MTLlr52.xml Guide to the Montana Legislature (52nd: 1991) records 1991-1992 Montana Legislature (52nd: 1991) records Finding aid prepared by Jodie Foley, 1992 Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Montana Historical Society Research Center 2006
Helena, MT
Finding aid encoded by Ellie Arguimbau with assistance by Cuadra Associates 2006 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). September 2017 The electronic finding aid was edited for compliance to DACS 2nd Edition and ArchivesWest Best Practices by April Sparks. An Administrative History was added in addition to an updated Organization Statement. Montana Historical Society Archives LR 52 Montana. Legislature. Montana Legislature (52nd: 1991) records 1991-1992 28 linear feet of shelf space Collection contains records (1991-1992) of the 52nd Montana Legislature including Joint Subcommittee Minutes, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, status sheets, memorial resolutions, and journals; and miscellany of the regular session, the January 1992 special session, and the July 1992 special session. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2] 53:1-1 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 52nd Montana Legislature met from January 7th to April 29th, 1991. The leaders of the Senate were Joe Mazurek (D-President), J.D. Lynch (D-President Pro Tempore), JFred Van Valkenburg (D-Majority Leader), and Bruce Crippen (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Hal Harper (D-Speaker), Dave Brown (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), Jerry Driscoll (D-Majority Leader), and John Mercer (R-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”.

Collection includes Joint Subcommittee Minutes, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House and Senate standing committees; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, status sheets, memorial resolutions commemorating the lives and accomplishments of legislators who passed away between 1989 and 1991, and journals of the regular session, the January 1992 special session, and the July 1992 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including the sponsor lists and subject index for the regular session; and the House and Senate bills status sheets.

The collection is organized into the three subgroups, Regular Session, First Special Session and Second 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 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 these seven subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Status Reports (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), and House Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these seven subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically).

The subgroup First 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 Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Free Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number), and Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number). The series House of Representatives is organized into these four 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), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into three subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).

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

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 (52nd: 1991) records, 1991-1992. Legislative Records 52. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Acquisition information available upon request.

Jodie Foley processed the collection in 1992.

