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Montana Legislature (61st: 2009) records, 2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Legislature.
Title
Montana Legislature (61st: 2009) records
Dates
2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
32.5 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
LR 61
Summary
Collection contains records (2009) of the 61st 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 and the May 2009 special session. For a list of DVD video recordings available at MHS Click Here. For online access to committee hearing minutes and digital audio recordings visit the Montana Legislature website.
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
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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 61st Montana Legislature met from January 5th to April 28th, 2009. There were 16 standing committees in the Senate and 15 standing committees in the House. The leaders of the Senate were Robert Story (R-President), Dan McGee (R-President Pro Tempore), Jim Peterson (R-Majority Leader), Roy Brown and Greg Barkus (R-Majority Whips), Carol Williams (D-Minority Leader) Jesse Laslovich (D-Assistant Minority Leader) and Trudi Schmidt and Kim Gillan (D-Minority Whips). The leaders of the House were Bob Bergren (D-Speaker), Franke Wilmer (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), Margarett Campbell (D-Majority Leader), Mike Phillips (D-Majority Caucus Leader), Shannon Augare and Julie French (D-Majority Whips), Scott Sales (R-Minority Leader), Scott Mendenhall (R-Minority Floor Leader), Tom McGillvray (R-Assistant Minority Leader), and Chas Vincent, Dee Brown, Krayton Kerns and Llew Jones (R-Minority Whips). The transmittal dates were February 26th, March 18th, 26th and 31st, and April 2nd, 15th, 17th and 21st.

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”.

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Content Description

This collection includes the minutes of joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of Representatives and Senate standing and select committees; bills and resolutions; journals and status reports of the regular session and the May 2009 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including a bill subject index and sponsor bill list.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Digital video recordings of committee hearings are available on DVD at MHS. Committee hearings, minutes, and exhibits are also available online here. For instructions on how to find a specific committee recording please visit here.

Restrictions on Use

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.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Joint Committees thereunder minutes by committee and date; I. House of Representatives, thereunder minutes by committee and date, bills, joint resolutions and resolutions by number, and journals by date; III. Senate, thereunder minutes by committee and date, bills, joint resolutions and resolutions by number, and journals by date; and IV. Miscellany.

Location of Collection

54:6-5

Location of Collection

MM 66

Location of Collection

MM 69

Location of Collection

MAP CASE

Location of Collection

DVD CAB

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Processed in 2009

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Emiley Jensen, 2009. Updated by Caitlan Maxwell, 2010.
2010

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