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Montana Legislature (53rd: 1993) records, 1993

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Legislature.
Title
Montana Legislature (53rd: 1993) records
Dates
1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
28 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
LR 53
Summary
Collection contains records (1993) of the 53rd Montana Legislature including minutes of the Joint, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, status reports, and journals; and miscellany of the regular session and the November and December 1993 special session.[OVERSIZE MATERIAL: multimedia collection 2-6, map case, and oversize box # 3]
Repository
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

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 53rd Montana Legislature met from January 4th to April 24th, 1993. The leaders of the Senate were Fred Van Valkenburg (D-President), J.D. Lynch (D-President Pro Tempore), Greg Jergeson (D-Majority Leader), and Bruce Crippen (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were John Mercer (R-Speaker), Marian Hanson (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Larry Grinde (R-Majority Leader), and Ted Schye (D-Minority Leader).

Sources: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”.

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Content Description

Collection includes minutes of the Joint, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, status reports and journals; and Senate memorial resolution commemorating the lives and accomplishments of Legislators who passed away in 1991-1993 of the regular and November and December 1993 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including subject indexes, sponsor lists for regular and special sessions, audio tapes of meetings of a special committee on education finance, and an audio tape and transcript of Earl Old Person's address to the joint session concerning the state of Indian Nations. The researcher should note that the minutes of the various legislative committees are also available on microfiche (SMF 11).

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

[item description and date]. Montana Legislature (53rd: 1993) records, 1993. Legislative Records 53. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the two subgroups, Regular Session, and Special Session.

The subgroup Regular Session is organized into these four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany. The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into these three subseries, Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number), and Free Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number). The series House of Representatives is organized into these six subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Select Committees Minutes(arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these eight subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Select Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).

The subgroup Special Session is organized into these four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany. The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into three subseries, Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number), and Free Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number). The series House of Representatives is organized into these five subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these seven subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Select Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1996.

Separated Materials

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: multimedia collection, map case, and oversize box #3

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Bills, Legislative--Montana.
  • Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.

Geographical Names

  • Montana--Politics and government.

Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger, 1996
2006

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