Montana Legislature (52nd: 1991) records, 1991-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Legislature.
Title
Montana Legislature (52nd: 1991) records
Dates
1991-1992 (inclusive)
Quantity
28 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
LR 52
Summary
Collection contains records (1991-1992) of the 52nd Montana Legislature including Joint Subcommittee Minutes, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, status sheets, memorial resolutions, and journals; and miscellany of the regular session, the January 1992 special session, and the July 1992 special session. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2]
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 52nd Montana Legislature met from January 7th to April 29th, 1991. The leaders of the Senate were Joe Mazurek (D-President), J.D. Lynch (D-President Pro Tempore), JFred Van Valkenburg (D-Majority Leader), and Bruce Crippen (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Hal Harper (D-Speaker), Dave Brown (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), Jerry Driscoll (D-Majority Leader), and John Mercer (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”.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection includes Joint Subcommittee Minutes, Conference, and Free Conference committees; House and Senate standing committees; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, status sheets, memorial resolutions commemorating the lives and accomplishments of legislators who passed away between 1989 and 1991, and journals of the regular session, the January 1992 special session, and the July 1992 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including the sponsor lists and subject index for the regular session; and the House and Senate bills status sheets.

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 Legislature (52nd: 1991) records, 1991-1992. Legislative Records 52. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the three subgroups, Regular Session, First 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 three subseries, 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 Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Status Reports (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), and House Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into these seven 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), Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically).

The subgroup First Special 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 three subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Free Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number), and Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number). The series House of Representatives is organized into these four 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), 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).

The subgroup Second 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 two subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), and Free Conference Committees Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number). 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 Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number). The series Senate is organized into these three subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), and Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically).

Location of Collection

53:1-1

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Jodie Foley processed the collection in 1992.

