Montana Historical Society Archives
LR 53
Montana. Legislature.
Montana Legislature (53rd: 1993) records
1993
28 linear feet of shelf space
Collection contains records (1993) of the 53rd Montana
Legislature including minutes of the Joint, Conference, and Free Conference committees;
House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, status reports,
and journals; and miscellany of the regular session and the November and December 1993
special session.[OVERSIZE MATERIAL: multimedia collection 2-6, map case, and oversize box #
3]
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 53rd Montana Legislature met from January 4th to April 24th, 1993. The leaders of the Senate were Fred Van Valkenburg (D-President), J.D. Lynch (D-President Pro Tempore), Greg Jergeson (D-Majority Leader), and Bruce Crippen (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were John Mercer (R-Speaker), Marian Hanson (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Larry Grinde (R-Majority Leader), and Ted Schye (D-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 minutes of the Joint, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House
and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, status reports and
journals; and Senate memorial resolution commemorating the lives and accomplishments of
Legislators who passed away in 1991-1993 of the regular and November and December 1993
special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including subject indexes,
sponsor lists for regular and special sessions, audio tapes of meetings of a special
committee on education finance, and an audio tape and transcript of Earl Old Person's
address to the joint session concerning the state of Indian Nations. The researcher should
note that the minutes of the various legislative committees are also available on microfiche
(SMF 11).
The collection is organized into the two subgroups, Regular Session, and 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 Subcommittee 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 six subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Select Committees 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 Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these eight subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Select 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 Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).
The subgroup 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 Subcommittee 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 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), House Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these seven subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Select 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 Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Status Reports (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 (53rd: 1993) records, 1993. Legislative
Records 53. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives.
Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1996.
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: multimedia collection, map case, and oversize box #3
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 / 1-37
Appropriations: Education and Cultural Resources [Folder 1 includes index]
1993 January 6 - February 22
1 / 38-47
Appropriations: General Government and Transportation [folder 38 includes index]
1993 January 6-20
2 / 1-22
Appropriations: General Government and Transportation
1993 January 21 - February 20
2 / 23-40
Appropriations: Human Services and Aging [folder 23 includes index]
1993 January 5-27
3 / 1-21
Appropriations: Human Services and Aging
1993 January 28 - February 22
3 / 22-48
Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education [folder 22 includes index]
1993 January 7 - February 19
3 / 49-52
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [folder 50 includes index]
1993 January 7-12
4 / 1-34
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [video tape exhibits #1 and #2 from January 14, MULTIMEDIA: see MM 2]
1993 January 13 - March 11
5 / 1-3
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning
1993 March 13 - 16
5 / 4-37
Appropriations: Natural Resources [folder 4 includes index]
1993 January 8 - February 19
5 / 37a
Legislative Administration
