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Montana Legislature (49th: 1985) records, 1984-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Legislature.
- Title
- Montana Legislature (49th: 1985) records
- Dates
- 1984-1986 (inclusive)19841986
- Quantity
- 21.5 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- LR 49
- Summary
- Collection contains records (1985-1986) of the Montana 49th Legislature including minutes of Conference and Free Conference committee; reports and minutes of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany of the regular session, June 1985 special session, March 1986 special session, and June 1986 special session.
- 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 49th Montana Legislature met from January 7th to April 25th, 1985. The leaders of the Senate were Bill Norman (D-President), Chet Baylock (D-President Pro Tempore), Fred Van Valkenburg (D-Majority Leader), and Stan Stephens (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were John Vincent (D-Speaker), Kelly Addy (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Hal Harper (D-Majority Leader), and Jack Ramirez (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 the minutes of Conference and Free Conference committee; reports and minutes of House and Senate standing committees including Senate Judiciary committee interim study on "limitations on the waiver of Sovereign Immunity"; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials of the regular session, June 1985 special session, March 1986 special session, and June 1986 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including Appropriations Committee Newsletter; sponsor list; and a subject index for House and Senate bills.
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 (49th: 1985) records, 1984-1986. Legislative Records 49. [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, Second Special Session, and Third 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 two subseries, Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), and Conference Committee 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 Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), Subject Index to House Bills (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), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically).
The subgroup First Special Session is organized into these two series, House of Representatives, and Senate. 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), 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).
The subgroup Second 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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically). 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), Status Sheets of House Bills (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 Confirmation Resolutions (arranged chronologically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).
The subgroup Third 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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically). 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), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into five 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), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Regular SessionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House and Senate Joint Committees |
||
Joint Subcommittee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1-10 | Appropriations: Education |
1985 January 8 - March 14 |
| 1 / 11-14 | Appropriations: General Government and
Highways |
1985 January 8-31 |
| 1a / 1-4 | Appropriations: General Government and
Highways |
1985 February 1 - March 8 |
| 1a / 5-6 | Appropriations: Human Services |
1985 January 8-10 |
| 2 / 1-11 | Appropriations: Human Services |
1985 January 14 - April 19 |
| 2 / 12-16 | Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural
Education |
1985 January 8 - March 8 |
| 2 / 17 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning |
1985 January 8-14 |
| 3 / 1-14 | Appropriations: Long-Range Planning |
1985 January 15 - April 11 |
| 3 / 15-17 | Appropriations: Natural Resources |
1985 January 8 - February 11 |
| 4 / 1-2 | Appropriations: Natural Resources |
1985 February 12 - March 13 |
Conference Committee and Free Conference Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 3 | Conference Committees on SB 13, 26, 215, 221,
289, 427; HB 127, 438, 444, 471, 608; Free Conference Committees on SB 54, 119,
236, 411, 431; SJR 3: HB 146, 236, 286, 775 |
1985 |
House of Representatives |
||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 4 | Agriculture |
1985 February 15 - April 19 |
| 4 / 5-15 | Appropriations |
1985 January 7 - March 25 |
| 5 / 1-4 | Appropriations |
1985 March 26 - April 25 |
| 5 / 5-15 | Business and Labor |
1985 January 8 - March 14 |
| 6 / 1-3 | Business and Labor |
1985 March 15 - April 15 |
| 6 / 4-7 | Education |
1985 January 9 - April 19 |
| 6 / 8-10 | Fish and Game |
1985 January 8 - March 21 |
| 6 / 11-13 | Highways and Transportation |
1985 January 8 - April 11 |
| 6 / 14 | Human Services and Aging |
1985 January 9-23 |
| 7 / 1-5 | Human Services and Aging |
1985 January 25 - March 22 |
| 7 / 6-15 | Judiciary |
1985 January 8 - March 18 |
| 8 / 1-3 | Judiciary |
1985 March 19 - April 18 |
| 8 / 4 | Legislative Administration |
1984 December 27 - 1985 April 24 |
