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 22nd Montana Legislature met from January 5th to March 5th, 1931. The leaders of the Senate were Frank Hazelbaker (R-President), and Tom Kane (R-President Pro Tempore). The leaders of the House were W.R. Flachsenhar (R-Speaker), Steve Arnold (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), and W.B. Leavitt (R-Majority Leader).
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The collection mainly consists of House and Senate bills; and House and Senate Joint memorials, Joint resolutions, and status reports. The collection also contains the minutes of the House Petroleum, Oil and Gas Affairs Committee.
The collection is organized into two series, House of Representatives, and Senate.
The series House of Representatives is organized into five subseries, Minutes (arranged alphabetically, Bills (arranged numerically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), House Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).
The series Senate is organized into four subseries, Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).
Collection is open for research.
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[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (22nd: 1931) records, 1931. Legislative Records 22. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1994
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