1993 January 9
5 / 38-39
Rules
1993 February 9, 17
Conference Committee Minutes
5 / 40
HB 169 (re increasing competitive bid limits for municipal purchase and construction contracts, and decreasing the limit on municipal installment purchase contracts)
1993 March 23
5 / 41
HB 643 (re requiring that land be used primarily for raising agricultural products in order to be classified as agricultural land for property tax purposes)
1993 April 20
5 / 42
SB 11 (re revising the interest rate allowed by agreement for credit transactions)
1993 April 1
5 / 43
SB 23 (re the investigation and removal of children from the home in cases of suspected child abuse and neglect)
1993 April 16
5 / 44
SB 58 (re revising the hunting and fishing laws of Montana)
1993 March 23
5 / 45
SB 72 (re amending the atmospheric water weather modification law)
1993 April 15
5 / 46
SB 80 (re examination requirements for a license to dispense hearing aids)
1993 March 30
5 / 47
SB 108 (re revising laws relating to criminal justice information)
1993 April 19
5 / 48
SB 271 (re establishing local citizen review boards for foster care placements)
1993 April 22
5 / 49
SB 285 (re providing universal health care access and cost containment)
1993 April 16
5 / 50
SB 332 (re revising the urban transportation district laws)
1993 April 24
5 / 51
SB 342 (re revising the Little Davis-Bacon Act to provide penalties for wage violations on public contracts)
1993 April 19
5 / 52
SB 354 (re creating a continuing education for
insurers program)
1993 April 20
5 / 53
SJR 17 (re requesting the Department of Transportation to assess the need for changes in Montana statutes and administrative codes)
1993 April 14
Free Conference Committee Minutes
5 / 54
HB 2 (re appropriations for biennium ending June
30, 1995)
1993 April 19
5 / 55
HB 4 (re appropriations for fiscal year ending
June 30, 1993)
1993 April 20
5 / 56
HB 335 (re revising child support enforcement
laws)
1993 April 20
5 / 57-58
HB 667 (re restructuring school district
funding)
1993 April 20-23
5 / 59
HB 671 (re revising individual income tax
laws)
1993 April 23
5 / 60-61
SB 14 (re revising the law regarding the use of
firearms by children)
1993 March 23, April 21
5 / 62
SB 15 (re requiring mandatory grievance procedures
in school collective bargaining agreements)
1993 April 14
5 / 63
SB 32 (re equalizing funding for school district
facility needs)
1993 April 15
5 / 64-65
SB 80 (re revising the examination requirements
for license to dispense hearing aids)
1993 April 20, 23
5 / 66
SB 98 (re revising seed dealer
penalties)
1993 April 16
5 / 67
SB 145 (re defining traumatic brain injury and
providing a trust fund)
1993 April 14
5 / 68
SB 235 (re revising taxation)
1993 April 22 - 23
5 / 69
SB 252 (re exempting land surveyors from criminal
trespass)
1993 April 14
5 / 70
SB 310 (re water rights)
1993 April 14, 19-20
5 / 71
SB 311 (re distribution of oil and gas
proceeds)
1993 April 16
5 / 72
SB 362 (re setting time limits for court action on
landlord possession)
1993 April 14
5 / 73
SB 394 (re regulating the amount of attorney fees
in workers' compensation matters)
1993 April 19-20
5 / 74
SJR 3 (re urging assistance from federal agencies
for gray wolf population studies)
1993 March 30
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
6 / 1-19
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [folder 1 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - March 25
6 / 20-48
Appropriations [folder 20 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - March 15
7 / 1-8
Appropriations
1993 March 16 - April 22
7 / 9-44
Business and Economic Development [folder 9 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - April 6
8 / 1-18
Education and Cultural Resources [folder 1 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - April 5
8 / 19-34
Fish and Game [folder 19 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - March 16
8 / 35-46
Highways and Transportation [folder 35 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - March 26
9 / 1-18
Human Services and Aging [folder 1 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - April 12
9 / 19-39
Judiciary [folder 19 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - February 18
10 / 1-15
Judiciary [audio tape Exhibit #6 from March 16, MULTIMEDIA: see MM #3]
1993 February 19 - April 22
10 / 16-29
