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Montana Historical Society
Research Center Archives
Montana Legislature (65th:2017) records
Montana. Legislature
LR 65
26 linear feet
2017
Good
The collection consists primarily of minutes, bills, and exhibits from the 2017 Legislative session.
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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.
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”.
Committee hearings, minutes, and exhibits are available online here. For instructions on how to find a specific committee recording please visit here.
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.
Collection open for research. Some materials may be unavailable for viewing due to the format or media on which they were received.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Processed from 2017 to 2018. Additions were made in 2021.
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.
Montana--Politics and government.
Legislative bodies--Montana
Politics and Politicians
Regular Session
2016-2017
2017
House and Senate Joint Committees
2016-2017
Joint Subcommittee Minutes
2016 November 1 - 2017 February 22
2017 January 6 - 2017 February 22
Appropriations - Education
2017 January 6 - February 22
1
1-20
Appropriations - Education Workbook
2016 November 1
1
21
Appropriations - General Government
2017 January 6 - February 22
1
22-50
Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2017 January 6 - February 22
2
1-29
Appropriations - Judicial, Law and Justice
2017 January 6 - February 22
2
30-56
Appropriations - Long Range Planning
2017 January 6 - 23
2
57-65
Appropriations - Long Range Planning
2017 January 24 - February 9
3
1-11
Appropriations - Natural Resources and Transportation
2017 January 6 - February 20
3
12-35
Joint Appropriations Long-Range Planning Exhibit 7
2017 January 13
Ovsz 1
1
Joint Appropriations Long-Range Planning Exhibt 1
2017 January 18
Ovsz 1
2
Joint Appropriations Long-Range Planning Exhibit 1
2017 January 25
Ovsz 1
3
Conference Committee Minutes
2017 February 20 - 2017 April 26
HB 123
2017 April 20
3
36
HB 131
2017 March 24
3
37
HB 133
2017 April 21
3
38
HB 146
2017 February 20
3
39
HB 172
2017 March 13
3
40
HB 280
2017 April 10
3
41
HB 434
2017 April 21
3
42
HB 562
2017 April 24
3
43
SB 94
2017 April 19
3
44
SB 111
2017 April 13
3
45
SB 333
2017 April 20
3
46
SB 368
2017 April 25
3
47
SB 374
2017 April 25 - 26
3
48-49
Free Conference Committee Minutes
2017 February 15 - 2017 April 26
HB 18
2017 February 15
3
50
HB 145
2017 April 3
3
51
HB 369
2017 April 24
3
52
HB 387
2017 April 20 - 21
3
53-54
HB 462
2017 April 20
3
55
HB 639
2017 April 24
3
56
SB 25
2017 March 16
3
57
SB 59
2017 March 28 - April 5
3
58-59
SB 63
2017 April 12
3
60
SB 95
2017 April 26
3
62
SB 143
2017 April 6
3
63
SB 248
2017 April 21
3
64
SB 261
2017 April 26
3
65
SB 294
2017 April 13
3
66
SB 359
2017 April 24
3
67
SB 363
2017 April 21
3
68
SB 366
2017 April 20-24
3
69-70
SB 64
2017 April 12
3
61
House of Representatives
2016 - 2017
House Standing Committee Minutes
2016 December 7 - 2017 April 26
2017 January 4 - April 26
Agriculture
2017 January 3 - February 7
3
71-79
Appropriations Exhibit 2
2017 January 26
MM Box 1
1
Agriculture
2017 February 9 - April 20
4
1-14
Appropriations
2017 January 3 - March 21
4
15-59
Appropriations
2017 March 22 - April 26
5
1-28
Business and Labor
2017 January 4 - March 22
5
29-68
Business and Labor
2017 March 23 - April 20
6
1-11
Education
2017 January 4 - April 10
6
12-37
Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications/Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations
2017 January 4 - March 15
6
38-60
Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications/Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations
2017 March 20 - April 24
7
1-11
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
2017 January 3 - April 11
7
12-36
Human Services
2017 January 4 - March 15
7
37-62
Health and Human Services Exhibit 1
2017 January 4
Ovsz 1
4
Human Services
2017 March 20 - April 24
8
1-11
Judiciary
2017 January 4 - March 21
8
12-56
Judiciary
2017 March 22 - April 21
9
1-18
