April 25 |
11 / 37-43 | State Administration |
2007 January 8-16 |
12 / 1-47 | State Administration |
2007 January 17 - March 19 |
12 / 48-77 | Taxation |
2007 January 5 - February 20 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Taxation (exhibits from January 19 include
MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 January 5 - February 20 |
Box/Folder | ||
13 / 1-30 | Taxation |
2007 February 21 - April 25 |
13 / 31-62 | Transportation |
2007 January 5 - April 11 |
House Bills |
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Box/Folder | ||
13 / 63-64 | Bill nos. 1-30 |
2007 |
14 / 1-13 | Bill nos. 31-269 |
2007 |
15 / 1-15 | Bill nos. 270-570 |
2007 |
16 / 1-15 | Bill nos. 571-819 |
2007 |
17 / 1-4 | Bill nos. 820-849 |
2007 |
House Joint Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
17 / 5-6 | Bill nos. 1-62 |
2007 |
House Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
17 / 7 | Bill nos. 1-4 |
2007 |
House Bill Status Reports |
||
Box/Folder | ||
17 / 8-14 | 1st Legislative Day—90th Legislative
Day |
2007 January 3 - April 28 |
House Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
17 / 15 | 1st Legislative Day–33rd Legislative
Day |
2007 January 3 - February 14 |
18 / 1-2 | 34th Legislative Day–90th Legislative Day |
2007 February 15 - April 27 |
Senate |
||
Senate Standing Committees Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 3-20 | Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation |
2007 January 5 - April 2 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (exhibits from January 10 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 January 10 |
Oversize | ||
Map Case | Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (exhibits from January 10 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case) |
2007 January 10 |
Box/Folder | ||
18 / 21-65 | Business, Labor and Economic Affairs |
2007 January 5 - April 16 |
19 / 1-5 | Committee on Committees (includes June 13 Interim
Committee Appointments Minutes) |
2007 January 10 - April 27, and June 13 |
19 / 6-39 | Education and Culture Resources |
2007 January 3 - April 23 |
19 / 40-64 | Finance and Claims (includes House Appropriations
Committee Joint Meeting) |
2007 January 3 - March 26 |
20 / 1-23 | Finance and Claims |
2007 March 28 - April 17 |
20 / 24-46 | Fish and Game |
2007 January 4 - April 3 |
20 / 47-61 | Highways and Transportation |
2007 January 4 - March 6 |
21 / 1-6 | Highways and Transportation |
2007 March 8 - April 12 |
21 / 7-18 | Judiciary |
2007 January 4-19 |
21 / 19 | Judiciary subcommittee (re drafting a bill for a
proposed review of the judiciary of the State of Montana) |
2007 January 22 |
21 / 20-30 | Judiciary |
2007 January 23 - February 5 |
21 / 31 | Judiciary subcommittee on HB 217 (re noncustodial
parents apply values through foster parents) |
2007 February 5 |
21 / 32-56 | Judiciary |
2007 February 6 - March 20 |
Oversize | ||
Map Case | Judiciary (exhibits from February 22 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case) |
2007 February 22 |
Box/Folder | ||
22 / 1-13 | Judiciary |
2007 March 21 - April 10 |
22 / 14-28 | Local Government |
2007 January 4 - February 15 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Local Government (exhibits from January 25 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 January 25 |
Box/Folder | ||
22 / 29 | Local Government subcommittee on SB 345 (re
waterway setbacks for construction) |
2007 February 19 |
22 / 30-42 | Local Government |
2007 February 20 - April 10 |
22 / 43-51 | Natural Resources and Energy |
2007 January 5-26 |
23 / 1-33 | Natural Resources and Energy |
2007 January 29 - April 23 |
23 / 34-58 | Public Health, Welfare and Safety |
2007 January 5 - March 9 |
24 / 1-15 | Public Health, Welfare and Safety |
2007 March 12 - April 20 |
24 / 16-18 | Rules |
2007 January 8 - April 17 |
24 / 19-57 | State Administration |
2007 January 5 - April 25 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | State Administration (exhibits from January 5 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 January 5 |
Box/Folder | ||
24 / 58-68 | Taxation |
2007 January 4-24 |
25 / 1-13 | Taxation |
2007 January 25 - February 13 |
25 / 14 | Taxation subcommittee on SB 76 (re revising law on
agency access to tax and revenue information) |
2007 February 14 |
25 / 15-49 | Taxation |
2007 February 14 - April 23 |
multimedia | ||
MM 66 | Taxation (exhibits from March 30 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) |
2007 March 30 |
Senate Bills |
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Box/Folder | ||
25 / 50-53 | Bill nos. 1-69 |
2007 |
26 / 1-13 | Bill nos. 70-235 |
2007 |
27 / 1-17 | Bill nos. 236-530 |
2007 |
28 / 1-4 | Bill nos. 531-569 |
2007 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
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Box/Folder | ||
28 / 5 | Bill nos. 1-31 |
2007 |
Senate Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
28 / 6 | Bill nos. 1-10 |
2007 |
Senate Bill Status Reports |
||
Box/Folder | ||
28 / 7-11 | 1st Legislative Day—90th Legislative
Day |
2007 January 3 - April 27 |
Senate Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
28 / 12-15 | 1st Legislative Day–90th Legislative
Day |
2007 January 3 - April 28 |
Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
29 / 1-2 | Bill Subject Index |
2007 |
29 / 3 | Sponsor Bill List |
2007 |
Special Session May 2007Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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House of Representatives |
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House Standing Committees Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
29 / 4 | Appropriations |
2007 May 10-11 |
29 / 5 | Education |
2007 May 10-11 |
29 / 6-7 | State Administration (includes Joint
committee) |
2007 May 11-14 |
29 / 8-10 | Taxation |
2007 May 10-14 |
House Bills |
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Box/Folder | ||
29 / 11-12 | Bill nos. 1-10 |
2007 |
House Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
29 / 13 | 1st Legislative Day-5th Legislative
Day |
2007 May 10-15 |
Senate |
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Senate Standing Committees Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
29 / 14 | Education and Cultural Resources |
2007 May 10 |
29 / 15-21 | Finance and Claims (includes House Appropriations Committee Joint Meeting) |
2007 May 10-14 |
29 / 22-23 | State Administration |
2007 May 11-14 |
29 / 24-31 | Taxation (includes Joint committee) |
2007 May 10-15 |
Senate Bills |
||
Box/Folder | ||
29 / 32 | Bill nos. 1-4 |
2007 |
Senate Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
29 / 33 | 1st Legislative Day-5th Legislative
Day |
2007 May 10-15 |
Special Session September 2007Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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House of Representatives |
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House Standing Committees Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
29 / 34-35 | Appropriations (includes Senate Committee on Finance and Claims) |
2007 September 4-5 |
29 / 36 | Judiciary |
2007 September 5 |
Senate |
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Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
29 / 37 | Committee on Committee on Committees |
2007 September 3 |
29 / 38 | Finance and Claims (SB 1) |
2007 September 5 |
29 / 39 | Finance and Claims (HB 1,3, 4) |
2007 September 5 |
29/ 40 | State Administration |
2007 September 5 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bills, Legislative--Montana
- Legislative bodies--Montana--Committees
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government