Labor and Employment Relations [folder 16 includes
bill index]
1993 January 7 - March 18
10 / 30-49
Local Government [folder 30 includes bill
index]
1993 January 5 - April 19
10 / 50-55
Natural Resources
1993 January 6-22
11 / 1-26
Natural Resources [exhibits #47-52 from February 3, see OVERSIZE MATERIAL: in map case]
1993 January 25 - April 22
11 / 27-44
State Administration [folder 27 includes bill index]
1993 January 4- February 11
12 / 1-19
State Administration
1993 February 12- April 16
12 / 20-34
Taxation [folder 20 includes bill index]
1993 January 4- March 8
12 / 35-43
Taxation [exhibit #5 from March 9, see OVERSIZE
MATERIAL: see oversize box #3]
1993 March 9-25
13 / 1-8
Taxation [exhibit #2 from April 6, see OVERSIZE
MATERIAL: see oversize box #3]
1993 March 26 - April 14
House Select Committee Minutes
13 / 9-11
Budget / Revenue
1993 January 7-14
13 / 12-25
School Funding [folder 12 includes bill
index]
1993 January 7 - March 16
13 / 26-44
Workers' Compensation [folder 26 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - March 19
House Bills
14 / 1-23
Bill nos. 1-400
1993
15 / 1-22
Bill nos. 401-693
1993
House Joint Resolutions
16 / 1
Bill nos. 1-34
1993
House Status Reports
16 / 2-7
1st-90th Legislative days [folder 7 includes final bill status report]
1993
House Journals
16 / 8-12
1st-90th Legislative days
1993
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
16 / 13-24
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [folder 13 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - March 24
16 / 25-36
Business and Industry [folder 25 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - February 11
17 / 1-17
Business and Industry
1993 February 12 - April 6
17 / 18-35
Education [folder 18 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - March 24
17 / 36-63
Finance and Claims [folder 36 includes bill index]
1993 January 11 - April 22
18 / 1-17
Fish and Game [folder 1 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - April 6
18 / 18-40
Highways and Transportation [folder 18 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - April 13
18 / 41-44
Judiciary [folder 41 includes bill
index]
1993 January 5-15
18 / 45-47
Judiciary [audio tape exhibit #7 from January 18, of "harassing phone calls", Erwin Draper, Red Lodge, see multimedia MM #4]
1993 January 18 - 21
19 / 1-36
Judiciary
1993 January 22 - April 24
19 / 37-52
Labor and Employment Relations [folder 37 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - March 25
20 / 1
Legislative Administration [for Joint Legislative Administration Committee minutes see Joint Sub Committees]
1993 January 6, 9, March 23
20 / 2-20
Local Government [folder 2 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - March 25
20 / 21-34
Natural Resources [folder 21 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - February 10
20 / 35-41
Natural Resources [video tape exhibit #10 from February 12, "Common Ground" regarding SB 320, see multimedia MM #5)
1993 February 12-19
21 / 1-15
Natural Resources
1993 March 3 - April 20
21 / 16-46
Public Health, Welfare and Safety [folder 16 includes bill index]
1993 January 6 - April 5
22 / 1
Rules [for Joint Rules Committee Minutes see Joint Sub Committees]
1993 January 11, February 5, 17
22 / 2-39
State Administration [folder 2 includes bill index]
1993 January 5 - April 22
22 / 40-62
Taxation [folder 40 includes bill index; Exhibit #1 and #2 from February 19, see OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box #3]
1993 January 6 - March 3
23 / 1-25
Taxation
1993 March 4 - April 24
Senate Select Committee Minutes
23 / 26-34
School Finance [folders 28-32 include
sub-committee minutes on HB 667 re restructuring school district
funding]
1993 March 22- April 12
23 / 35-40
Worker's Compensation [folder 35 includes bill index]
1993 March 30 - April 22
Senate Bills
23 / 41-42
Bill nos. 1-45
1993
24 / 1-21
Bill nos. 46-350
1993
25 / 1-6
Bill nos. 351-438
1993
Senate Joint Resolutions
25 / 7
Bill nos. 1-34
1993
Senate Resolutions
25 / 8
Bill nos. 1-13
1993
Senate Status Reports
25 / 9-13
1st-90th Legislative days [folder 13 includes final bill status reports]
1993
Senate Journals
25 / 14-16
1st-78th Legislative days
1993
Senate Memorial Resolutions
25 / 17
Resolutions commemorating the lives and accomplishments of Legislators who passed away in 1991-1993.
