Montana Historical Society Archives
LR 44
Montana. Legislature.
Montana Legislature (44th: 1975) records
1974-1976
13 linear feet of shelf space
Collection contains records (1974-1976) of the Montana 44th
Legislature including minutes of the House Select committee investigating campaign
practices; minutes of the Senate Democratic Caucus; minutes and reports of House and Senate
standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and
memorials; and miscellany of the regular session, interim, and August 1975 special session.
[Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History]
51:8-7
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 44th Montana Legislature met from January 6th to April 19th, 1975, and a Special Session held on August 4th, 1975. The leaders of the Senate were W. Gordon McOmber (D-President), Carroll Graham (D-President Pro Tempore), Neil Lynch (D-Majority Leader), and Frank Hazelbaker (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Pat McKittrick (D-Speaker), Francis Bardanouve (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), John Driscoll (D-Majority Leader), and Lloyd Lockrem, Jr. (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 minutes of the House Select committee investigating campaign practices;
minutes of the Senate Democratic Caucus; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing
committees; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and
memorials of the regular session, interim, and August 1975 special session. The collection
also contains miscellany material including the address of Governor Thomas L. Judge to the
Special Session; a list of lobbyists registered with the Office of the Secretary of State;
and Senate Democratic Caucus minutes.
The collection is organized into the three subgroups, Regular Session, 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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically. The series House of Representatives is organized into eight subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Special 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 numerically by bill number). The series Senate is organized into eight 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), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), Subject Index to Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically).
The subgroup Interim is organized into one series, House and Senate Joint Committees. The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically).
The subgroup 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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically). The series House of Representatives is organized into five subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Select Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically), 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).
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 (44th: 1975) records, 1974-1976.
Legislative Records 44. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center.
Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Jeff Cunniff processed the collection in 1979.
Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History
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.
Elections--Montana.
Gambling--Montana.
Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Women's rights.
Montana--Politics and government.
Montana
Detailed Description of the Collection
Regular Session
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Committee Minutes
1 / 1-2
Appropriations: Education
1975 January 12 - April 11
1 / 3-5
Appropriations: Elected Officials
1975 January 16 - February 20
1 / 6
Appropriations: Executive Agency 1 (re Departments
of Business Regulation, Military Affairs, State Lands, Highways, Agriculture,
Livestock, and Administration)
1975 January 13 - March 25
1 / 7-9
Appropriations: Executive Agency 2 (re Departments
of Professional Occupational Licensing, Natural Resources and Conservation,
Revenue, Labor and Industry, Fish and Game, Health and Environmental
Sciences)
1975 January 13 - March 25
1 / 10-13
Appropriations: Institutions
1975 January 17 - February 14
1 / 14-16
Appropriations: Long-Range Building
1975 January 20 - March 29
1 / 17
Appropriations: Long-Range Building:
exhibits
1975
1 / 18
Rules
1975 February 11 - April 15
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
1 / 19-21
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation
1975 January 17 - March 14
2 / 1
Appropriations
1975 January 6 - February 22
2 / 2-3
Appropriations (testimony on HJR 37 regarding
uniform statewide classification and pay system)
1975 February 22
2 / 4-11
Appropriations
1975 February 24 - April 18
2 / 12-15
Business and Industry
1975 January 8 - March 14
2 / 16-19
Education
1975 January 9 - February 22
3 / 1
Education
1975 February 24 - March 22
3 / 2-3
Fish and Game
1975 January 8 - March 17
3 / 4-5
Highways and Transportation
1975 January 9 - April 8
3 / 6-16
Judiciary
1975 January 9 - April 15
3 / 17-20
Labor and Employment Relations
1975 January 10 - April 11
3 / 21
Legislative Administration
1975 January 6 - April 17
4 / 1-4
Local Government
1975 January 8 - March 12
4 / 5-13
Natural Resources
1975 January 16 - April 4
4 / 14-18
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety
1975 January 16 - March 15
4 / 19
Rules
1975 January 8 - April 14
4 / 20-23
State Administration
1975 January 7 - March 28
5 / 1-8
Taxation
