MTLlr49.xml Guide to the Montana Legislature (49th: 1985) records 1984-1986 Monatan Legislature (49th: 1985) records Finding aid prepared by Bill Summers, 1986 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 49 Montana. Legislature. Montana Legislature (49th: 1985) records 1984-1986 21.5 linear feet of shelf space Collection contains records (1985-1986) of the Montana 49th Legislature including minutes of Conference and Free Conference committee; reports and minutes of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany of the regular session, June 1985 special session, March 1986 special session, and June 1986 special session. 52:5-4 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 49th Montana Legislature met from January 7th to April 25th, 1985. The leaders of the Senate were Bill Norman (D-President), Chet Baylock (D-President Pro Tempore), Fred Van Valkenburg (D-Majority Leader), and Stan Stephens (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were John Vincent (D-Speaker), Kelly Addy (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Hal Harper (D-Majority Leader), and Jack Ramirez (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 the minutes of Conference and Free Conference committee; reports and minutes of House and Senate standing committees including Senate Judiciary committee interim study on "limitations on the waiver of Sovereign Immunity"; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials of the regular session, June 1985 special session, March 1986 special session, and June 1986 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including Appropriations Committee Newsletter; sponsor list; and a subject index for House and Senate bills.

The collection is organized into the three subgroups, Regular Session, First Special Session, Second Special Session, and Third 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 two subseries, Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), and Conference Committee 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 Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), Subject Index to House Bills (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), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically).

The subgroup First Special Session is organized into these two series, House of Representatives, and Senate. 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), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into four subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).

The subgroup Second 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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically). 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), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these six subseries, Senate Standing 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 Confirmation Resolutions (arranged chronologically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).

The subgroup Third 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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically). 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), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into five subseries, Senate Standing 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), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (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 (49th: 1985) records, 1984-1986. Legislative Records 49. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Acquisition information available upon request.

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986.

