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Montana Legislature (65th:2017) records, 2017
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Legislature
- Title
- Montana Legislature (65th:2017) records
- Dates
- 2017 (inclusive)20172017
- Quantity
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26 linear feet
- Collection Number
- LR 65
- Summary
- The collection consists primarily of minutes, bills, and exhibits from the 2017 Legislative session.
- 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 open for research. Some materials may be unavailable for viewing due to the format or media on which they were received.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes the minutes of joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of Representatives and Senate standing committees; bills and resolutions; journals and status reports of the regular session. Special Session bills and resolutions from both the House and Senate are included. The collection also contains miscellany material including memorials.
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 65th Montana Legislature met from January 2nd to April 29th, 2017 and a Special Session held November 14th-15th, 2017. There were 16 standing committees in the House and 18 standing committees in the Senate, as designated by the 2017 Rules. Bob Keenan (R-President Pro Tempore), Fred Thomas (R-Majority Leader), Mark Bladsel, Ed Buttrey and Cary Smith (R-Majority Whips), Jon Sesso (D-Minority Leader) and Tom Facey and JP Pomnichowski (D-Minority Whips). The leaders of the House were Austin Knudsen (R-Speaker), Greg Hertz (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Ron Ehli (R-Majority Leader), Seth Berglee, Alan Doane, Theresa Manzella, and Brad Tschida (R-Majority Whips), Jenny Eck (D-Minority Leader), Tom Woods (D-Minority Caucus Chair), and Nate McConnell, Shane Morigeau, and Casey Schreiner (D-Minority Whips). The transmittal dates were March 1st, 23rd and 31st, and April 7th, 19th, 21st and 25th.
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”.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Committee hearings, minutes, and exhibits are 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 into two sub-groups: I. Regular Session and II. Special Session.
The sub-group Regular Session is organized into the following series: I. House and Senate Joint Committees, II. House of Representatives, and III. Senate.
The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into these sub-series: I. Joint Subommittee Minutes, arranged alphabetically by committee and then chronologically; II. Conference Committee Minutes, arranged by House or Senate and then numerically by bill number; and III. Free Conference Committee Minutes, arranged by House or Senate and then numerically by bill number.
The series House of Representatives is organized into the following subseries: I. House Standing Committee Minutes, arranged alphabetically by committee and then chronologically; II. House Bills, arranged numerically; III. House Joint Resolutions, arranged numerically; and IV. House Journals, arranged chronologically.
The series Senate is organized into the following sub-series: I. Senate Standing Committee Minutes, arranged alphabetically by committee and then chronologically; II. Senate Bills, arranged numerically; III. Senate Joint Resolutions, arranged numerically; IV. Senate Journals, arranged chronologically; and V. Senate Memorials, arranged alphabetically.
The sub-group Special Session is organized into the following series: I. House of Representatives, arranged numerically by bill and II. Senate, arranged numerically by bill.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Regular Session, 2016-2017, (bulk 2017) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
House and Senate Joint Committees |
2016-2017 | ||
Joint Subcommittee Minutes |
2016 November 1 - 2017 February 22; 2017 January 6 - 2017 February 22 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-20 | Appropriations - Education |
2017 January 6 - February 22 |
| 1 | 21 | Appropriations - Education Workbook |
2016 November 1 |
| 1 | 22-50 | Appropriations - General Government |
2017 January 6 - February 22 |
| 2 | 1-29 | Appropriations - Health and Human Services |
2017 January 6 - February 22 |
| 2 | 30-56 | Appropriations - Judicial, Law and Justice |
2017 January 6 - February 22 |
| Box | |||
| 2 | 57-65 | Appropriations - Long Range Planning |
2017 January 6 - 23 |
| Folder | |||
| 3 | 1-11 | Appropriations - Long Range Planning |
2017 January 24 - February 9 |
| 3 | 12-35 | Appropriations - Natural Resources and Transportation |
2017 January 6 - February 20 |
| Oversize | |||
| Ovsz 1 | 1 | Joint Appropriations Long-Range Planning Exhibit 7 |
2017 January 13 |
| Ovsz 1 | 2 | Joint Appropriations Long-Range Planning Exhibt 1 |
2017 January 18 |
| Ovsz 1 | 3 | Joint Appropriations Long-Range Planning Exhibit 1 |
2017 January 25 |
