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Last Scheduled Meetings for 2024 were held on October 29, 2024
Upcoming Meeting Dates:
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RULES SUBCOMMITTEE
October 29, 2024
Review Potential Rule Change Proposals and Make Recommendations to Legislative Council
- 2024 Legislator Draft Rule Proposals Version 3
- Legislative Staff Generated Rules Proposals for the 2025 Version 3
- Rules Subcommittee adopted Legislative staff generated Rules Proposals
- 2024 Rules Subcommittee Rule Recommendations
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
October 29, 2024
Legislative Space Workgroup Report
PD 30 Bill Draft HB 856 - Required joint resolution for adoption of long-range legislative development plan
Proposed Pricing for Session Procedures
Legislative Calendar
PREVIOUS MEETING MATERIALS
Mid-Range Legislative Space Improvement Subcommittee- Work Session 4 Existing Hearing room concepts
Agenda (Meeting Materials will be updated when available, last updated 10/17)
Presentation by Design Team
Other Committee Business
Presentation by Design Team- A&E Design Team
Renovations of Legislative Spaces in the Capitol
- Presentation of Refined Hearing Room Concept Studies- Options 3a and 3c
- Committee Discussion/Direction to Design Team and Staff
- Discuss Recommendations Council
- Next Steps
Public Comment
Other Committee Business
- Bill Draft HB 856-required joint resolution for adoption of long-range legislative branch development plan
- PD30
October 3, 2024
Legislative Council
Council Business
Bill Draft Requests
Print Shop subscriptions and accounts
- PD0059: Discussion draft to revise requirements for printing of certain session information (for committee consideration)
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PD0060: Discussion draft related to study committees meeting during session (for committee consideration)
- List of Current Interim Committees
MCA Efficiency and Cost Savings
Code Commissioner bill sponsor
Legislative Privilege
- 2024 District Court Opinion on Legislative Privilege
- 1995 District Court Opinion
- 2024 Waiver of Legislative Privilege Form
- Email Regarding Legislative Privilege Bill Drafting
- Relevant Montana Constitutional Provisions
House Committee Reclassification
- Table: Standing Committee Hearings, 1999-2023
- Graph: Committee Hearings by Classification, 1999-2023
Presentation of Legislature's 2027 Biennium Budget
Administrative Procedures
Presentation by Design Team (A&E Design)
Additional Meeting materials will be added as they are available. Last updated (8/27/2024)
Additional Meeting Materials to be added as they are available. (last update 8/20/2024)
Review Potential Rule Change Proposals
2024 Legislator Draft Rule Proposals
Additional Meeting Materials to be added as they are available. (last update 8/20/2024)
Executive Director Update
- 24 Orientation Agenda
- Efforts to Improve Efficiencies
- Election Day Leave Bill Request
Human Resource Office Update
- Session Pay Matrix- Kelly DaSilva
Legal Office Update
- Code Commissioner Bill Report 2024
- 2024 Annos Pricing Memo
- Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act
- Session Law Amendment Simplification- Jaret Coles
Research Office Update
- Bill Draft Statistics
- Interim Committee Membership
- Interim Committee Staff Assignments
- 2023-2024 Subcommittees
Finance Office Update
- Program 21 Budget Review: Action Item
- 2025 Session Feed Bill Review: Action Item
Agenda
Presentation by A&E Design Team
Legislative Council - Subcommittee on Logistics and Appropriations
Additional meeting materials to be added as they are available. (last updated 5/29)
Impact of the General Bill Transmittal Deadline on the Appropriations Process
- Report on Discussion by the three administrative committee leaders regarding session organization - Amy Carlson, Director, Legislative Fiscal Division
Cost of holding Saturday Committee meetings during a General Session
Montana Code Annotated 2023
DRAFT Legislative Session Calendar 2025
Environmental Quality Council
Legal Office Update
- Rules Subcommittee Report
- Session Law Amendments Simplification - Jaret Coles, Deputy Director of Legal Services, Legislative Services Division (LSD)
Research Office Update
- Meetings Supported by Legislative Services in Capitol, 2019-2024
- Interim Committees Staffed By Legislative Services Division, 1997-2024
Finance Office Update
- Program 21 Budget Status Report - Angie Carter, Financial Manager, LSD
Legislative Space Workgroup
- Department of Administration (DOA) proposal for Relocation of Legislative Audit Division (LAD)
- LAD Relocation Report - DOA
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Memo RE: Conditions/stipulations to DOA proposals for relocation of the LAD- Angus Maciver, Director, LAD - March 14, 2024
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Memo RE: DOA Proposal Conditions - Draft from February 15, 2024
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Memo RE: DOA Proposal Conditions - Draft from February 15, 2024
- Medium-term plans
- Long-term Plan
- Cover Letter - Legislative Space Workgroup
- Final Report PowerPoint Presentation
- Final Report - Revised for March 14, 2024
- Final Report - Appendix
Additional materials to be added as they are available.
