Montana Historical Society
Archives
LR 57
Montana.
Legislature.
Montana Legislature (57th: 2001) records
2000-2002
32 linear feet
Collection contains records (2000-2002) of the 57th Montana
Legislature including minutes of Joint, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House of
Representatives and Senate standing and select committees; bills and resolutions; journal
and status reports; and miscellany of the regular session, the August 2002 special session,
and the September 2002 special session. The researcher should note that the audio cassette
hearings are only available for Joint committees, Conference and Free Conference committees,
House Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications committee, Senate Energy and
Telecommunications committee, and House Judiciary committee. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize
box, volumes, map case, and multimedia collection]
53:8-3
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 57th Montana Legislature met from January 3rd to April 21st, 2001. There were 18
standing committees in the Senate, 16 standing committees in the House, and 6 Joint
Appropriations Committees. The leaders of the Senate were Tom Beck (R-President), Walter
McNutt (R-President Pro Tempore), Fred Thomas (R-Majority Leader), and Steve Doherty
(D-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Dan McGee (R-Speaker), Doug Mood
(R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Paul Sliter (R-Majority Leader), and Kim Gillan (D-Minority
Leader).
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”.
Collection includes minutes of Joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of
Representatives and Senate standing committees; select committees on Local Government
Funding; bills and resolutions; and journal and status reports of the regular session, the
August 2002 special session, and the September 2002 special session. The collection also
contains miscellany material including bill subject index and a sponsor list. The researcher
should note that the audio cassette hearings are only available for Joint committees,
Conference and Free Conference committees, House Federal Relations, Energy, and
Telecommunications committee, Senate Energy and Telecommunications committee, and House
Judiciary committee.
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 these four subseries, Joint Subcommittee Minutes
(arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Joint Committee
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 seven 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 Resolutions (arranged
numerically by bill number), House Bill Status Reports (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 Resolutions (arranged
numerically by bill number), Senate Bill Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and
Senate Journals (arranged 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 this one subseries, 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 Bill Status Reports (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged
chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these five 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 Bill Status Reports (arranged
chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).
The subgroup Second Special Session is organized into these two series, House of
Representatives and Senate. The series House of Representatives is organized into these
three subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name
and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), and
House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these two
subseries Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and
thereunder chronologically) and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).
Committee hearings available on audio cassette at MHS. Committee hearings are also
available on the Montana
Legislature website.
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 (57th: 2001) records, 2000-2002.
Legislative Records 57. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center.
Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Molly Miller processed the collection in 2002.
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box, volumes, map case, and multimedia collection.
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.
Montana.
Legislature
Montana--Politics and
government
Bills, Legislative--Montana
Legislative
bodies--Committees--Montana
Montana
Detailed Description of the Collection
Regular Session
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Subcommittee Minutes
1 / 1-21
Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety
[exhibits from January 12 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see volume 1]
2001 January 5 - February
13
1 / 22-34
Appropriations: Education [exhibits from January
9, January 16 and January 18 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see volume 2 and oversize
box, folder 1]
2001 January 8-25
2 / 1-11
Appropriations: Education
2001 January 26 - February
9
2 / 12-36
Appropriations: General Government and
Transportation [exhibits from January 25 and February 1 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL:
see oversize box, folder 1]
2001 January 5 - February
9
3 / 1-7
Appropriations: General Government and