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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 Regular Session House and Senate Joint Committees Joint Committee Minutes 1 / 1-22 Appropriations: Education and Cultural Resources [Folder 1 includes index] 1991 January 10 - April 22 1 / 23-32 Appropriations: General Government and Highways 1991 January 9 - February 12 2 / 1-2 Appropriations: General Government and Highways 1991 February 13-20 2 / 3-21 Appropriations: Human Services and Aging 1991 January 9 - February 22 2 / 22-25 Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education 1991 January 10 - April 22 3 / 1-10 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning 1991 January 11 - February 8 3 / 11 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2] 1991 February 11 3 / 12-15 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning 1991 February 12-19 4 / 1-2 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning 1991 February 20 - March 20 4 / 3-31 Appropriations: Natural Resources [Folder 3 includes index] 1991 January 10 - April 22 Conference Committee Minutes 4 / 32 HB 93 (re imposing utilization fee on nursing home facilities for bed-days reimbursed by third-party payers) [includes status and final report for all conference committees] 1991 April 23 4 / 33 SB 66 (re licensing of naturopathic physicians) 1991 March 8 4 / 34 SB 196 (re confinement of prisoners to other institutions when prison facility is over emergency capacity) 1991 April 23 4 / 35 SB 226 (re restructure the income tax on pensions) 1991 April 22 4 / 36 SB 267 (re requiring permits for persons seeking employment as security agents during strikes) 1991 April 8 4 / 37 SB 343 (re granting Department of Labor and Industry discretion to decide the amount uninsured employers will pay to the Uninsured Employers Fund) 1991 April 10 4 / 38 SB 379 (re Probation and Parole officers to be given Peace Officer status) 1991 April 22 4 / 39 SB 428 (re allocating motor-fuel tax money to tribal governments imposing like taxes) 1991 April 23 4 / 40 SB 440 (re revision of laws concerning boards appointed by County Commissioners) 1991 April 11 Free Conference Committee Minutes 4 / 41-44 HB 2 (re general appropriations for biennium ending June 30, 1992) 1991 April 22-23 4 / 45 HB 33 (re creating offense of illegal posting of public land) 1991 April 19 4 / 46 HB 391 (re clergy to be added to list of those required to report child abuse) 1991 April 10 4 / 47 HB 500 (re creation of the Capital Restoration Committee) 1991 April 18 4 / 48 HB 977 (re residential treatment facilities) 1991 April 29 4 / 49 SB 94 (re creating Ground Water Monitoring Program) 1991 April 22 4 / 50 SB 171 (re increasing certain fishing and hunting licensing) 1991 April 6 4 / 51 SB 251 (re procedures for suspension of Patrol Officers) 1991 April 10 4 / 52 SB 333 (re taxation for Montana shareholders in corporations not incorporated in Montana) 1991 April 22 House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 5 / 1-6 Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [Folder 1 includes status sheets] 1991 January 9 - March 21 5 / 7-31 Appropriations [Folder 7 includes index and status sheets] 1991 January 8 - March 22 6 / 1-8 Appropriations 1991 March 23 - April 24 6 / 9-36 Business and Economic Development [Folder 9 includes status and final report] 1991 January 8 - February 15 7 / 1-18 Business and Economic Development 1991 February 18 - April 2 7 / 19-27 Education and Cultural Resources [Folder 19 includes status and final report] 1991 January 14 - February 20 7 / 28-29 Education and Cultural Resources [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2] 1991 February 22 7 / 30 Education and Cultural Resources 1991 March 8 8 / 1-4 Education and Cultural Resources 1991 March 14 - April 10 8 / 5-12 Fish and Game [Folder 5 includes status sheets] 1991 January 8 - March 22 8 / 13-25 Highways and Transportation [Folder 13 includes status and final report] 1991 January 10 - March 20 9 / 1-21 Human Service and Aging [Folder 1 includes status and final report] 1991 January 9 - April 18 9 / 22-37 Judiciary [Folder 22 includes final status] 1991 January 8 - February 18 10 / 1-12 Judiciary 1991 February 19 - April 23 10 / 13-21 Labor and Employment Relations [Folder 13 includes status sheets] 1991 January 8 - April 4 10 / 22-23 Legislative Administration [Folder 22 includes status sheet] 1991 January 3 - April 11 10 / 24-28 Local Government 1991 January 10 - March 20 10 / 29-30 Natural Resources [Folder 29 includes status of referred bills] 1991 January 9-16 11 / 1-21 Natural Resources 1991 January 18 - April 23 11 / 22-23 Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Recreational Access to State Lands 1991 March 14 11 / 24 Rules [includes status sheets] 1991 January 3 - April 25 11 / 25-27 State Administration [Folder 25 includes status sheets] 1991 January 8-21 12 / 1-19 State Administration 1991 January 22 - April 23 12 / 20 State Administration: State Pay Plan Subcommittee 1991 February 7 - March 6 12 / 21-29 Taxation [Folder 21 includes status sheets] 1991 January 8 - February 22 13 / 1-22 Taxation 1991 March 5 - April 25 13 / 23-24 Taxation: Income/Severance Tax Subcommittee 1991 January 16 - March 6 13 / 25-38 Taxation: Property Tax Subcommittee 1991 January 9 - April 12 House Bills 14 / 1-20 Bill nos. 1-474 1991 15 / 1-18 Bill nos. 475-900 1991 16 / 1-7 Bill nos. 901-1013 1991 House Resolutions 16 / 8 Bill nos. 1-4 1991 House Joint Resolutions 16 / 9 Bill nos. 1-56 1991 House Status Reports 16 / 10-18 1st-90th Legislative days [Folder 18 includes final status sheets] 1991 House Journals 16 / 19-20 1st-45th Legislative days 1991 17 / 1-4 46th-90th Legislative days 1991 March 4 - April 30 House Memorial Resolutions 17 / 5 Resolutions commemorating the lives and accomplishments of legislators who passed away between 1989 and 1991 [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2; memorial to J.D. Holmes, Capital reporter] 1991 Senate Senate Standing Committee Minutes 17 / 6-28 Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [Folder 6 includes status sheets, and final committee reports of referred bills] 1991 January 9 - March 27 17 / 29-47 Business and Industry [Folder 29 includes status and