| 8 / 5-11 | Local Government |
1985 January 8 - April 24 |
| 8 / 12-15 | Natural Resources |
1985 January 7 - April 19 |
| 9 / 1-8 | Natural Resources (exhibits) |
1985 January - February |
| 9 / 9 | Rules |
1984 December 28 - 1985 April 16 |
| 9 / 10-13 | State Administration |
1985 January 8 - February 6 |
| 9a / 1-5 | State Administration |
1985 February 7 - April 22 |
| 9a / 6-13 | Taxation |
1985 January 8 - March 7 |
| 10 / 1-6 | Taxation |
1985 March 8 - April 25 |
| 10 / 7 | Taxation: Subcommittee on Revenue (re HJR
9) |
1985 January 28 - February 11 |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 10 / 8-21 | Bill nos. 1-260 |
1985 |
| 11 / 1-30 | Bill nos. 261-714 |
1985 |
| 12 / 1-15 | Bill nos. 715-961 |
1985 |
House Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 12 / 16-17 | Bill nos. 1-62 |
1985 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 12 / 18-22 | 1st-53rd Legislative Days |
1985 January 5 - March 12 |
| 13 / 1-5 | 54th-90th Legislative Days |
1985 March 13 - April 25 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13 / 6 | Daily Journal reports of House actions |
1985 January 7 - April 25 |
| 13 / 7-10 | 1st-90th Legislative Days |
1985 January 7 - April 25 |
Subject Index to House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13 / 11 | Subject Index |
1985 January 7 - April 25 |
House Memorial Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13 / 12 | Memorial Resolutions |
1985 |
Senate |
||
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13 / 13-14 | Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation |
1985 January 11 - April 23 |
| 13 / 15 | Business and Industry |
1985 January 8-31 |
| 14 / 1-8 | Business and Industry |
1985 February 1 - April 18 |
| 14 / 9-12 | Education and Cultural Resources |
1985 January 9 - April 19 |
| 14 / 13-14 | Finance and Claims |
1985 January 9 - February 26 |
| 15 / 1-8 | Finance and Claims |
1985 March 22 - April 25 |
| 15 / 9 | Finance and Claims (Free Conference Committee on
HB 500) |
1985 April 24 |
| 15 / 10-11 | Finance and Claims (HB 500 narrative) |
1985 |
| 15a / 1-2 | Fish and Game |
1985 January 10 - March 26 |
| 15a / 3-5 | Highways and Transportation |
1985 January 8 - April 18 |
| 15a / 6 | Judiciary |
1985 January 8-16 |
| 16 / 1-14 | Judiciary |
1985 January 17 - April 19 |
| 17 / 1-4 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1985 January 10 - April 17 |
| 17 / 5 | Legislative Administration |
1984 November 23 - 1985 April 22 |
| 17 / 6-9 | Local Government |
1985 January 8 - April 22 |
| 17 / 10-15 | Natural Resources |
1985 January 21 - March 29 |
| 18 / 1 | Natural Resources (petitions) |
1985 March 29 |
| 18 / 2 | Natural Resources: Subcommittee on the Legacy
Program |
1985 March 21-28 |
| 18 / 3-9 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety [OVERSIZE
MATERIAL: from January 9-16, see MM 12] |
1985 January 9 - April 15 |
| 18 / 10 | Rules |
1984 December 28 - 1985 April 16 |
| 18 / 11-16 | State Administration |
1985 January 8 - February 19 |
| 19 / 1-4 | State Administration |
1985 February 20 - April 23 |
| 19 / 5-14 | Taxation |
1985 January 8 - April 11 |
| 20 / 1 | Taxation |
1985 April 12-25 |
Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20 / 2-18 | Bill nos. 1-300 |
1985 |
| 21 / 1-12 | Bill nos. 301-467 |
1985 |
Senate Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 13 | Bill nos. 1-5 |
1985 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 14-15 | Bill nos. 1-44 |
1985 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 16-20 | 1st-90th Legislative Days |
1985 January 5 - April 25 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 1 | Daily journal reports of senate
actions |
1985 January 7 - April 25 |
| 22 / 2-4 | 1st-40th Legislative Days |
1985 January 7 - April 25 |
Senate Memorial Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 5 | Memorial Resolutions |
1985 |
Miscellany |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 6-10 | Appropriations Committee Newsletter |
1985 January 21 - February 27 |
| 22 / 11 | Sponsor List |
1985 April 12 |
First Special SessionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House of Representatives |
||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 12 | Appropriations |
1985 June 28 |
| 22 / 13 | Taxation |
1985 June 27-28 |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 14 | Bill Nos. 1-3 |
1985 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 15 | 1st Legislative Day |
1985 June 28 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 16 | 1st Legislative Day |
1985 June 28 |
Senate |
||
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 17 | Finance and Claims |
1985 June 28 |
| 22 / 18 | Taxation |
1985 June 27-28 |
Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 19 | Bill no. 1 |
1985 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 20 | 1st Legislative Day |
1985 June 28 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 21 | 1st Legislative Day |
1985 June 28 |
Second Special SessionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House and Senate Joint Committees |
||
Joint Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 22 | Rules |
1986 March 24 |
House of Representatives |
||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 23 | Agriculture |
1986 March 26-28 |
| 22 / 24 | Appropriations |
1986 March 24-29 |
| 22 / 25 | Appropriations: Human Services