Transportation
2001 February 9-19
3 / 8-24
Appropriations: Health and Human Services
[exhibits from January 25 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 33]
2001 January 5-29
4 / 1-16
Appropriations: Health and Human Services
[exhibits from February 8 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder
1]
2001 January 30 - February
19
4 / 17-21
Appropriations: Information
Technology
2001 January 10 - 31
4 / 22-23
Appropriations: Long Range Planning
2001 January 5-8
5 / 1-30
Appropriations: Long Range Planning [exhibits
from January 18, January 25, January 26, January 29, January 30, January 31 and
February 6 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 1; exhibits from
January 16 and January 22 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2001 January 9 - March
21
6 / 1-28
Appropriations: Natural Resources and Commerce
[exhibits from January 5 and January 26 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize
box, folder 1 and map case]
2001 January 5 - March
14
Joint Committee Minutes
6 / 29
Rules
2000 December 8
Conference Committees Minutes
6 / 30
HJ 32 (re requesting legislative performance
audit on child protective services)
2001 April 11
6 / 31
HB 118 (re revising clean air act)
2001 April 10
6 / 32
HB 119 (re clarifying hearings officer use by
board of pardons and parole)
2001 April 17
6 / 33
HB 124 (re revising local government funding)
2001 April 12
6 / 34
HB 172 (re county hospital employee exemption
from mandated leave)
2001 April 5
6 / 35
HB 208 (re revising contempt of court
laws)
2001 April 17
6 / 36
HB 216 (re increasing fines for minor purchasing
alcohol or tobacco)
2001 April 10
6 / 37
HB 226 (re allocating portion of federal mineral
royalty funds to counties)
2001 April 17
6 / 38
HB 266 (re revising governmental accountability
act)
2001 April 10
6 / 39
HB 290 (re including deception, coercion, surprise
in definition of without consent for rape)
2001 April 17
6 / 40
HB 324 (re licensure for drop-in day
care)
2001 April 12
6 / 41
HB 359 (re expanding DNA database to all felonies)
2001 April 17
6 / 42
HB 360 (re revising sexual offense
laws)
2001 April 17
6 / 43-44
HB 559 (re revising notice periods for termination
of landlord-tenant rental agreements)
2001 April 10-12
6 / 45
HB 572 (re adjusting and redistributing money
derived from natural gas from coal beds)
2001 April 11
6 / 46
HB 603 (re revising agency notice of appeals to
attorney general)
2001 April 12
6 / 47
HB 612 (re generally revising election laws)
2001 April 17
6 / 48
HB 625 (re interim study of school
funding)
2001 April 18
6 / 49
HB 644 (re reducing state fuel tax on ethanol and
biodiesel - replacement for tax revenue)
2001 April 17
6 / 50-51
SB 4 (re clarifying discharge from employment
during probationary period)
2001 March 23 - April
19
6 / 52
SB 28 (re revising process for modification of
child support orders)
2001 April 6
6 / 53
SB 48 (re clarifying out-of-state direct shipment
of alcoholic beverages to Montanans)
2001 April 6
6 / 54
SB 57 (re extending universal system benefits
charge)
2001 April 12
6 / 55
SB 135 (re revising laws governing mental health
managed care ombudsman)
2001 April 9
6 / 56
SB 242 (re prohibiting extraterritorial building
codes)
2001 April 9-10
6 / 57
SB 283 (re revising citizen review board laws)
2001 April 9
6 / 58
SB 320 (re state purchase of renewable fuel
vehicles)
2001 April 9
6 / 59
SB 322 (re natural resources worker education and
retraining)
2001 April 18
6 / 60
SB 348 (re clarifying sounding of locomotive horn
at public crossings)
2001 April 10
6 / 61
SB 390 (re revising school finance laws -
flexibility program)
2001 April 9
6 / 62
SB 423 (re petition to create single member school
trustee districts)
2001 April 10
6 / 63
SB 427 (re limited county general obligation bonds
for roads and highways)
2001 April 7
6 / 64
SB 429 (re revising local government referendum /
election laws)
2001 April 11
6 / 65-66
SB 432 (re clarifying funding for aerospace
transportation and technology infrastructure)
2001 April 10-12
6 / 67
SB 437 (re supplemental game damage licenses)
2001 April 9
6 / 68
SB 441 (re study funding for comprehensive health
plan)
2001 April 10
6 / 69
SB 457 (re authorizing use of impact aid for
school bonding)
2001 April 17
6 / 70
SB 514 (re revising reporting of gain or loss from
sale of real property)
2001 April 13
Free Conference Committees Minutes
7 / 1-4
Energy policy (HB 474, HB 632, HB 645, SB 19, SB
21, SB 398)
2001 April 16- 19
7 / 5-8
Energy tax (HB 600, HB 646; SB 505, SB 506, SB
508, SB 512)
2001 April 16- 19
7 / 9-15
HB 2 (re general appropriations)
2001 April 10- 20
7 / 16-17
HB 5 (re appropriating money for capital
projects)
2001 April 18- 19
7 / 18
HB 41 (re revising laws governing dedicated
revenue and statutory appropriations)
2001 April 18
7 / 19-23
HB 124 (re revising local government funding)
[exhibits from April 18, 5pm, include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder
4]
2001 April 17- 18
7 / 24-25
HB 142 (re authorizing rules restricting
nonresident mountain lion licenses)
2001 April 6- 20
7 / 26
HB 146 and SB 386 (re revising youth court act
and making intervention in delinquency pilot program permanent)
2001 April 18
7 / 27
HB 293 (re Secretary of State to break tie votes
in elections)
2001 April 4
7 / 28
HB 459 (re generally revising MEPA)