Department of Administration (DOA) proposal for Legislative Audit Division (LAD)
- LAD Relocation Report
- DRAFT Memo RE: DOA Proposal Conditions - Angus Maciver, Director, LAD
Medium-term Options
- Capitol Building Floor Plans
- Basement - revised for 2-8-2024
- 4th Floor - revised for 2-8-2024
- 3rd Floor
- 1st Floor A
- 1st Floor B
- 1st Floor C
- 1st Floor D
- 2023 Session Committee Schedule by Chamber
- 2023 Session Hearing Rooms by Floor
Long-term plan
- Long-Range Legislative Branch Capital Development Plan
Department of Administration proposal for Legislative Audit Division
Review the short-term plan approved at the November 6 Legislative Council meeting
Temporary Plan to Allocate Space for the 2025 Session- 11-6-2023
Discuss Medium-term Options
Draft Mid-Term Plans
Discuss Long-term plans/ideas
Discuss Long-term plans/ ideas
Volume of Legislative Bill Requests
- 2023 Legislative Session Facts
- Legislative Rules on Bill Draft Requests and Drafting Priority
- Legislative Rules Require that Amendments be Posted Online
- RE: Bill draft requests for 2025 and bill drafting during interim
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Bill Draft Counts by Action by Deadline Category Report- 2023 Legislative Session
Legal Office Update
- Uniform Electronic Materials Act
Finance Office Update
Implementation of Changes to the Legislative Finance Act
- Power Point Presentation - Amy Carlson, Director, Legislative Fiscal Division
Temporary Plan to Allocate Space for the 2025 Session
Legislative Space Workgroup: Final Report
- Long-Range Legislative Branch Capital Development Plan
Additional Meeting Materials to be added when they are available
Executive Director Update - Jerry Howe, Director, Legislative Services
Legal Office Update - Todd Everts, Legal Director
- Uniform Electronic Materials Act
- Litigation Update, Senate Bill 442
- Case Docket
- Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Application for Writ of Mandate
- Complaint for Writ of Mandamus
- Motion to Dismiss
- Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
- Governor Gianforte's Brief Supporting Motion to Dismiss
- Christi Jacobsen's Reply Brief in Support of Respondent's Motion to Dismiss
Historical Society Report on State Museum - Molly Kruckenburg, Director, State Historical Society
Legislative Space Project Update - Gregg Sanders, Associate Principal, Henneberry Eddy Architects
Executive Director Update – Jerry Howe, Director, Legislative Services
Research Update – Joe Kolman, Director of Research and Environmental Policy, Legislative Services Division
Legal Office Update – Jaret Coles, Deputy Director Legal Office, Legislative Services Division
- Proposed 2024 Ballot Issues
- Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act Fact Sheet
- Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act Summary
- Proposed 2023 Montana Code Annotated Pricing
Financial Office Update – Angie Carter, Financial Manager, Legislative Services
- Program 20 Biennial Operating Plan
- Program 21 Biennial Operating Plan
- 2023 Feed Bill Budget Status Report
Legislative Space Project Update – Chair, Rep. Knudsen, Legislative Space Workgroup
Executive Director Update – Jerry Howe, Executive Director, Legislative Services Division
Research Update – Joe Kolman, Director of Research and Environmental Policy, Legislative Services Division
Legal Office Update – Julie Johnson, Deputy Director Legal Office, Legislative Services Division
Council Business
Budget Overview – Angie Carter, Financial Manager of Financial Office, Legislative Services Division
- 2021 Feed Bill – Explanation of Appropriation Balances
- Legislative Branch IT Reserve Account Update
- Legislative Branch Retirement Reserve Account Update
- Legislative Services Division
2025 Biennium Budget Operating Plan
- Legislative Services Division New FTE Rollup
- Legislative Services Division Interim Committees and Activities Program 2025 Biennium Budget
- 2023 Session HB 1 Budget Status Report
- Leadership Monthly Expenditure Report
Legislative Space Projects – Joe Triem, Legislative Fiscal Division