Legislative Administration
2017 January 10 - March 7
9
19-41
Local Government
2017 January 3 - April 11
9
42-49
Natural Resources
2017 January 4 - February 20
9
50-66
Natural Resources
2017 February 22 - April 12
10
1-18
Rules
2016 December 7 - 2017 January 26
10
19-22
State Administration
2017 January 4 - April 20
10
23-66
Taxation
2017 January 4 - January 11
10
67-71
Taxation Exhibit 5
2017 January 6
MM Box 1
2
Taxation
2017 January 12 - April 24
11
1-47
Taxation - HB 2 Narrative
2017
11
48-49
Transportation
2017 January 4 - April 10
12
1-25
House Bills
2017
HB 1 - 76
2017
12
26-41
HB 77 - 283
2017
13
1-31
HB 284 - 542
2017
14
1-29
HB 543 - 664
2017
15
1-11
House Joint Resolutions
2017
HJ 1-43
2017
15
12-13
House Journals
2017
Days 1-87
2017
15
14-20
Senate
Senate Standing Committees
2016 November 15 - 2017 April 24
Agriculture
2017 January 3 - April 20
16
1-20
Business and Labor
2017 January 4 - April 5
16
21-75
Business and Labor
2017 April 7 - 12
17
1-3
Committee on Committees
2016 November 15 - 2017 April 24
17
4-11
Education and Cultural Resources
2017 January 4 - April 10
17
12-40
Energy and Telecommunications
2017 January 3 - April 20
17
41-65
Finance and Claims
2017 January 4 - February 14
17
66-77
Finance and Claims
2017 February 16 - April 24
18
1-26
Fish and Game
2017 January 3 - April 4
18
27-49
Fish and Game Exhibit 4
2017 January 3
Ovsz 1
5
Fish and Game
2017 April 6 - 18
19
1-5
Highways and Transportation
2017 January 3 - April 11
19
6-30
Highways and Transportation Exhibit 1
2017 January 3
Ovsz 1
6
Highways and Transportation Exhibit 4
2017 February 16
Ovsz 1
7
Judiciary
2017 January 4 - February 20
19
31-59
Judiciary Exhibit 1
2017 January 20
MM Box 1
3
Judiciary
2017 February 21 - April 20
20
1-25
Legislative Administration
2017 January 31 - April 6
20
26-28
Local Government
2017 January 4 - April 21
20
29-46
Natural Resources
2017 January 4 - March 20
20
47-66
Natural Resources
2017 March 22 - April 12
21
1-8
Public Health and Welfare
2017 January 4 - April 21
21
9-39
Rules
2016 December 7 - 2017 January 9
21
40-43
State Administration
2017 January 4 - March 17
21
44-65
State Administration Exhibit 3
2017 January 16
Ovsz 1
8
State Administration
2017 March 20 - April 20
22
1-9
Taxation
2017 January 4 - April 21
22
10-50
Senate Bills
2017
SB 1-221
2017
23
1-24
SB 222-377
2017
24
1-18
Senate Resolutions
2017
SR 1-69
2017
24
19-20
Senate Joint Resolutions
2017
SJR 1-32
2017
24
21-22
Senate Journals
2017
Days 1-38
2017
24
23-24
Days 39-80
2017
25
1-4
Senate Memorials
2017 April 9
Legislative Memorial Service
2017 April 9
25
5
Bertelsen, Verner Laurtis
2017 April 9
25
6
Carl, Fred G.
2017 April 9
25
7
Davis, Ervin
2017 April 9
25
8
Devlin, Michael Gerald "Gerry"
2017 April 9
25
9
Greely, Michael Truman "Mike"
2017 April 9
25
10
Hagener, Antoinette "Toni"
2017 April 9
25
11
Hale, Alan
2017 April 9
25
12
Hammond, Joseph Raymond "Joe"
2017 April 9
25
13
Harrington, Daniel W. "Dan"
2017 April 9
25
14
Hoffman, Robert "Rob"
2017 April 9
25
15
Holliday, Janet "Gay"
2017 April 9
25
16
Keyser, Kerry
2017 April 9
25
17
Lien, Edward "Ed"
2017 April 9
25
18
Lucas, Donald G.
2017 April 9
25
19
Madison, James M. "Jim"
2017 April 9
25
20
Malcom, Robert "Bruce"
2017 April 9
25
21
Martinez, Yvonne "Bonnie"
2017 April 9
25
22
McCarthy, Beatrice "Bea"
2017 April 9
25
23
Measure, Bruce A.
2017 April 9
25
24
Nisbet, Gerald D. "jerry"
2017 April 9
25
25
Pipinich, Robert "Bob"
2017 April 9
25
26
Poulsen, Harold
2017 April 9
25
27
Quilici, Joe
2017 April 9
25
28
Ream, Bob
2017 April 9
25
29
Sheehy, John C. "Skeff"
2017 April 9
25
30
Smith, Edward B. "Ed"
2017 April 9
25
31
Sprague, James "Mike"
2017 April 9
25
32
Squires, Carolyn
2017 April 9
25
33
Stickney, Jessica "Jess"
2017 April 9
25
34
Turnage, Jean Allen
2017 April 9
25
35
Williams, Bob
2017 April 9
25
36
Wiseman, William R. "Bill"
2017 April 9
25
37
Miscellany
2017 March
Legislative Healthcare Work Group
2017 March 9
25
43
Special Session
2017 November
House of Representatives
2017 November
HB 1-8
2017 November
25
38
HR 1
2017 November
25
39
Senate
2017 November
SB 1-12
2017 November
25
40
SR 1-2
2017 November
25
41
SJR 1
2017 November
25
42