Montana Historical Society Archives
LR 58
Montana. Legislature.
Montana Legislature (58th: 2003) records
2002-2003
29.7 linear feet of shelf space
2,597 audio cassette tapes, 385 video compact discs.
Collection contains records (2002-2003) of the 58th 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. The researcher should note that
the minutes from the House Taxation, Natural Resources and Fish, Wildlife and Parks
committees and the Senate Taxation, Natural Resources, and Fish and Game committees are logs
only and should be used in conjunction with the related video cd's. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL:
oversize box, map case, and multimedia collection.]
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English
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 58th Montana Legislature met from January 3rd to April 26th, 2005. There were 15 standing committees in the Senate and 16 standing committees in the House. The leaders of the Senate were Bob Keenan (R-President), Walter McNutt (R-President Pro Tempore), Fred Thomas (R-Majority Leader), Corey Stapleton (R-Majority Whip), Jon Tester (D-Minority Leader) and Jon Ellingson (D-Minority Whip). The leaders of the House were Coug Mood (R-Speaker), Jeff Laszloffy (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Roy Brown (R-Majority Leader), Cindy Younkin and John Brueggeman (R-Majority Whips), David Wanzenried (D-Minority Leader), Tim Dowell and Monica Linden (D-Minority Whips).
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”.
Collection includes minutes of joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of
Representatives and Senate standing and select committees; bills and resolutions; and
journals and status reports of the regular Session. The collection also contains miscellany
material including bill subject index, memorials, and a sponsor list. The researcher should
note that the minutes from the House Taxation, Natural Resources and Fish, Wildlife and
Parks committees and the Senate Taxation, Natural Resources, and Fish and Game committees
are logs only and should be used in conjunction with the related video cd's.
The collection is organized into four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany.
The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into four subseries, Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Joint Select Committee 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 six 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 Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Bill Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically).
The series Senate is organized into seven subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Select Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name), 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).
Committee hearings are available on audio cassette and digital video cassette at MHS.
Collection is open for research.
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.
[item description and date]. Montana Legislature (58th: 2003) records, 2002-2003.
Legislative Records 58. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center.
Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Molly Kruckenberg processed the collection in 2003.
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box, map case, and multimedia collection.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
should search under these terms.
Bills, Legislative--Montana.
Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.
Montana--Politics and government.
Montana
Detailed Description of the Collection
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Subcommittee Minutes
1 / 1-20
Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety
2003 January 3 - February 10
1 / 21-39
Appropriations: Education
2003 January 8 - February 6
2 / 1-7
Appropriations: Education
2003 February 7-20
2 / 8-34
Appropriations: General Government and Transportation
2003 January 8 - February 21
2 / 35-43
Appropriations: Health and Human Services
2003 January 8-20
3 / 1-25
Appropriations: Health and Human Services [exhibit from February 5 includes an artifact: see card file box 1]
2003 January 21 - February 24
3 / 26-39
Appropriations: Long Range Planning [exhibits from January 10, January 16, and January 21 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see versize box, folder 1]
2003 January 8-24
4 / 1-16
Appropriations: Long Range Planning [exhibits from February 7 and February 14 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 1]
2003 January 27 - February 17
4 / 17-42
Appropriations: Natural Resources and Commerce
2003 January 8 - February 14
Joint Select Committee Minutes
4 / 43-47
Districting and Apportionment [see also: Senate Select Committee on Districting and Apportionment]
2003 January 20- February 1
Conference Committee Minutes
4 / 48
HJ 31 (re encouraging innovative programs within TANF program that divert cash assistance)
2003 April 15
4 / 49
HB 56 (re providing for involuntary commitment)
2003 March 25
4 / 50
HB 107 (re student loan repayment assistance for certain teachers)
2003 April 15
4 / 51
HB 277 (re extending term limits from 8 to 12 years)
2003 April 11
4 / 52
HB 363 (re removing reserve requirements for old fund)
2003 April 25
4 / 53