2001 April 11
7 / 29-30
HB 473 (re revising MEPA)
2001 April 6-11
7 / 31
HB 474 (re revising energy laws pertaining to
large customers)
2001 April 20
7 / 32-34
HB 573 (re allowing oil and gas board to permit
certain coal bed methane gas wells)
2001 April 17- 20
7 / 35
HB 605 (re revising laws governing local and
state air quality regulation)
2001 April 12
7 / 36
HB 637 (re office of restorative justice)
2001 April 18
7 / 37
SB 151 (re prohibiting government sale of fitness
services)
2001 April 10
7 / 38
SB 176 (re revising district court funding -
state assumption)
2001 April 19
7 / 39
SB 185 (re revising campaign finance and
reporting law)
2001 April 9
7 / 40
SB 196 (re requiring country of origin placarding
on meat and produce)
2001 April 6
7 / 41
SB 242 (re prohibiting extraterritorial building
codes)
2001 April 18
7 / 42
SB 327 (re restricting government competition
with private internet service providers)
2001 April 11
7 / 43
SB 390 (re revising school finance laws -
flexibility program)
2001 April 10
7 / 44-46
SB 432 (re clarifying funding for aerospace
transportation and technology infrastructure)
2001 April 17- 19
7 / 47-48
SB 437 (re supplemental game damage licenses)
2001 April 11- 20
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
7 / 49-68
Agriculture [exhibits from January 16, January
18, and February 6 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2001 January 9 - March
27
8 / 1-54
Appropriations [for January 4 meeting, see Senate
Finance]
2001 January 5 - March
27
9 / 1-7
Appropriations
2001 April 2-5
9 / 8-62
Business and Labor [exhibits from January 11,
February 7, March 14, March 23, and March 27 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see
oversize box, folder 2; exhibits from March 14 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map
case]
2001 January 4- April
11
10 / 1-30
Education
2001 January 5 - April
2
10 / 31-33
Ethics
2001 January 11 - February
1
10 / 34-58
Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications
2001 January 4 - April
10
11 / 1-21
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks [exhibits from January
23 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2001 January 9 - April
10
11 / 22-49
Human Services [exhibits from March 5 include
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2001 January 8 - April
18
11 / 50
Human Services subcommittee
2001 March 13
11 / 51-58
Judiciary
2001 January 4-15
12 / 1-41
Judiciary
2001 January 16 - March
22
13 / 1-4
Judiciary
2001 March 23-28
13 / 5-5d
Legislative Administration
2001 January 23 - March
20
13 / 6-25
Local Government
2001 January 9 - March
27
13 / 26-52
Natural Resources [exhibits from February 5,
February 12, and February 19 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder
2; exhibits from February 9 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case; exhibits from
February 2 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 34]
2001 January 5 - March
19
14 / 1-6
Natural Resources
2001 March 21 - April 9
14 / 7
Natural Resources subcommittee on HB 69
2001 March 13-17
14 / 8
Rules
2000 December 8
14 / 9-50
State Administration
2001 January 8 - March
28
14 / 51-70
Taxation [exhibits from January 23 include
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2]
2001 January 9 - February
7
15 / 1-31
Taxation
2001 February 8 - April
18
15 / 32-47
Transportation [exhibits from January 19 include
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 2; exhibits from January 8 and January
24 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2001 January 5 - February
5
16 / 1-16
Transportation [exhibits from March 19 include
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2001 February 7 - March
26
House Select Committees Minutes
16 / 17-23
Local Government Funding
2001 February 1- March
6
House Bills
16 / 24-29
Bill nos. 1-91
2001
17 / 1-16
Bill nos. 92-311
2001
18 / 1-14
Bill nos. 312-636
2001
19 / 1-2
Bill nos. 637-650
2001
House Joint Resolutions
19 / 3-4
Bill nos. 1-44
2001
House Resolutions
19 / 5
Bill nos. 1-2
2001
House Bill Status Reports
19 / 6-11
1st Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
(includes Introduced Bill Status Report)
2000 December 27 - 2001 April
26
House Journals
19 / 12-18
1st Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
2001 January 3 - April
21
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
20 / 1-27
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [exhibits
from March 7 and March 21 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 January 5 - March
26
20 / 27-69
Business and Labor [exhibits from February 16
include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 January 9 - March
20
21 / 1-7
Business and Labor
2001 March 21 - April 6
21 / 8-37
Education and Cultural Resources
2001 January 5 - April
12
21 / 38-40
Education and Cultural Resources subcommittee
2001 January 25 - February
2
21 / 41-59
Energy and Telecommunications [exhibits from
February 8 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 January 9 - March
20
22 / 1-12
Energy and Telecommunications
2001 March 22 - April 9
22 / 12a
Energy and Telecommunications subcommittee
2001 January 30
22 / 13-45
Finance (includes January 4 joint meeting with
House Appropriations)
2001 January 4 - April
16
22 / 46-58