1993
Miscellany
25 / 18
Transcript of Earl Old Person's address to Joint Session regarding state of Indian Nations
1993 March 11
25 / 19
Sponsor list for regular session
1993
25 / 20
Subject index for regular session
1993
Special Session
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Subcommittee Minutes
25 / 21-24
Education and Cultural Resources
1993 July 3, November 17-19
25 / 25-28
General Government and Transportation
1993 August 2, November 17- 19
25 / 29-32
Human Services and Aging
1993 August 10, November 17
26 / 1-2
Human Services and Aging
1993 November 18 - 19
26 / 3-6
Institutions and Cultural Education
1993 August 20, November 17-18
26 / 7-8
Long-Range Planning
1993 July 29, November 17
26 / 9-11
Natural Resources
1993 July 26, November 17-18
26 / 12
Rules
1993 November 18, December 2
Conference Committee Minutes
26 / 13
HB 60 (re eliminating the clean coal technology
program and the demonstration fund)
1993 December 18
Free Conference Committee Minutes
26 / 14
HB 2 (re appropriations)
1993 December 16 - 18
26 / 15
HB 29 (re property tax rebates)
1993 December 18
26 / 16
HB 57 (re appropriations to I.R.S. for refund
claims and credits)
1993 December 18
26 / 17
SB 6 and SB 27 (re increasing filing fees for
legislature candidates; and re a property tax amendment for vote by the
electors).
1993 December 17- 18
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
26 / 18
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation [includes
bill index]
1993 November 30, December 17
26 / 19
Appropriations: Joint meeting with Senate Finance
and Claims
1993 November 17
26 / 20-33
Appropriations [folder 20 includes bill index]
1993 November 29- December 17
26 / 34-36
Business and Economic Development [folder 34
includes bill index]
1993 December 1-17
26 / 37-42
Education and Cultural Resources [folder 37
includes bill index]
1993 November 30 - December 16
26 / 43
Highways and Transportation [includes bill index]
1993 December 8, 14-15
26 / 44-45
Human Services and Aging [folder 44 includes bill
index]
1993 December 2-17
26 / 46-47
Judiciary [folder 46 includes bill index]
1993 November 30 - December 17
26 / 48
Labor and Employment Relations [includes bill
index]
1993 December 14, 17
26 / 49-50
Natural Resources [folder 49 includes bill index]
1993 December 8-9, 18
26 / 51-56
State Administration [folder 51 includes bill index]
1993 November 30 - December 13
27 / 1-2
State Administration
1993 December 15-17
27 / 3-12
Taxation [folder 3 includes bill index]
1993 November 19 - December 16
House Bills
27 / 13-20
Bill nos. 1-91
1993
House Joint Resolutions
27 / 21
Bill nos. 1-8
1993
House Status Reports
27 / 22
1st-16th Legislative Days
1993
House Journals
27 / 23-25
1st-18th Legislative Days
1993
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
27 / 26
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation [includes bill index]
1993 December 16
27 / 27-33
Education [folder 27 includes bill index]
1993 December 3-17
27 / 34-37
Finance and Claims [folder 34 includes bill index]
1993 December 1-6
28 / 1-8
Finance and Claims
1993 December 8-18
28 / 9
Highways and Transportation (public hearing re Canadian grain shipments)
1994 March 25
28 / 10-16
Judiciary [folder 10 includes bill index]
1993 December 8-17
28 / 17
Rules [for Joint Rules Committee Minutes see Joint Sub Committees]
1993 November 29
28 / 18-21
State Administration [folder 18 includes bill index]
1993 December 1-16
28 / 22-33
Taxation [folder 22 includes bill index]
1993 December 1-17
Senate Select Committee Minutes
28 / 34
Budget
1993 November 17, December 1
Senate Bills
28 / 35-39
Bill nos. 1-52
1993
Senate Joint Resolutions
28 / 40
Bill nos. 1-5
1993
Senate Resolutions
28 / 41
Bill nos. 1-4
1993
Senate Status Reports
28 / 42
1st-16th Legislative Days
1993
Senate Journals
28 / 43-44
1st-18th Legislative Days
1993
Miscellany
28 / 45
House hearing schedule for special session
1993 November 29 - December 1
28 / 46
Sponsor list report for special session
1993 December 2
28 / 47
Subject index for special session
1993 November 30 - December 10