Conference Committee Minutes |
2017 February 20 - 2017 April 26 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 36 | HB 123 |
2017 April 20 |
| 3 | 37 | HB 131 |
2017 March 24 |
| 3 | 38 | HB 133 |
2017 April 21 |
| 3 | 39 | HB 146 |
2017 February 20 |
| 3 | 40 | HB 172 |
2017 March 13 |
| 3 | 41 | HB 280 |
2017 April 10 |
| 3 | 42 | HB 434 |
2017 April 21 |
| 3 | 43 | HB 562 |
2017 April 24 |
| 3 | 44 | SB 94 |
2017 April 19 |
| 3 | 45 | SB 111 |
2017 April 13 |
| 3 | 46 | SB 333 |
2017 April 20 |
| 3 | 47 | SB 368 |
2017 April 25 |
| 3 | 48-49 | SB 374 |
2017 April 25 - 26 |
Free Conference Committee Minutes |
2017 February 15 - 2017 April 26 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 50 | HB 18 |
2017 February 15 |
| 3 | 51 | HB 145 |
2017 April 3 |
| 3 | 52 | HB 369 |
2017 April 24 |
| 3 | 53-54 | HB 387 |
2017 April 20 - 21 |
| 3 | 55 | HB 462 |
2017 April 20 |
| 3 | 56 | HB 639 |
2017 April 24 |
| 3 | 57 | SB 25 |
2017 March 16 |
| 3 | 58-59 | SB 59 |
2017 March 28 - April 5 |
| 3 | 60 | : SB 63 |
2017 April 12 |
| 3 | 62 | SB 95 |
2017 April 26 |
| 3 | 63 | SB 143 |
2017 April 6 |
| 3 | 64 | SB 248 |
2017 April 21 |
| 3 | 65 | SB 261 |
2017 April 26 |
| 3 | 66 | SB 294 |
2017 April 13 |
| 3 | 67 | SB 359 |
2017 April 24 |
| 3 | 68 | SB 363 |
2017 April 21 |
| 3 | 69-70 | SB 366 |
2017 April 20-24 |
| 3 | 61 | SB 64 |
2017 April 12 |
House of Representatives |
2016 - 2017 | ||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
2016 December 7 - 2017 April 26; 2017 January 4 - April 26 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 71-79 | Agriculture |
2017 January 3 - February 7 |
| multimedia | |||
| MM Box 1 | 1 | Appropriations Exhibit 2 |
2017 January 26 |
| Box | |||
| 4 | 1-14 | Agriculture |
2017 February 9 - April 20 |
| 4 | 15-59 | Appropriations |
2017 January 3 - March 21 |
| 5 | 1-28 | Appropriations |
2017 March 22 - April 26 |
| 5 | 29-68 | Business and Labor |
2017 January 4 - March 22 |
| 6 | 1-11 | Business and Labor |
2017 March 23 - April 20 |
| 6 | 12-37 | Education |
2017 January 4 - April 10 |
| 6 | 38-60 | Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications/Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations |
2017 January 4 - March 15 |
| 7 | 1-11 | Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications/Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations |
2017 March 20 - April 24 |
| 7 | 12-36 | Fish, Wildlife, and Parks |
2017 January 3 - April 11 |
| 7 | 37-62 | Human Services |
2017 January 4 - March 15 |
| Oversize | |||
| Ovsz 1 | 4 | Health and Human Services Exhibit 1 |
2017 January 4 |
| Box | |||
| 8 | 1-11 | Human Services |
2017 March 20 - April 24 |
| 8 | 12-56 | Judiciary |
2017 January 4 - March 21 |
| 9 | 1-18 | Judiciary |
2017 March 22 - April 21 |
| 9 | 19-41 | Legislative Administration |
2017 January 10 - March 7 |
| 9 | 42-49 | Local Government |
2017 January 3 - April 11 |
| 9 | 50-66 | Natural Resources |
2017 January 4 - February 20 |
| 10 | 1-18 | Natural Resources |
2017 February 22 - April 12 |
| 10 | 19-22 | Rules |
2016 December 7 - 2017 January 26 |
| 10 | 23-66 | State Administration |
2017 January 4 - April 20 |
| 10 | 67-71 | Taxation |
2017 January 4 - January 11 |
| multimedia | |||
| MM Box 1 | 2 | Taxation Exhibit 5 |
2017 January 6 |
| Box | |||
| 11 | 1-47 | Taxation |
2017 January 12 - April 24 |
| 11 | 48-49 | Taxation - HB 2 Narrative |
2017 |
| 12 | 1-25 | Transportation |
2017 January 4 - April 10 |
House Bills |
2017 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 26-41 | HB 1 - 76 |
2017 |
| 13 | 1-31 | HB 77 - 283 |
2017 |
| 14 | 1-29 | HB 284 - 542 |
2017 |
| 15 | 1-11 | HB 543 - 664 |
2017 |
House Joint Resolutions |
2017 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 12-13 | HJ 1-43 |
2017 |
House Journals |
2017 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 14-20 | Days 1-87 |
2017 |
Senate |
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Senate Standing Committees |
2016 November 15 - 2017 April 24 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1-20 | Agriculture |
2017 January 3 - April 20 |
| 16 | 21-75 | Business and Labor |
2017 January 4 - April 5 |
| 17 | 1-3 | Business and Labor |
2017 April 7 - 12 |
| 17 | 4-11 | Committee on Committees |
2016 November 15 - 2017 April 24 |
| 17 | 12-40 | Education and Cultural Resources |
2017 January 4 - April 10 |
| 17 | 41-65 | Energy and Telecommunications |
2017 January 3 - April 20 |
| 17 | 66-77 | Finance and Claims |
2017 January 4 - February 14 |
| 18 | 1-26 | Finance and Claims |
2017 February 16 - April 24 |
| 18 | 27-49 | Fish and Game |
2017 January 3 - April 4 |
| Oversize | |||
| Ovsz 1 | 5 | Fish and Game Exhibit 4 |
2017 January 3 |
| Box | |||
| 19 | 1-5 | Fish and Game |
2017 April 6 - 18 |
| 19 | 6-30 | Highways and Transportation |
2017 January 3 - April 11 |
| Oversize | |||
| Ovsz 1 | 6 | Highways and Transportation Exhibit 1 |
2017 January 3 |