Separated Materials

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2

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 / 1-22
Appropriations: Education and Cultural Resources [Folder 1 includes index]
1991 January 10 - April 22
1 / 23-32
Appropriations: General Government and Highways
1991 January 9 - February 12
2 / 1-2
Appropriations: General Government and Highways
1991 February 13-20
2 / 3-21
Appropriations: Human Services and Aging
1991 January 9 - February 22
2 / 22-25
Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education
1991 January 10 - April 22
3 / 1-10
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning
1991 January 11 - February 8
3 / 11
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2]
1991 February 11
3 / 12-15
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning
1991 February 12-19
4 / 1-2
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning
1991 February 20 - March 20
4 / 3-31
Appropriations: Natural Resources [Folder 3 includes index]
1991 January 10 - April 22
Conference Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
4 / 32
HB 93 (re imposing utilization fee on nursing home facilities for bed-days reimbursed by third-party payers) [includes status and final report for all conference committees]
1991 April 23
4 / 33
SB 66 (re licensing of naturopathic physicians)
1991 March 8
4 / 34
SB 196 (re confinement of prisoners to other institutions when prison facility is over emergency capacity)
1991 April 23
4 / 35
SB 226 (re restructure the income tax on pensions)
1991 April 22
4 / 36
SB 267 (re requiring permits for persons seeking employment as security agents during strikes)
1991 April 8
4 / 37
SB 343 (re granting Department of Labor and Industry discretion to decide the amount uninsured employers will pay to the Uninsured Employers Fund)
1991 April 10
4 / 38
SB 379 (re Probation and Parole officers to be given Peace Officer status)
1991 April 22
4 / 39
SB 428 (re allocating motor-fuel tax money to tribal governments imposing like taxes)
1991 April 23
4 / 40
SB 440 (re revision of laws concerning boards appointed by County Commissioners)
1991 April 11
Free Conference Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
4 / 41-44
HB 2 (re general appropriations for biennium ending June 30, 1992)
1991 April 22-23
4 / 45
HB 33 (re creating offense of illegal posting of public land)
1991 April 19
4 / 46
HB 391 (re clergy to be added to list of those required to report child abuse)
1991 April 10
4 / 47
HB 500 (re creation of the Capital Restoration Committee)
1991 April 18
4 / 48
HB 977 (re residential treatment facilities)
1991 April 29
4 / 49
SB 94 (re creating Ground Water Monitoring Program)
1991 April 22
4 / 50
SB 171 (re increasing certain fishing and hunting licensing)
1991 April 6
4 / 51
SB 251 (re procedures for suspension of Patrol Officers)
1991 April 10
4 / 52
SB 333 (re taxation for Montana shareholders in corporations not incorporated in Montana)
1991 April 22
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
5 / 1-6
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [Folder 1 includes status sheets]
1991 January 9 - March 21
5 / 7-31
Appropriations [Folder 7 includes index and status sheets]
1991 January 8 - March 22
6 / 1-8
Appropriations
1991 March 23 - April 24
6 / 9-36
Business and Economic Development [Folder 9 includes status and final report]
1991 January 8 - February 15
7 / 1-18
Business and Economic Development
1991 February 18 - April 2
7 / 19-27
Education and Cultural Resources [Folder 19 includes status and final report]
1991 January 14 - February 20
7 / 28-29
Education and Cultural Resources [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2]
1991 February 22
7 / 30
Education and Cultural Resources
1991 March 8
8 / 1-4
Education and Cultural Resources
1991 March 14 - April 10
8 / 5-12
Fish and Game [Folder 5 includes status sheets]
1991 January 8 - March 22
8 / 13-25
Highways and Transportation [Folder 13 includes status and final report]
1991 January 10 - March 20
9 / 1-21
Human Service and Aging [Folder 1 includes status and final report]
1991 January 9 - April 18
9 / 22-37
Judiciary [Folder 22 includes final status]
1991 January 8 - February 18
10 / 1-12
Judiciary
1991 February 19 - April 23
10 / 13-21
Labor and Employment Relations [Folder 13 includes status sheets]
1991 January 8 - April 4
10 / 22-23
Legislative Administration [Folder 22 includes status sheet]
1991 January 3 - April 11
10 / 24-28
Local Government
1991 January 10 - March 20
10 / 29-30
Natural Resources [Folder 29 includes status of referred bills]
1991 January 9-16
11 / 1-21
Natural Resources
1991 January 18 - April 23
11 / 22-23
Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Recreational Access to State Lands
1991 March 14
11 / 24
Rules [includes status sheets]
1991 January 3 - April 25
11 / 25-27
State Administration [Folder 25 includes status sheets]
1991 January 8-21
12 / 1-19
State Administration
1991 January 22 - April 23
12 / 20
State Administration: State Pay Plan Subcommittee
1991 February 7 - March 6
12 / 21-29
Taxation [Folder 21 includes status sheets]
1991 January 8 - February 22
13 / 1-22
Taxation
1991 March 5 - April 25
13 / 23-24
Taxation: Income/Severance Tax Subcommittee
1991 January 16 - March 6
13 / 25-38
Taxation: Property Tax Subcommittee
1991 January 9 - April 12
House Bills
Box/Folder
14 / 1-20
Bill nos. 1-474
1991
15 / 1-18
Bill nos. 475-900
1991
16 / 1-7
Bill nos. 901-1013
1991
House Resolutions
Box/Folder
16 / 8
Bill nos. 1-4
1991
House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
16 / 9
Bill nos. 1-56
1991
House Status Reports
Box/Folder
16 / 10-18
1st-90th Legislative days [Folder 18 includes final status sheets]
1991
House Journals
Box/Folder
16 / 19-20
1st-45th Legislative days
1991
17 / 1-4
46th-90th Legislative days
1991 March 4 - April 30
House Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
17 / 5
Resolutions commemorating the lives and accomplishments of legislators who passed away between 1989 and 1991 [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2; memorial to J.D. Holmes, Capital reporter]
1991
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
17 / 6-28
Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation [Folder 6 includes status sheets, and final committee reports of referred bills]
1991 January 9 - March 27
17 / 29-47
Business and Industry [Folder 29 includes status and final report]
1991 January 8 - March 21
18 / 1-5
Business and Industry
1991 March 8 - April 22
18 / 6-21
Education [Folder 6 includes status and final report]
1991 January 9 - April 19
18 / 22-31
Finance and Claims [folder 22 includes status and final report]
1991 January 11 - April 8
19 / 1-3
Finance and Claims
1991 April 9-12
19 / 4-26
Fish and Game [Folder 4 includes status and final report]
1991 January 8 - April 11
19 / 27-37
Highways and Transportation [Folder 27 includes status and final report]
1991 January 10 - April 23
19 / 38-47
Judiciary [Folder 38 includes status sheets]
1991 January 8-25
20 / 1-51
Judiciary
1991 January 28 - April 11
21 / 1-3
Judiciary
1991 April 13-25
21 / 4-30
Labor and Employment Relations [Folder 4 includes status and final report]
1991 January 10 - April 16
21 / 31-32
Legislative Administration
1991 January 25, March 19
21 / 33-41
Local Government [Folder 33 includes status and final report]
1991 January 8 - April 11
21 / 42-47
Natural Resources [Folder 42 includes status and final report]
1991 January 9 - February 15
22 / 1-12
Natural Resources
1991 February 15 - April 19
22 / 13
Natural Resources: Subcommittee on HB 671
1991 March 24-26
22 / 14-19
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety [Folder 14 includes status and final report]
1991 January 11-14
23 / 1-15
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety
1991 January 14 - April 24
23 / 16
Rules [includes Joint Committee minutes]
1991 January 3
23 / 17-19
Rules
1991 January 16 - April 18
23 / 20-22
State Administration [Folder 20 includes status and final report]
1991 January 8-9
24 / 1-5
State Administration [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2]
1991 January 10-21
24 / 6-43
State Administration
1991 January 22 - April 24
24 / 44-5
Taxation [Folder 44 includes status and final report]
1991 January 8 - March 8
25 / 1-12
Taxation
1991 March 11 - April 10
25 / 13
Taxation [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #2]
1991 April 11-12
25 / 14
Taxation
1991 April 13-29
Senate Bills
Box/Folder
25 / 15-16
Bill nos. 1-16
1991
26 / 1-24
Bill nos. 17-345
1991
27 / 1-6
Bill nos. 346-473
1991
Senate Resolutions
Box/Folder
27 / 7
Bill nos. 1-15
1991
Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
27 / 8
Bill nos. 1-33
1991
Senate Status Reports
Box/Folder
27 / 9-13
1st-90th Legislative days [Folder 13 includes final status]
1991 January 6 - April 30
Senate Journals
Box/Folder
27 / 14-16
1st-90th Legislative days
1991 January 6 - April 26
Senate Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
27 / 17
Resolutions commemorating the lives and accomplishments of Legislators who passed away between 1989 and 1991
1991
Miscellany
Box/Folder
28 / 1
Sponsor lists for Regular Session
1991 March 19
28 / 2-3
Subject Index for Regular Session
1991 January 24- May 1