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: MM 12

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 Subcommittee Minutes 1 / 1-10 Appropriations: Education 1985 January 8 - March 14 1 / 11-14 Appropriations: General Government and Highways 1985 January 8-31 1a / 1-4 Appropriations: General Government and Highways 1985 February 1 - March 8 1a / 5-6 Appropriations: Human Services 1985 January 8-10 2 / 1-11 Appropriations: Human Services 1985 January 14 - April 19 2 / 12-16 Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education 1985 January 8 - March 8 2 / 17 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning 1985 January 8-14 3 / 1-14 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning 1985 January 15 - April 11 3 / 15-17 Appropriations: Natural Resources 1985 January 8 - February 11 4 / 1-2 Appropriations: Natural Resources 1985 February 12 - March 13 Conference Committee and Free Conference Committee Minutes 4 / 3 Conference Committees on SB 13, 26, 215, 221, 289, 427; HB 127, 438, 444, 471, 608; Free Conference Committees on SB 54, 119, 236, 411, 431; SJR 3: HB 146, 236, 286, 775 1985 House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 4 / 4 Agriculture 1985 February 15 - April 19 4 / 5-15 Appropriations 1985 January 7 - March 25 5 / 1-4 Appropriations 1985 March 26 - April 25 5 / 5-15 Business and Labor 1985 January 8 - March 14 6 / 1-3 Business and Labor 1985 March 15 - April 15 6 / 4-7 Education 1985 January 9 - April 19 6 / 8-10 Fish and Game 1985 January 8 - March 21 6 / 11-13 Highways and Transportation 1985 January 8 - April 11 6 / 14 Human Services and Aging 1985 January 9-23 7 / 1-5 Human Services and Aging 1985 January 25 - March 22 7 / 6-15 Judiciary 1985 January 8 - March 18 8 / 1-3 Judiciary 1985 March 19 - April 18 8 / 4 Legislative Administration 1984 December 27 - 1985 April 24 8 / 5-11 Local Government 1985 January 8 - April 24 8 / 12-15 Natural Resources 1985 January 7 - April 19 9 / 1-8 Natural Resources (exhibits) 1985 January - February 9 / 9 Rules 1984 December 28 - 1985 April 16 9 / 10-13 State Administration 1985 January 8 - February 6 9a / 1-5 State Administration 1985 February 7 - April 22 9a / 6-13 Taxation 1985 January 8 - March 7 10 / 1-6 Taxation 1985 March 8 - April 25 10 / 7 Taxation: Subcommittee on Revenue (re HJR 9) 1985 January 28 - February 11 House Bills 10 / 8-21 Bill nos. 1-260 1985 11 / 1-30 Bill nos. 261-714 1985 12 / 1-15 Bill nos. 715-961 1985 House Joint Resolutions 12 / 16-17 Bill nos. 1-62 1985 Status Sheets of House Bills 12 / 18-22 1st-53rd Legislative Days 1985 January 5 - March 12 13 / 1-5 54th-90th Legislative Days 1985 March 13 - April 25 House Journals 13 / 6 Daily Journal reports of House actions 1985 January 7 - April 25 13 / 7-10 1st-90th Legislative Days 1985 January 7 - April 25 Subject Index to House Bills 13 / 11 Subject Index 1985 January 7 - April 25 House Memorial Resolutions 13 / 12 Memorial Resolutions 1985 Senate Senate Standing Committee Minutes 13 / 13-14 Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation 1985 January 11 - April 23 13 / 15 Business and Industry 1985 January 8-31 14 / 1-8 Business and Industry 1985 February 1 - April 18 14 / 9-12 Education and Cultural Resources 1985 January 9 - April 19 14 / 13-14 Finance and Claims 1985 January 9 - February 26 15 / 1-8 Finance and Claims 1985 March 22 - April 25 15 / 9 Finance and Claims (Free Conference Committee on HB 500) 1985 April 24 15 / 10-11 Finance and Claims (HB 500 narrative) 1985 15a / 1-2 Fish and Game 1985 January 10 - March 26 15a / 3-5 Highways and Transportation 1985 January 8 - April 18 15a / 6 Judiciary 1985 January 8-16 16 / 1-14 Judiciary 1985 January 17 - April 19 17 / 1-4 Labor and Employment Relations 1985 January 10 - April 17 17 / 5 Legislative Administration 1984 November 23 - 1985 April 22 17 / 6-9 Local Government 1985 January 8 - April 22 17 / 10-15 Natural Resources 1985 January 21 - March 29 18 / 1 Natural Resources (petitions) 1985 March 29 18 / 2 Natural Resources: Subcommittee on the Legacy Program 1985 March 21-28 18 / 3-9 Public Health, Welfare, and Safety [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: from January 9-16, see MM 12] 1985 January 9 - April 15 18 / 10 Rules 1984 December 28 - 1985 April 16 18 / 11-16 State Administration 1985 January 8 - February 19 19 / 1-4 State Administration 1985 February 20 - April 23 19 / 5-14 Taxation 1985 January 8 - April 11 20 / 1 Taxation 1985 April 12-25 Senate Bills 20 / 2-18 Bill nos. 1-300 1985 21 / 1-12 Bill nos. 301-467 1985 Senate Resolutions 21 / 13 Bill nos. 1-5 1985 Senate Joint Resolutions 21 / 14-15 Bill nos. 1-44 1985 Status Sheets of Senate Bills 21 / 16-20 1st-90th Legislative Days 1985 January 5 - April 25 Senate Journals 22 / 1 Daily journal reports of senate actions 1985 January 7 - April 25 22 / 2-4 