final report] 1991 January 8 - March 21 18 / 1-5 Business and Industry 1991 March 8 - April 22 18 / 6-21 Education [Folder 6 includes status and final report] 1991 January 9 - April 19 18 / 22-31 Finance and Claims [folder 22 includes status and final report] 1991 January 11 - April 8 19 / 1-3 Finance and Claims 1991 April 9-12 19 / 4-26 Fish and Game [Folder 4 includes status and final report] 1991 January 8 - April 11 19 / 27-37 Highways and Transportation [Folder 27 includes status and final report] 1991 January 10 - April 23 19 / 38-47 Judiciary [Folder 38 includes status sheets] 1991 January 8-25 20 / 1-51 Judiciary 1991 January 28 - April 11 21 / 1-3 Judiciary 1991 April 13-25 21 / 4-30 Labor and Employment Relations [Folder 4 includes status and final report] 1991 January 10 - April 16 21 / 31-32 Legislative Administration 1991 January 25, March 19 21 / 33-41 Local Government [Folder 33 includes status and final report] 1991 January 8 - April 11 21 / 42-47 Natural Resources [Folder 42 includes status and final report] 1991 January 9 - February 15 22 / 1-12 Natural Resources 1991 February 15 - April 19 22 / 13 Natural Resources: Subcommittee on HB 671 1991 March 24-26 22 / 14-19 Public Health, Welfare, and Safety [Folder 14 includes status and final report] 1991 January 11-14 23 / 1-15 Public Health, Welfare, and Safety 1991 January 14 - April 24 23 / 16 Rules [includes Joint Committee minutes] 1991 January 3 23 / 17-19 Rules 1991 January 16 - April 18 23 / 20-22 State Administration [Folder 20 includes status and final report] 1991 January 8-9 24 / 1-5 State Administration [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2] 1991 January 10-21 24 / 6-43 State Administration 1991 January 22 - April 24 24 / 44-5 Taxation [Folder 44 includes status and final report] 1991 January 8 - March 8 25 / 1-12 Taxation 1991 March 11 - April 10 25 / 13 Taxation [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2] 1991 April 11-12 25 / 14 Taxation 1991 April 13-29 Senate Bills 25 / 15-16 Bill nos. 1-16 1991 26 / 1-24 Bill nos. 17-345 1991 27 / 1-6 Bill nos. 346-473 1991 Senate Resolutions 27 / 7 Bill nos. 1-15 1991 Senate Joint Resolutions 27 / 8 Bill nos. 1-33 1991 Senate Status Reports 27 / 9-13 1st-90th Legislative days [Folder 13 includes final status] 1991 January 6 - April 30 Senate Journals 27 / 14-16 1st-90th Legislative days 1991 January 6 - April 26 Senate Memorial Resolutions 27 / 17 Resolutions commemorating the lives and accomplishments of Legislators who passed away between 1989 and 1991 1991 Miscellany 28 / 1 Sponsor lists for Regular Session 1991 March 19 28 / 2-3 Subject Index for Regular Session 1991 January 24- May 1 First Special Session House and Senate Joint Committees Joint Committee Minutes 28 / 4-7 Appropriations: Education and Cultural Resources 1992 January 2-6 28 / 8 Appropriations: Finance and Claims 1992 January 2 28 / 9-12 Appropriations: General Government and Highways 1992 January 2-6 28 / 13-16 Appropriations: Human Services and Aging 1992 January 2-6 28 / 17-19 Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education 1992 January 3-6 28 / 20-23 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [Folder 20 includes index] 1992 January 3-7 28 / 24-27 Appropriations: Natural Resources 1991 January 2-9 28 / 28 Rules 1991 December 12, 1992 January 2 Free Conference Committee Minutes 28 / 29 HB 2 (re general appropriations funds for state agencies) 1992 January 16 Conference Committee Minutes 28 / 30 HB 2 (re general appropriations funds for state agencies) 1992 January 15 House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 28 / 31-40 Appropriations [Folder 31 includes index] 1992 January 6-15 28 / 41 Business and Economic Development 1992 January 13 28 / 42 Education and Cultural Resources 1992 January 15 28 / 43 Judiciary 1992 January 14 28 / 44 State Administration 1992 January 9 28 / 45-47 Taxation [Folder 45 includes index] 1992 January 9-14 House Bills 29 / 1-3 Bill nos. 1-21 1992 House Joint Resolutions 29 / 4 Bill nos. 1-2 1992 House Journals 29 / 5 1st-9th Legislative days 1992 Senate Senate Standing Committee Minutes 29 / 6 Education 1992 January 13 29 / 7-8 Finance and Claims 1992 January 8-16 29 / 9 State Administration 1992 January 7 29 / 10 Taxation 1992 January 8-16 Senate Bills 29 / 11 Bill nos. 1-5 1992 Senate Journals 29 / 12 1st-9th Legislative days 1992 Miscellany 29 / 13 Status sheets 1992 Second Special Session House and Senate Joint Committees Joint Committee Minutes 29 / 14-16 Appropriations: Education and Cultural Resources [Folder 14 includes index] 1992 July 6-8 29 / 17-19 Appropriations: Human Services and Aging [Folder 17 includes index] 1992 July 6-8 29 / 20-21 Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education [Folder 20 includes index] 1992 July 7-9 29 / 22-25 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [Folder 22 includes index] 1992 July 6-8 29 / 26-28 Appropriations: Natural Resources [includes index] 1992 July 6 Free Conference Committee Minutes 29 / 29 HB 2 (re general appropriations funds for state agencies) 1992 July 17 House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 29 / 30-37 Appropriations [Folder 30 includes index] 1992 July 6-17 29 / 38-40 Appropriations: General Governmental Transportation Subcommittee [Folder 38 includes index] 1992 July 6-8 29 / 41-42 Education and Cultural Resources 1992 July 9-13 30 / 1-3 Education and Cultural Resources 1992 July 15-17 30 / 4 Judiciary 1992 July 9 30 / 5 Natural Resources 1992 July 10 30 / 6-7 State Administration 1992 July 14, 16 30 / 8-14 Taxation 1992 July 8-16 30 / 15 Taxation: Income/Severance Tax Subcommittee 1992 July 13, 15 30 / 16-17 Taxation: Property Tax Subcommittee 1992 July 10-15 House Bills 30 / 18-28 Bill nos. 1-63 1992 House Joint Resolutions 30 / 29 Bill nos. 1-2 1992 Senate Senate Standing Committee Minutes 30 / 30 Education 1992 July 8, 17-18 30 / 31-38 Finance and Claims 1992 July 10-18 30 / 39 Judiciary 1992 July 18 30 / 40 Legislative Administration 1992 July 15 30 / 41 Natural Resources 1992 July 16 30 / 42 Rules [Includes Joint Committee minutes] 1992 July 6 30 / 43-45 Taxation 1992 July 9-17 Senate Bills 30 / 46-47 Bill nos. 1-15 1992 Senate Status Reports 30 / 48 Status Reports 1992 July 20