HB 403 (re requiring at least 50% of workers on state construction project to be MT residents)
2003 March 27
4 / 54
HB 558 (re revising terms of nonresident temporary- snowmobile-use fees)
2003 April 24
4 / 55
HB 642 (re tracking certain utility expenses for ratemaking)
2003 April 16
4 / 55a
HB 680 (re standards for documents filed with clerk and recorder)
2003 April 15
4 / 56
SB 47 (re increasing bid threshold for certain projects paid with gas tax revenue)
2003 March 27
4 / 57
SB 259 (re statewide health insurance for K-12 schools)
2003 April 11
4 / 58
SB 330 (re PSC taking into account economic benefits of default supplier's procurement of supply)
2003 April 16
4 / 59
SB 336 (re implementing recommendations of state parks future committee)
2003 April 22
4 / 60
SB 347 (re revising public mental health services laws)
2003 April 15
4 / 61
SB 349 (re use of credit information for insurance)
2003 April 16-17
4 / 62
SB 395 (re sport hunting of bison as management tool)
2003 April 16
4 / 63
SB 407 (re income tax reduction with revenue from limited sales tax)
2003 April 22
Free Conference Committee Minutes
5 / 1-3
HB 2 (re general appropriations)
2003 April 22-26
5 / 4-5
HB 13 (re State employee pay plan)
2003 April 21-26
5 / 6
HB 190 (re revising certain election laws)
2003 April 16
5 / 7
HB 197 (re revising driver license laws)
2003 April 15
5 / 8
HB 201 (re Montana absent uniformed services and overseas elector voting act)
2003 April 11
5 / 9
HB 211 (re revising statutes governing parole
board)
2003 April 10
5 / 10
HB 247 (re restricting local government vagrancy laws)
2003 April 25
5 / 11
HB 283 (re substitute state wolf management plan)
2003 April 11
5 / 12
HB 298 (re county fees for processing subdivision exemptions)
2003 April 14
5 / 13
HB 509 (re revising laws on default supply of electricity)
2003 April 14
5 / 14
HB 536 (re providing for disclosure of mold in inhabitable property)
2003 April 15
5 / 14
HB 559 (re registration decal as evidence of fee payment for vehicles and vessels)
2003 April 23
5 / 15
HB 564 (re creating primary sector business workforce training act)
2003 April 14
5 / 16
HB 689 (re revising laws relating to lobbying)
2003 April 15
5 / 17
HB 720 (re revising laws governing water use permits and changes in appropriation rights)
2003 April 17
5 / 18
SB 57 (re defining mental disease or defect for criminal procedure)
2003 April 11
5 / 19
SB 126 (re clarifying property tax exemptions)
2003 April 11
5 / 20
SB 130 (re revising laws on recreational use of trust land)
2003 April 15
5 / 21
SB 252 (re revising mail voting application procedure)
2003 April 17
5 / 22
SB 304 (re process to determine feasibility of selling state fund)
2003 April 15
5 / 23
SB 314 (re adjusting eligibility for CHIP Children's Health Insurance Program))
2003 April 23
5 / 24
SB 326 (re generally revising growth policy laws)
2003 April 15
5 / 25
SB 360 (re prohibiting transfer of State Fund assets to other funds or programs)
2003 April 16
5 / 26
SB 362 (re revising penalties for minor in possession law violations)
2003 April 17
5 / 27
SB 375 (re restricting use of baled waste tires)
2003 April 16
5 / 28-30
SB 424 (re revising school finance; increasing school facility entitlements)
2003 April 23-26
5 / 31
SB 461 (re mitigating effects of cyclical reappraisal)
2003 April 23
5 / 32
SB 485 (re transfer some tobacco settlement proceeds to human services account)
2003 April 26
5 / 33
SB 487 (re revising laws related to wind energy taxation and economic development)
2003 April 23
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
5 / 34-57
Agriculture
2003 January 6 - April 1
6 / 1-22
Appropriations [exhibits from March 24 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2003 February 25 - April 24
6 / 23-52
Business and Labor
2003 January 8 - February 20
7 / 1-24
Business and Labor [exhibits from February 21 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2003 February 21 - April 16
7 / 25-56
Education
2003 January 8 - April 2
8 / 1-21
Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications
2003 January 8 - March 31
8 / 22-43
Fish, Wildlife and Parks [exhibits from January 20 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2003 January 6 - March 25
9 / 1-3
Fish, Wildlife and Parks [exhibits from March 27 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2003 March 27 - April 3
9 / 4-34
Human Services
2003 January 9 - April 17
9 / 35-64
Judiciary [exhibits from February 13 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2003 January 7 - February 17
10 / 1-24
Judiciary [exhibits from March 19 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 37]
2003 February 19 - April 17
10 / 25-45
Local Government [exhibits from January 28 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 40]
2003 January 9 - April 8
10 / 46-51
Natural Resources
2003 January 6-17
11 / 1-31
Natural Resources [exhibits from March 26 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2003 January 20 - April 16
11 / 32-35
Rules [drafts, include tape logs]
2002 December 20 - 2003 January 27
11 / 36-64
State Administration
January 4 - February 14, 2003
12 / 1-21
State Administration [exhibits from February 19 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2003 February 17 - April 2
12 / 22-66