1st-40th Legislative Days 1985 January 7 - April 25 Senate Memorial Resolutions 22 / 5 Memorial Resolutions 1985 Miscellany 22 / 6-10 Appropriations Committee Newsletter 1985 January 21 - February 27 22 / 11 Sponsor List 1985 April 12 First Special Session House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 22 / 12 Appropriations 1985 June 28 22 / 13 Taxation 1985 June 27-28 House Bills 22 / 14 Bill Nos. 1-3 1985 Status Sheets of House Bills 22 / 15 1st Legislative Day 1985 June 28 House Journals 22 / 16 1st Legislative Day 1985 June 28 Senate Senate Standing Committee Minutes 22 / 17 Finance and Claims 1985 June 28 22 / 18 Taxation 1985 June 27-28 Senate Bills 22 / 19 Bill no. 1 1985 Status Sheets of Senate Bills 22 / 20 1st Legislative Day 1985 June 28 Senate Journals 22 / 21 1st Legislative Day 1985 June 28 Second Special Session House and Senate Joint Committees Joint Committee Minutes 22 / 22 Rules 1986 March 24 House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 22 / 23 Agriculture 1986 March 26-28 22 / 24 Appropriations 1986 March 24-29 22 / 25 Appropriations: Human Services Subcommittee 1986 March 26 22 / 26 Business and Labor 1986 March 26-28 22 / 27 Human Services and Aging 1986 March 26-27 22 / 28-30 Judiciary 1986 March 26-29 22 / 31 Natural Resources 1986 March 28 22 / 32 State Administration 1986 March 24-27 22 / 33 Taxation 1986 March 26-28 House Bills 22 / 34 Bill nos. 1-21 1986 House Joint Resolutions 23 / 1 Bill nos. 1-3 1986 Status Sheets of House Bills 23 / 2 1st-6th Legislative Days 1986 March 24-29 House Journals 23 / 3 1st-6th Legislative Days 1986 March 24-29 Senate Senate Standing Committee Minutes 23 / 4 Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation 1986 March 24-29 23 / 5 Business and Industry 1986 March 24-29 23 / 6 Finance and Claims 1986 March 26-29 23 / 7 Judiciary 1986 March 24-29 23 / 8 Labor and Employment Relations 1986 March 28-29 23 / 9 Local Government 1986 March 25-26 23 / 10 Public Health, Welfare, and Safety 1986 March 27-28 23 / 11 State Administration 1986 March 27-28 23 / 12 Taxation 1986 March 26-27 Senate Bills 23 / 13 Bill nos. 1-12 1986 Senate Joint Resolutions 23 / 14 Bill nos. 1-2 1986 Senate Confirmation Resolutions 23 / 15 Confirmation resolutions 1986 Status Sheets of Senate Bills 23 / 16 1st-6th Legislative Days 1986 March 24-29 Senate Journals 23 / 17 1st-6th Legislative Days 1986 March 24-29 Miscellany 23 / 18 Subject index 1986 March 27 Third Special Session House and Senate Joint Committees Joint Committee Minutes 23 / 19 Rules 1986 June 16-23 23 / 20-24 Education 1986 June 10-13 House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 23 / 25 Administration 1986 June 28 23 / 26-28 Appropriations (includes summary of appropriations actions) 1986 June 17-30 23 / 29 Appropriations: General Government and Highways Subcommittee 1986 June 10-18 23 / 30-31 Appropriations: Human Services Subcommittee 1986 June 10-19 24 / 1 Appropriations: Natural Resources Subcommittee 1986 June 10-16 24 / 2 Business and Labor 1986 June 24-27 24 / 3 Education and Cultural Resources 1986 June 19, 25-26 24 / 4 Highways and Transportation 1986 June 19 24 / 5-6 Human Services and Aging 1986 June 18, 23-25 24 / 7 Institutions and Cultural Education 1986 June 10-12, 16 24 / 8 Judiciary 1986 June 24 24 / 9 Local Government 1986 June 18-19, 23 24 / 10-11 Long-Range Planning 1986 June 10-17 24 / 12 Natural Resources 1986 June 23-24 24 / 13 State Administration 1986 June 17-20 24 / 14-15 Taxation 1986 June 18-28 24 / 16 Taxation: Revenue Estimating Subcommittee 1986 June 16, July 1, House Bills 24 / 17-20 Bill nos. 1-53 1986 House Joint Resolutions 24 / 21 Bill nos. 1-3 1986 Status Sheets of House Bills 24 / 22 1st-14th Legislative Days 1986 June 16 - July 1 House Journals 24 / 23 1st-14th Legislative Days 1986 June 16 - July 1 Senate Senate Standing Committee Minutes 24 / 24 Education and Cultural Resources 1986 June 16 - July 1 24 / 25 Finance and Claims 1986 June 9-24 24 / 26 Finance and Claims (includes Free Conference Committee on SB 20) 1986 June 25-28 24 / 27 Judiciary (includes interim study "Limitations on the Waiver of Sovereign Immunity", December 1976) 1986 June 20-25 25 / 1-3 Judiciary 1986 June 26-28 25 / 4 Labor and Employment Relations 1986 June 27 25 / 5 Legislative Administration 1986 June 25 25 / 6 Local Government 1986 June 18-26 25 / 7 Natural Resources 1986 June 26 25 / 8 Public Health, Welfare, and Safety 1986 June 27 25 / 9 State Administration 1986 June 16 - July 1 25 / 10-11 Taxation 1986 June 16 - July 1 Senate Bills 25 / 12-13 Bill nos. 1-24 1986 Senate Joint Resolutions 25 / 14 Bill no. 1 1986 Status Sheets of Senate Bills 25 / 15 1st-14th Legislative Days 1986 June 16 - July 1 Senate Journals 25 / 16 1st-14th Legislative Days 1986 June 16 - July 1 Miscellany 25 / 17 Subject Index 1986 June 26