First Special SessionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
28 / 4-7
Appropriations: Education and Cultural Resources
1992 January 2-6
28 / 8
Appropriations: Finance and Claims
1992 January 2
28 / 9-12
Appropriations: General Government and Highways
1992 January 2-6
28 / 13-16
Appropriations: Human Services and Aging
1992 January 2-6
28 / 17-19
Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education
1992 January 3-6
28 / 20-23
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [Folder 20 includes index]
1992 January 3-7
28 / 24-27
Appropriations: Natural Resources
1991 January 2-9
28 / 28
Rules
1991 December 12, 1992 January 2
Free Conference Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
28 / 29
HB 2 (re general appropriations funds for state agencies)
1992 January 16
Conference Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
28 / 30
HB 2 (re general appropriations funds for state agencies)
1992 January 15
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
28 / 31-40
Appropriations [Folder 31 includes index]
1992 January 6-15
28 / 41
Business and Economic Development
1992 January 13
28 / 42
Education and Cultural Resources
1992 January 15
28 / 43
Judiciary
1992 January 14
28 / 44
State Administration
1992 January 9
28 / 45-47
Taxation [Folder 45 includes index]
1992 January 9-14
House Bills
Box/Folder
29 / 1-3
Bill nos. 1-21
1992
House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
29 / 4
Bill nos. 1-2
1992
House Journals
Box/Folder
29 / 5
1st-9th Legislative days
1992
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 6
Education
1992 January 13
29 / 7-8
Finance and Claims
1992 January 8-16
29 / 9
State Administration
1992 January 7
29 / 10
Taxation
1992 January 8-16
Senate Bills
Box/Folder
29 / 11
Bill nos. 1-5
1992
Senate Journals
Box/Folder
29 / 12
1st-9th Legislative days
1992
Miscellany
Box/Folder
29 / 13
Status sheets
1992

Second Special SessionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
House and Senate Joint Committees
Joint Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 14-16
Appropriations: Education and Cultural Resources [Folder 14 includes index]
1992 July 6-8
29 / 17-19
Appropriations: Human Services and Aging [Folder 17 includes index]
1992 July 6-8
29 / 20-21
Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education [Folder 20 includes index]
1992 July 7-9
29 / 22-25
Appropriations: Long-Range Planning [Folder 22 includes index]
1992 July 6-8
29 / 26-28
Appropriations: Natural Resources [includes index]
1992 July 6
Free Conference Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 29
HB 2 (re general appropriations funds for state agencies)
1992 July 17
House of Representatives
House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 30-37
Appropriations [Folder 30 includes index]
1992 July 6-17
29 / 38-40
Appropriations: General Governmental Transportation Subcommittee [Folder 38 includes index]
1992 July 6-8
29 / 41-42
Education and Cultural Resources
1992 July 9-13
30 / 1-3
Education and Cultural Resources
1992 July 15-17
30 / 4
Judiciary
1992 July 9
30 / 5
Natural Resources
1992 July 10
30 / 6-7
State Administration
1992 July 14, 16
30 / 8-14
Taxation
1992 July 8-16
30 / 15
Taxation: Income/Severance Tax Subcommittee
1992 July 13, 15
30 / 16-17
Taxation: Property Tax Subcommittee
1992 July 10-15
House Bills
Box/Folder
30 / 18-28
Bill nos. 1-63
1992
House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
30 / 29
Bill nos. 1-2
1992
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
30 / 30
Education
1992 July 8, 17-18
30 / 31-38
Finance and Claims
1992 July 10-18
30 / 39
Judiciary
1992 July 18
30 / 40
Legislative Administration
1992 July 15
30 / 41
Natural Resources
1992 July 16
30 / 42
Rules [Includes Joint Committee minutes]
1992 July 6
30 / 43-45
Taxation
1992 July 9-17
Senate Bills
Box/Folder
30 / 46-47
Bill nos. 1-15
1992
Senate Status Reports
Box/Folder
30 / 48
Status Reports
1992 July 20

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Bills, Legislative--Montana.
  • Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.

Geographical Names

  • Montana--Politics and government.