Subcommittee |
1986 March 26 |
| 22 / 26 | Business and Labor |
1986 March 26-28 |
| 22 / 27 | Human Services and Aging |
1986 March 26-27 |
| 22 / 28-30 | Judiciary |
1986 March 26-29 |
| 22 / 31 | Natural Resources |
1986 March 28 |
| 22 / 32 | State Administration |
1986 March 24-27 |
| 22 / 33 | Taxation |
1986 March 26-28 |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22 / 34 | Bill nos. 1-21 |
1986 |
House Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 1 | Bill nos. 1-3 |
1986 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 2 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1986 March 24-29 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 3 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1986 March 24-29 |
Senate |
||
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 4 | Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation |
1986 March 24-29 |
| 23 / 5 | Business and Industry |
1986 March 24-29 |
| 23 / 6 | Finance and Claims |
1986 March 26-29 |
| 23 / 7 | Judiciary |
1986 March 24-29 |
| 23 / 8 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1986 March 28-29 |
| 23 / 9 | Local Government |
1986 March 25-26 |
| 23 / 10 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety |
1986 March 27-28 |
| 23 / 11 | State Administration |
1986 March 27-28 |
| 23 / 12 | Taxation |
1986 March 26-27 |
Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 13 | Bill nos. 1-12 |
1986 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 14 | Bill nos. 1-2 |
1986 |
Senate Confirmation Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 15 | Confirmation resolutions |
1986 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 16 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1986 March 24-29 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 17 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1986 March 24-29 |
Miscellany |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 18 | Subject index |
1986 March 27 |
Third Special SessionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House and Senate Joint Committees |
||
Joint Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 19 | Rules |
1986 June 16-23 |
| 23 / 20-24 | Education |
1986 June 10-13 |
House of Representatives |
||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23 / 25 | Administration |
1986 June 28 |
| 23 / 26-28 | Appropriations (includes summary of appropriations
actions) |
1986 June 17-30 |
| 23 / 29 | Appropriations: General Government and Highways
Subcommittee |
1986 June 10-18 |
| 23 / 30-31 | Appropriations: Human Services
Subcommittee |
1986 June 10-19 |
| 24 / 1 | Appropriations: Natural Resources
Subcommittee |
1986 June 10-16 |
| 24 / 2 | Business and Labor |
1986 June 24-27 |
| 24 / 3 | Education and Cultural Resources |
1986 June 19, 25-26 |
| 24 / 4 | Highways and Transportation |
1986 June 19 |
| 24 / 5-6 | Human Services and Aging |
1986 June 18, 23-25 |
| 24 / 7 | Institutions and Cultural Education |
1986 June 10-12, 16 |
| 24 / 8 | Judiciary |
1986 June 24 |
| 24 / 9 | Local Government |
1986 June 18-19, 23 |
| 24 / 10-11 | Long-Range Planning |
1986 June 10-17 |
| 24 / 12 | Natural Resources |
1986 June 23-24 |
| 24 / 13 | State Administration |
1986 June 17-20 |
| 24 / 14-15 | Taxation |
1986 June 18-28 |
| 24 / 16 | Taxation: Revenue Estimating
Subcommittee |
1986 June 16, July 1, |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 24 / 17-20 | Bill nos. 1-53 |
1986 |
House Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 24 / 21 | Bill nos. 1-3 |
1986 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 24 / 22 | 1st-14th Legislative Days |
1986 June 16 - July 1 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 24 / 23 | 1st-14th Legislative Days |
1986 June 16 - July 1 |
Senate |
||
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 24 / 24 | Education and Cultural Resources |
1986 June 16 - July 1 |
| 24 / 25 | Finance and Claims |
1986 June 9-24 |
| 24 / 26 | Finance and Claims (includes Free Conference
Committee on SB 20) |
1986 June 25-28 |
| 24 / 27 | Judiciary (includes interim study "Limitations on
the Waiver of Sovereign Immunity", December 1976) |
1986 June 20-25 |
| 25 / 1-3 | Judiciary |
1986 June 26-28 |
| 25 / 4 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1986 June 27 |
| 25 / 5 | Legislative Administration |
1986 June 25 |
| 25 / 6 | Local Government |
1986 June 18-26 |
| 25 / 7 | Natural Resources |
1986 June 26 |
| 25 / 8 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety |
1986 June 27 |
| 25 / 9 | State Administration |
1986 June 16 - July 1 |
| 25 / 10-11 | Taxation |
1986 June 16 - July 1 |
Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 25 / 12-13 | Bill nos. 1-24 |
1986 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 25 / 14 | Bill no. 1 |
1986 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 25 / 15 | 1st-14th Legislative Days |
1986 June 16 - July 1 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 25 / 16 | 1st-14th Legislative Days |
1986 June 16 - July 1 |
Miscellany |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 25 / 17 | Subject Index |
1986 June 26 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bills, Legislative--Montana.
- Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government.
Finding aid prepared by Bill Summers, 1986
2006
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