Montana State Legislature

Meeting Materials

December 28, 2022

• Nomination Committee for the Commissioner on Political Practices:
  • Agenda

November 15, 2022

• Agenda
• DRAFT 2023 Session Calendar
• 2023 House Bill 1
• Rules Subcommittee Draft Rules Proposals
  PD 16 Joint Rules
  PD 17 Senate Rules
  PD 18 House Rules
• PD 29 Legislator Expense Reimbursements
• LC 1055: 2023 Code Commissioner Bill
• LC 1056: Exempt Legislative Leadership Staff
• LC 1057:  Legislative Constituent Services Allowance
• 2023 Code Commissioner Report

October 5, 2022

• Agenda
• Draft 2025 Biennium Report Program Totals
  • 2023 Biennium Program 21
  • National Assembly of Sportsman's Caucuses Cost Estimate
• Draft 2025 Biennium IT Plan
• Proposed Price for Session Proceedings

August 24, 2022

Rules Subcommittee 8:00 a.m.

• Agenda
• Joint Rules
• Senate Rules
• House Rules
• Draft Rules Proposals

Legislative Council 10:00 a.m.

• Final  Agenda
• Proposed 2022 Annotations to the Montana Code Annotated Prices Memo
• IT Reserve Account
• FY 2025 Draft IT Plan
• FY 2025 Draft OLIS Budget
• Provisional Bill Drafts
  • PD0012_SF
  • PD0014_TE
• Litigation Summary
• Legislative Council Management Subcommittee

June 13, 2022

Rules Subcommittee 8:00 a.m.

Legislative Council 10:00 a.m.

• Tentative Agenda
• Budget documents: Feed Bill, Program 20, Program 21
• Legislator Common Devices - Recommendation & Legislator Survey results
• Transforming the Legislative Branch Email Experience
• Proposed changes and decision points for Legislative Council‐sponsored legislation:
  • Constituent services account changes – 1^st draft, Angie Carter
  • Leadership Staff  -- 1^st Draft
• Tentative Rules Subcommittee Agenda
• June Rules Subcommittee Cover Letter
• 2022 Rules Subcommittee Draft Rule Proposals
• House Resolution PD0043 Draft  
• House Day 67 Journal- Current Example
• House Day 67 Journal- Link Example
• PD0014
• SJ PD0034
• SJ PD0044

April 12, 2022 

• Tentative Agenda

March 8, 2022 - Full Council

• Tentative Agenda - revised
• Feed Bill Update
• Program 21 - Interim Committees & Activities
• Legislative Office Space Study Response
• Litigation Update
• Ballot Initiatives (SOS)
• Legislator Common Device handout
• Sample draft calendar for 68th (2023) Legislature
  • 67th (2021) Legislative Calendar
• Revised Legislative Council Calendar

March 7, 2022 - Rules Subcommittee

• Agenda
• SJ 1 - Joint Rules (2021)
• SR 1 - Senate Rules (2021)
• HR 2 - House Rules (2021)

January 25, 2022

• Subcommittee Materials - under the Studies/Topics Tab

January 13, 2022

• Topic: Brown v. Jacobsen Regarding Public Service Commission Districts
• Agenda
• Complaint
• Order

December 17, 2021
Zoom Call to Discuss Districting and Apportionment Commission funding request for RFPs

• Letter requesting funding
• Racial bloc voting analysis RFP
• Inmate data RFP
• Contract language

December 6, 2021

• Tentative Agenda - Updated 12/2
• Program 21 Budget: Interim Committees & Legislator Activities
• Feed Bill Update
• Litigation Update
• Letter from Law & Justice Interim Committee re: SJ 26
• Letter from Districting & Apportionment Commission requesting funds
• OLIS Memo:   2021 Biennium Report
• Amendment-in-Context Discussion
  • Committee Reports
  • Committee of the Whole
  • AIC Legends
• Legislator Portal
• Training Survey Results
• Montana Legislature - Year-round Presence

September 27, 2021

• Tentative agenda

September 20 and 21, 2021

• Tentative agenda
• 2021 Feed Bill Information
• Program 21: Interim Committees and Activities Budget
• Amendments-In-Context PowerPoint
• Proposed 2022 Ballot Issues (SOS)
• Litigation Summary

August 16, 2021

• Tentative Agenda
• 2019 Feed Bill Memo
• Litigation Overview
• Memo on Pricing for 2021 MCA and related publications
• Interim Review of Ballot Measures
• Interim Committee Rules of Procedure
• Memo from Law and Justice Interim Committee Request re: HJ 29 transfer to Legislative Finance Committee
• Memo from Economic Affairs Interim Committee Subcommittee funding request

May 24, 2021

• Agenda
• Legislative Council Bills
• 2019 Feed Bill and 19-20 Interim Committees: Budget Overview
• Legislative Services Division 22-23 Operating Plans:
  • Program 20 (LSD) and Program 21 (Legislator Interim Committees & Activities)
• Interim Committees Rules of Procedure (2019)
• Appointments: 
  • NCSL and CSG-West- Updated - as adopted.
  • Energy Council, PNWER and Summit Proposal
  • PNWER 2021 Big Sky Summit Proposed Schedule
• Interim Study Poll Results & Memo
• Interim Study Staff Recommendations
• Suggested Meeting Dates