Montana Legislative Assembly (41st: 1969) records

Montana Legislative Assembly (41st: 1969) records, 1969

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title: Montana Legislative Assembly (41st: 1969) records
Dates: 1969 (inclusive)
19691969
Quantity: 4.5 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 41
Summary: Collection contains records (1969) of the Montana 41st Legislative Assembly regular and extraordinary sessions consist of minutes of the Joint Select Committee on Long-Range Building Program; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map case]
Repository: Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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 41st Montana Legislature met from January 6th to March 6th, 1969, and a Special Session held March 10th through 19th, 1969. The leaders of the Senate were Tom Judge (D-President), Gordon McGowan (D-President Pro Tempore), Eugene Mahoney (D-Majority Leader), and James Haughey (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were James Lucas (R-Speaker), Tom Haines (R-Speaker Pro Tempore),William Mather (R-Majority Leader), and John Hall (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”.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes minutes of the Joint Select Committee on Long-Range Building Program; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; bills and resolutions; and journals and status reports of the regular and extraordinary sessions. The collection also contains miscellany material including "FY 1968 Annual Report" of the Montana Aeronautics Commission; "A Practical Plan for Helping the Visual and Hearing Handicapped Youth of Montana"; "Interim State Airport Systems Plan"; Montana Outdoors an article regarding Chief Plenty Coups Memorial State Monument; and "A Guide to Montana's 41st Legislative Assembly."

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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.

Preferred Citation

[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (41st: 1969) records, 1969. Legislative Records 41. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized into two subgroups, Regular Session, and Extraordinary Session.

The subgroup Regular Session is organized into 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 seven subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Journals (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 Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).

The subgroup Extraordinary Session is organized into three series, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany. 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), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into four subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).

Location of Collection

51:7-3

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986.

Separated Materials

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Regular SessionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House and Senate Joint Committees
	Joint Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Joint Select Committee on Long-Range Building Program	1969 January 22-26
	[see Joint Senate Taxation and House Ways and Means Committee in Senate Taxation Committee]
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 2	Affairs of Cities	1969 January 8 - February 19
1 / 3-4	Agriculture and Irrigation [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case]	1969 January 16 - March 5
1 / 5	Appropriations	1969 January 6 - March 3
1 / 6	Business and Industry	1969 January 8 - February 26
1 / 7	Constitution, Elections, and Federal Relations	1969 January 8 - February 25
1 / 8	Education	1969 January 7 - March 4
1 / 9	Fish and Game	1969 January 8 - March 3
1 / 10	Highways	1969 January 7 - February 25,
1 / 11-12	Judiciary	1969 January 7 - March 5
1 / 13	Labor and Compensation	1969 January 8 - February 19
1 / 14	Livestock and Ranges	1969 January 14 - March 3
1 / 15	Public Health, Welfare and Safety	1969 January 7 - February 25
1 / 16	Research and Resources	1969 January 7 - March 4
1 / 17	State Administration	1969 January 7 - March 5
1 / 18	Townships and Counties	1969 January 7-31
1 / 19-22	Ways and Means	1969 January 8 - March 6
	House Bills
Box/Folder
2 / 1-13	Bill nos. 1-620	1969
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 14	Bill nos. 1-25	1969
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 15	Bill nos. 1-35	1969
	Status Sheets of House Bills
Box/Folder
2 / 16-20	1st-60th Legislative Days	1969 January 6 - March 6
	House Journals
Box/Folder
3 / 1-2	1st-60th Legislative Days	1969 January 6 - March 6
	House Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 3	Memorial Resolutions	1969
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
3 / 4	Agriculture	1969 January 24 - March 5
3 / 5	Banking and Insurance	1969 January 15 - February 24
3 / 6	Commerce and Labor	1969 January 17 - February 24
3 / 7-8	Constitutions, Elections, and Federal Relations	1969 January 14 - March 5
3 / 9	Education	1969 January 9 - March 1
3 / 10	Finance and Claims	1969 January 8 - March 6
3 / 11	Fish and Game	1969 January 9 - February 25
3 / 12	Highways and Transportation	1969 January 14 - February 26
3 / 13	Irrigation and Water	1969 January 17 - February 25
3 / 14	Judiciary	1969 January 9 - February 26
3 / 15	Local Government	1969 January 14 - February 25
3 / 16	Natural Resources	1969 January 25 - February 18
3 / 17-18	Public Health, Welfare, and Safety	1969 January 18 - February 27
3 / 19	Public Lands	1969 January 28
3 / 20	Rules	1969 January 7 - March 1
3 / 21-22	State Administration	1969 January 10 - March 6
3 / 23	Stockgrowing and Grazing	1969 January 21 - February 22
3 / 24	Taxation (includes Joint Senate Taxation and House Ways and Means Committee, February 12-14, 1969)	1969 January 16 - March 6
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
3 / 25	Bill nos. 1-50	1969
4 / 1-6	Bill nos. 51-323	1969
	Senate Resolutions
Box/Folder
4 / 7	Bill nos. 1-35	1969
	Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
4 / 8	Bill nos. 1-26	1969
	Status Sheets of Senate Bills
Box/Folder
4 / 9-16	1st-60th Legislative Days	1969 January 6 - March 6
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
4 / 17	1st-25th Legislative Days	1969 January 6-30
5 / 1-2	26th-60th Legislative Days	1969 January 31 - March 6

Extraordinary SessionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
5 / 3	Appropriations	1969 March 10-16
5 / 4	Education	1969 March 18
5 / 5	State Administration	1969 March 13-15
5 / 6	Ways and Means	1969 March 17
	House Bills
Box/Folder
5 / 7	Bill nos. 1-19	1969
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
5 / 8	Bill no. 1	1969
	Status Sheets of House Bills
Box/Folder
5 / 9	1st-9th Legislative Days	1969 March 10-18
	House Journals
Box/Folder
5 / 10	1st-9th Legislative Days	1969 March 10-18
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
5 / 11	Commerce and Labor	1969 March 18
5 / 12	Constitutions, Elections, and Federal Relations	1969 March 12
5 / 13	Education	1969 March 17
5 / 14	Finance and Claims	1969 March 11-18
5 / 15	Taxation	1969 March 18
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
5 / 16	Bill nos. 1-2	1969
	Status Sheets of Senate Bills
Box/Folder
5 / 17	2nd-9th Legislative Days	1969 March 11-18
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
5 / 18	1st-9th Legislative Days	1969 March 10-18
	Miscellany
Box/Folder
5 / 19	Exhibits: "FY 1968 Annual Report" of the Montana Aeronautics Commission; "A Practical Plan for Helping the Visual and Hearing Handicapped Youth of Montana"; "Interim State Airport Systems Plan"; Montana Outdoors article regarding Chief Plenty Coups Memorial State Monument; and "A Guide to Montana's 41st Legislative Assembly"	1968
5 / 20	List of maps transferred to the library; Prayers of the 41st Legislative Assembly	1969

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