Fish and Game [exhibits from March 6 contain
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 January 9 - March
6
23 / 1-4
Fish and Game
2001 March 8-20
23 / 5-27
Highways and Transportation [exhibits from
February 1 and March 8 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3;
exhibits from April 12 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2001 January 9 - April
12
23 / 28-58
Judiciary [exhibits from February 16 include
OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case]
2001 January 4 - February
16
24 / 1-25
Judiciary [exhibits from March 5 include OVERSIZE
MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 February 17 - April
11
24 / 26-29
Judiciary subcommittee
2001 February 2-17
24 / 30-33
Legislative Administration
2001 January 18 - Mar
27
24 / 34-55
Local Government [exhibits from January 25, and
February 6 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 January 9 - April
3
24 / 56-60
Natural Resources
2001 January 5-15
25 / 1-27
Natural Resources [exhibits from February 14,
March 2, and March 9 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3;
exhibits from March 19 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 35]
2001 January 17 - April
17
25 / 28-49
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety [exhibits from
January 19 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 January 5 - March
2
26 / 1-6
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety
2001 March 5-28
26 / 7-8
Rules
2000 December 8 - 2001 January
3
26 / 9-63
State Administration [exhibits from April 5
include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see oversize box, folder 3]
2001 January 8 - April
16
26 / 64-84
Taxation
2001 January 9 - February
15
27 / 1-31
Taxation
2001 February 16 - April
3
27 / 31a-34
Taxation subcommittee
2001 March 26 - April 6
Senate Bills
27 / 35-40
Bill nos. 1-97
2001
28 / 1-14
Bill nos. 98-328
2001
29 / 1-11
Bill nos. 329-521
2001
Senate Joint Resolutions
29 / 12
Bill nos. 1-24
2001
Senate Resolutions
29 / 13
Bill nos. 1-25
2001
Senate Bill Status Reports
29 / 14-15
1st Legislative Day - 51st Legislative Day
2000 December 27 - 2001 March
6
30 / 1-3
51st Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
(includes Introduced Bill Status Report)
2001 March 7 - April 26
Senate Journals
30 / 4-6
1st Legislative Day - 70th Legislative Day
2001 January 3 - March
28
31 / 1-2
71st Legislative Day - 90th Legislative Day
2001 March 29 - April
22
Miscellany
31 / 3
Bill subject index
2001
31 / 4
Sponsor list
2001
Special Session
House and Senate Joint Committees
Free Conference Committee Minutes
32 / 1
HB 2 (re general appropriations act)
2002 August 10
House Of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
32 / 2-13
Appropriations (includes joint hearing with Senate
Finance and Claims on July 24)
2002 July 24 - August
10
Business and Labor [see joint hearing with Senate
Business and Labor]
Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications
[see joint hearing with Senate Energy and Telecommunications]
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks [see joint hearing with
Senate Fish and Game]
32 / 14-16
Judiciary
2002 August 7-10
32 / 17-18
Rules (includes joint hearing with Senate Rules
on July 26)
2002 July 26
State Administration [see joint hearing with
Senate State Administration]
32 / 19-26
Taxation (includes joint hearing with Senate
Taxation on July 30)
2002 July 30 - Aug 10
House Bills
32 / 27-30
Bill nos. 1-33
2002
House Joint Resolutions
32 / 31
Bill no. 1
2002
House Bill Status Reports
32 / 32
1st Legislative Day - 6th Legislative Day
2002 July 24 - August
13
House Journals
32 / 33
1st Legislative Day - 6th Legislative Day
2002 August 5-10
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
32 / 34
Business and Labor: joint informational hearing
with House Business and Labor regarding economic development
2002 August 5
32 / 35
Energy and Telecommunications: joint
informational hearing with House Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications
re energy issues
2002 August 9
32 / 36
Fish and Game: joint informational hearing with
House Fish, Wildlife and Parks re wolf recovery program
2002 August 7
32 / 37-41
Finance and Claims [see also: House
Appropriations]
2002 August 6-10
32 / 42-44
Judiciary
2002 August 5-7
32 / 45
Rules [see also: House Rules]
2002 July 26
32 / 46-48
State Administration (minutes were not produced
for joint informational hearings with House State Administration regarding
homeland security, districting and apportionment, and veterans'
issues)
2002 August 5-9
32 / 49-53
Taxation [see also: House Taxation]
2002 July 30 - September
3
33 / 1-2
Taxation
2002 August 9-10
Senate Bills
33 / 3
Bill nos. 1-33
2002
Senate Resolutions
33 / 4
Bill nos. 1-4
2002
Senate Bill Status Reports
33 / 5
1st Legislative Day - 6th Legislative Day
2002 August 5 - September
3
Senate Journals
33 / 6
1st Legislative Day - 6th Legislative Day
2002 August 5 - September
3
Second Special Session
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
33 / 7
Appropriations
2002 September 13
House Bills
33 / 8
Bill no. 1
2002
House Journals
33 / 9
1st Legislative Day
2002 September 13
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
33 / 10
Finance and Claims
2002 September 13
Senate Journals
33 / 11
1st Legislative Day
2002 September 13