| Ovsz 1 | 7 | Highways and Transportation Exhibit 4 |
2017 February 16 |
| Box | |||
| 19 | 31-59 | Judiciary |
2017 January 4 - February 20 |
| multimedia | |||
| MM Box 1 | 3 | Judiciary Exhibit 1 |
2017 January 20 |
| Box | |||
| 20 | 1-25 | Judiciary |
2017 February 21 - April 20 |
| 20 | 26-28 | Legislative Administration |
2017 January 31 - April 6 |
| 20 | 29-46 | Local Government |
2017 January 4 - April 21 |
| 20 | 47-66 | Natural Resources |
2017 January 4 - March 20 |
| 21 | 1-8 | Natural Resources |
2017 March 22 - April 12 |
| 21 | 9-39 | Public Health and Welfare |
2017 January 4 - April 21 |
| 21 | 40-43 | Rules |
2016 December 7 - 2017 January 9 |
| 21 | 44-65 | State Administration |
2017 January 4 - March 17 |
| Oversize | |||
| Ovsz 1 | 8 | State Administration Exhibit 3 |
2017 January 16 |
| Box | |||
| 22 | 1-9 | State Administration |
2017 March 20 - April 20 |
| 22 | 10-50 | Taxation |
2017 January 4 - April 21 |
Senate Bills |
2017 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 1-24 | SB 1-221 |
2017 |
| 24 | 1-18 | SB 222-377 |
2017 |
Senate Resolutions |
2017 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 19-20 | SR 1-69 |
2017 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
2017 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 21-22 | SJR 1-32 |
2017 |
Senate Journals |
2017 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 23-24 | Days 1-38 |
2017 |
| 25 | 1-4 | Days 39-80 |
2017 |
Senate Memorials |
2017 April 9 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 5 | Legislative Memorial Service |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 6 | Bertelsen, Verner Laurtis |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 7 | Carl, Fred G. |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 8 | Davis, Ervin |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 9 | Devlin, Michael Gerald "Gerry" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 10 | Greely, Michael Truman "Mike" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 11 | Hagener, Antoinette "Toni" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 12 | Hale, Alan |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 13 | Hammond, Joseph Raymond "Joe" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 14 | Harrington, Daniel W. "Dan" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 15 | Hoffman, Robert "Rob" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 16 | Holliday, Janet "Gay" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 17 | Keyser, Kerry |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 18 | Lien, Edward "Ed" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 19 | Lucas, Donald G. |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 20 | Madison, James M. "Jim" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 21 | Malcom, Robert "Bruce" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 22 | Martinez, Yvonne "Bonnie" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 23 | McCarthy, Beatrice "Bea" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 24 | Measure, Bruce A. |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 25 | Nisbet, Gerald D. "jerry" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 26 | Pipinich, Robert "Bob" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 27 | Poulsen, Harold |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 28 | Quilici, Joe |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 29 | Ream, Bob |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 30 | Sheehy, John C. "Skeff" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 31 | Smith, Edward B. "Ed" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 32 | Sprague, James "Mike" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 33 | Squires, Carolyn |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 34 | Stickney, Jessica "Jess" |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 35 | Turnage, Jean Allen |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 36 | Williams, Bob |
2017 April 9 |
| 25 | 37 | Wiseman, William R. "Bill" |
2017 April 9 |
Miscellany |
2017 March | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 43 | Legislative Healthcare Work Group |
2017 March 9 |
Special Session, 2017 NovemberReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
House of Representatives |
2017 November | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 38 | HB 1-8 |
2017 November |
| 25 | 39 | HR 1 |
2017 November |
Senate |
2017 November | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 40 | SB 1-12 |
2017 November |
| 25 | 41 | SR 1-2 |
2017 November |
| 25 | 42 | SJR 1 |
2017 November |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Legislative bodies--Montana
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government.
April Sparks, Government Records Archivist, Montana Historical Society
March 2018
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