1975 January 8 - April 1
House Special Committee Minutes
5 / 9
Select Committee on Gambling
1975 February 5-22
5 / 10
Select Committee on HR 4 (re campaign practices
investigation) [Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History
Collection]
1975 March 26 - April 3
5 / 11-17
Select Committee on HR 4 (re campaign practices
investigation)
1975 April 4-14
House Bills
5 / 18-20
Bill nos. 1-75
1975
6 / 1-20
Bill nos. 76-525
1975
7 / 1-8
Bill nos. 526-715
1975
House Joint Resolutions
7 / 9
Bill nos. 1-69
1975
Status Sheets of House Bills
7 / 10-17
1st-84th Legislative Days
1975 January 6 - April 17
House Journals
7 / 18
1st-34th Legislative Days
1975 January 6 - February 14
8 / 1-3
35th-83rd Legislative Days
1975 February 15 - April 16
Subject Index to House Bills
8 / 4
Subject Index
1975 February 18
8 / 5
Supplement to subject index
1975 February 28
House Memorial Resolutions
[see House Memorial Resolutions in Senate Memorial
Resolutions]
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
8 / 6-9
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation
1975 January 10 - February 19
8 / 10-12
Business and Industry
1975 January 10 - April 2
8 / 13-17
Education
1975 January 8 - March 31
8 / 18-22
Finance and Claims
1975 January 8 - April 17
8 / 23
Highways and Transportation
1975 January 9-30
9 / 1-3
Highways and Transportation
1975 February 4 - April 9
9 / 4-15
Judiciary
1975 January 8 - April 10
9 / 16-21
Labor and Employment Relations
1975 January 8 - March 24
9 / 22
Legislative Administration
1974 December 14 - 1975 April 12
9 / 23
Local Government
1975 January 9 - February 1
10 / 1-5
Local Government
1975 February 4 - March 20
10 / 6-10
Natural Resources and Fish and Game
1975 January 16 - March 26
10 / 11-14
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety
1975 January 9 - March 25
10 / 15
Rules
1975January 8 - April 19
10 / 16-22
State Administration
1975 January 10 - April 15
11 / 1
Taxation
1975 January 7-31
11 / 2
Taxation (includes Subcommittee on Fossil Fuel
Taxation, Nov. 15, 1974)
1975 February 1
11 / 3-7
Taxation
1975 February 4 - April 18
Senate Bills
11 / 8-19
Bill nos. 1-275
1975
12 / 1-7
Bill nos. 276-407
1975
Senate Joint Resolutions
12 / 8
Bill nos. 1-33
1975
Senate Confirmation Resolutions
12 / 9-11
Gubernatorial appointments (includes vote
tabulations)
1975
Status Sheets of Senate Bills
12 / 12-17
1st-84th Legislative Days
1975 January 6 - April 17
Senate Journals
12 / 18-19
1st-55th Legislative Days
1975 January 6 - March 13
13 / 1-2
56th-83rd Legislative Days
1975 March 14 - April 16
Subject Index to Senate Bills
see subject index in Subject Index to House
Bills
Senate Memorial Resolutions
13 / 3
Memorial Resolutions (includes House Memorial Resolutions)
1975 February 10 - April 29
Miscellany
13 / 4
Sponsor list
1975 February 18-28
13 / 5
List of maps separated to the Library
Interim
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Committee Minutes
13 / 6
Administrative Code
1975 April 18 - December 6
13 / 7-13
Administrative Code (adoption
statements)
1975 July - 1976 June
Special Session
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Committee Minutes
13 / 14
Rules
1975 August 4
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
13 / 15
Appropriations
1975 August 4
13 / 16
Legislative Administration
1975 August 4
13 / 17
Rules
1975 August 4
13 / 18
Taxation
1975 August 4
House Bills
13 / 19
Bill nos. 1-2
1975
Select Committee Reports
13 / 20
Select Committee to Investigate State Leasing of
Facilities for Educational Television
1975 August 5
House Joint Resolutions
13 / 21
Bill nos. 1-2
1975 August 4
House Journals
13 / 22
1st Legislative Day
1975 August 4
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
13 / 23
Finance and Claims
1975 August 4
13 / 24
Taxation
1975 August 4
Senate Bills
13 / 25
Bill no. 1
1975
Senate Journals
13 / 26
1st Legislative Day
1975 August 4
Miscellany
13 / 27
Address of Governor Thomas L. Judge to the Special Session
1975 August 4
13 / 28
Lobbyists registered with the Office of Secretary
of State
1975 August 4
13 / 29
Senate Democratic Caucus minutes (re financial
contribution to the 1972 gubernatorial campaign; SB 26 re criminal libel and
disclaimer requirements; SB 76 regarding reporting requirements for candidates for
public office; SB 78 regarding limitations on political contributions; SB 77
regarding clarifications of prohibition against coercing public employees to
participate in political campaigns; SJR 3 regarding repeal of administrative rule
prohibiting state and county employees from participating in political campaigns;
HB 3 regarding allowing local governments to increase limits on bonding up to 5%
of estimated assessed value of a proposed complex; SB 87 regarding coal tax
package; strike at Boulder River School; HB 272 regarding appropriation measure
for salary increases; HJR37 regarding approval of salary plan; SB 18 regarding
elimination of all tax on habitable property; SB 150, 151, 108 regarding utility
bills package; SB 203 citizens complaints regarding environment laws; SB 156
["Circuit Breaker Bill"]; HB 176, 177, 179 regarding local government study
commission; HB 620 ["Poll Booth Registration Act"]; HB 581 regarding revision of
utility sitting law to include all coal conversion plants; HB 642 supporting bill
that is part of coal tax providing for the reservation of water for agriculture,
recreation, wildlife, etc.; and SB 235 regarding usury ceiling)
1975 January 6 - April 17