Taxation [exhibits from March 26 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 40]
2003 January 6 - March 27
13 / 1-16
Taxation [exhibits from April 9 and April 11 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2003 March 27 - April 17
13 / 17-44
Transportation
2003 January 10 - April 16
House Bills
13 / 45-46
Bill nos. 1-14
2003
14 / 1-15
Bill nos. 15-230
2003
15 / 1-16
Bill nos. 231-559
2003
15a / 1-5
Bill nos. 560-694
2003
16 / 1-5
Bill nos. 700-775
2003
House Joint Resolutions
16 / 6-7
Bill nos. 1-45
2003
House Resolutions
16 / 8
Bill nos. 1-4
2003
House Bill Status Reports
16 / 9-15
1st Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
2003 January 2 - April 26
House Journals
16 / 16-18
1st Legislative Day - 45th Legislative Day
2003 January 2 - February 28
17 / 1-3
45th Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
2003 March 1 - April 26
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
17 / 4-35
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [exhibits from January 17 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 January 6 - April 11
17 / 36-70
Business and Labor
2003 January 7 - February 25
18 / 1-22
Business and Labor [exhibits from April 7 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 40]
2003 March 5 - April 24
18 / 23-54
Education and Cultural Resources [exhibits from February 17 include OVERSIZE MATERIALS: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 January 8 - March 31
18 / 55-58
Energy and Telecommunications
2003 January 7-21
19 / 1-20
Energy and Telecommunications [exhibits from February 13 and February 20 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 January 23 - April 1
19 / 21-51
Finance and Claims [exhibits from February 19 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 January 10 - March 28
20 / 1-13
Finance and Claims
2003 March 31 - April 24
20 / 14-27
Finance and Claims subcommittee on SB 134 and SB 218 [re district court funding]
2003 January 23 - April 3
20 / 28-49
Fish and Game [exhibits from February 13 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 January 14 - April 1
20 / 50-56
Highways and Transportation [exhibits from January 9 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 January 9-30
21 / 1-16
Highways and Transportation
2003 February 4 - April 10
21 / 17-48
Judiciary
2003 January 7 - February 19
22 / 1-27
Judiciary
2003 February 20 - April 24
22 / 28-30
Legislative Administration
2003 January 7 - March 24
22 / 31-57
Local Government
2003 January 7 - April 23
22 / 58
Local Government subcommittee on SB 368 [re local government impact fees]
2003 March 25
22 / 59-66
Natural Resources
2003 January 10-27
23 / 1-29
Natural Resources [exhibits from February 24 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 January 29 - April 25
23 / 30-59
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety [exhibits from February 17 and February 24 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 37 and MM 40]
2003 January 8 - April 3
23 / 60-67
Rules
2002 December 20 - 2003 April 24
23 / 68
State Administration
2003 January 8
24 / 1-34
State Administration
2003 January 10 - April 14
24 / 35-37
State Administration subcommittee on HB 218 [re escorts and fees for transporting radioactive waste]
2003 March 7-24
24 / 38-59
Taxation [exhibits from February 13 include OVERSIZE MATERIALS: see oversize box, folder 3; exhibits from February 14 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 40]
2003 January 8 - February 18
25 / 1-30a
Taxation [exhibits from March 11 and March 27 include OVERSIZE MATERIALS: see oversize box, folder 3]
2003 February 19 - April 24
25 / 31-32
Taxation subcommittee on SB 82 [re a statewide 2-mill property tax levy for state parks -- ballot issue]
2003 January 17-21
25 / 35-40
Taxation subcommittee on SB 260, SB 461, and SB 255 [re legislation to implement reappraisal with homestead exemption; mitigating effects of cyclical reappraisal; and a constitutional amendment to limit property taxes increases]
2003 March 14-26
25 / 41-42
Taxation subcommittee on SB 378 and SB 465 [re creating a certified capital company program and creating a Montana Capital Formation Act]
2003 March 21 - 25
25 / 43
Taxation subcommittee on SB 462 [re a 3-year depreciation for renewable resources recovery and utilization equipment]
2003 March 24
25 / 44
Taxation subcommittee on SB 466, SB 470. and HB 749 [re a sales tax to reduce income and property taxes; 4% sales and use tax and property tax reduction and individual income tax relief; and a statewide general retail sales and use tax]
2003 March 17
Senate Select Committee Minutes
25 / 45-49
Redistricting and Apportionment [see also: Joint Select Committee on Redistricting and Apportionment]
2003 January 30 - February 25
Senate Bills
25 / 50-54
Bill nos. 1-90
2003
26 / 1-16
Bill nos. 91-390
2003
27 / 1-9
Bill nos. 390-493
2003
Senate Joint Resolutions
27 / 10
Bill nos. 1-32
2003
Senate Resolutions
27 / 11
Bill nos. 1-11
2003
Senate Bill Status Reports
27 / 12-18
1st Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
2003 January 2 - May 5
Senate Journal
27 / 19
1st Legislative Day - 20th Legislative Day
2003 January 6-30
28 / 1-4
21st Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
2003 February 1 - April 26
Miscellany
28 / 5
Bill subject index
2003
28 / 6
Memorials
2003
28 / 7
Sponsor list
2003