Montana Legislature (43rd: 1973) records

Montana Legislature (43rd: 1973) records, 1973-1974

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislature.
Title: Montana Legislature (43rd: 1973) records
Dates: 1973-1974 (inclusive)
19731974
Quantity: 17 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 43
Summary: Collection contains records (1973-1974) of the Montana 43rd Legislature including minutes of the House Special Committee on Gambling, Wild River Bill (HB 133), and Scenic Rivers; Senate Special Committee on Gambling, Apportionment, and Executive Reorganization; minutes of the Senate Democratic Caucus; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany of the first and special sessions, interim session, and second regular 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 43rd Montana Legislature met from January 1st to March 10th, 1973, a Special Session held March 12th through 24th, 1973, and a Second Regular Session held January 7th through March 16th, 1974. The leaders of the Senate in 1973 were Bill Christiansen (D-President), Corine Thiessen (D-President Pro Tempore), Neil Lynch (D-Majority Leader), and Jim Moore (R-Minority Leader), and in 1974 W. Gordon McOmber (D-President), P.J. Keenan (D-President Pro Tempore), Neil Lynch (D-Majority Leader), and Jim Moore (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House in 1973 were Harold Gerke (D-Speaker), Walter Laas (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), Larry Fasbender (D-Majority Leader), and Oscar Kvaalen (R-Minority Leader), and in 1974 Harold Gerke (D-Speaker), (Speaker Pro Tempore – Vacant), Larry Fasbender (D-Majority Leader), and Oscar Kvaalen (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 minutes of the House Special Committee on Gambling, Wild River Bill (HB 133), and Scenic Rivers; Senate Special Committee on Gambling, Apportionment, and Executive Reorganization; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; bills and resolutions; journals and status reports of the first and special sessions, interim session, and second regular session. The collection also contains miscellany material including a sponsor list and the Senate Democratic Caucus minutes (re SB 665 [Circuit Breaker] property tax relief bill; SB 264 regarding homestead exemption; SB 266 and SB 248 regarding personal property tax relief; SJR 45 limiting the rate of taxation of real and personal property; SB 27 regarding codification and general revision of the laws relating to the Department of Labor and Industry; HB 699 regarding new limit for general fund budget increases on operation and maintenance of a public school; SB 532 regarding appropriations to Warm Springs; HB 147 requiring that the Department of Revenue be informed of sale price of all properties with the exception of agricultural land; HB 632 requiring an economic impact statement for certain proposed legislation; SB 226 and HB 221 to be combined as a tax package to replace the "Circuit Breaker" bill; HB 305 ["Veteran's Bonus Bill"] to provide $2,500,000 for Montana's Vietnam veterans; SB 696 to create a coal tax account in the trust and legacy fund; SB 614 regarding financing the vocational technology school in Missoula; SB 266 to exempt household goods and personal property from taxation; HB 166, 509, and 517 regarding coal taxation; disallowing appropriations out of the general fund for the Labor Relations Board and thus keeping to the long-range building program; HB 221 to raise income tax exemption; and SB 696 regarding coal taxation).

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 (43rd: 1973) records, 1973-1974. Legislative Records 43. [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 and Special Sessions, Interim Session and Second Regular Session.

The subgroup Regular and Special Sessions is organized into 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 nine subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Special 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), Subject Index to House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number). The series Senate is organized into ten subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Select 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 Confirmation Resolutions (arranged chronologically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), Subject Index to Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged chronologically).

The subgroup Interim 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 one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically). The series House of Representatives is organized into two subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically) and House Special Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically). The series Senate is organized into one subseries, Senate Select Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically).

The subgroup Second Regular Session is organized into 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 eight subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Special 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 Subject Index to House Bills (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into eight subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Select 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 Subject Index to Senate Bills (arranged chronologically).

Location of Collection

51:8-1

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Brian Cockhill and Jeff Cunniff processed the collection in 1979.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Regular and Special SessionsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House and Senate Joint Committees
	Joint Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Appropriations: State Agencies (also includes Free Conference Committee on Claims and Finance)	1973 January 9 - March 20
1 / 2	Appropriations: University Subcommittee	1973 January 9 - March 7
1 / 3	Long-Range Building	1973 February 19 - March 14
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 4-6	Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation	1973 January 10 - March 17
1 / 7-11	Business and Industry	1973 January 5 - March 21
1 / 12-13	Constitution, Elections, and Federal Relations	1973 January 5 - March 13
1 / 14-18	Education	1973 January 6 - March 21
1 / 19-20	Finance and Claims	1973 January 2 - March 23
1 / 21-22	Fish and Game	1973 January 8 - February 12
1 / 23	Highways and Transportation	1973 January 9 - February 12
2 / 1	Highways and Transportation	1973 February 22 - March 21
2 / 2-7	Judiciary	1973 January 4 - March 19
2 / 8-10	Labor and Employment Relations	1973 January 17 - March 17
2 / 11-13	Local Government	1973 January 8 - March 20
2 / 14-19	Natural Resources	1973 January 4 - March 16
2 / 20-22	Public Health, Welfare, and Safety	1973 January 4 - February 10
3 / 1-2	Public Health, Welfare and Safety	1973 February 12 - March 15
3 / 3-5	State Administration	1973 January 4 - March 22
3 / 6-8	Taxation	1973 January 4 - March 20
	House Special Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
3 / 9	Select Committee on Gambling	1973 February 26 - March 16
3 / 10	Select Committee on Wild Rivers Bill (HB 133)	1973 March 2-24
	House Bills
Box/Folder
3 / 11-17	Bill nos. 1-100	1973
4 / 1-16	Bill nos. 101-420	1973
5 / 1-13	Bill nos. 421-630	1973
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
5 / 14	Bill nos. 2-43	1973
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
5 / 15	Bill nos. 1-37	1973
	Status Sheets of House Bills
Box/Folder
6 / 1-3	1st-60th Legislative Days	1973 January 1 - March 10
6 / 4	1st-11th Legislative Days [Special Session]	1973 March 12-23
	House Journals
Box/Folder
6 / 5-6	1st-60th Legislative Days	1973 January 1 - March 10
6 / 7	1st-12th Legislative Days	1973 March 12-24
	Subject Index to House Bills
Box/Folder
6 / 8	Subject Index	1973
	House Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
6 / 9	Memorial Resolutions	1973
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
6 / 10	Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation	1973 January 10 - March 7
6 / 11	Business and Industry	1973 January 12 - March 20
6 / 12	Constitution, Elections, and Federal Relations	1973 January 3 - March 19
6 / 13-15	Education	1973 January 4 - March 20
7 / 1	Executive Reorganization	1973 January 12 - March 22
7 / 2	Finance and Claims	1973 January 1 - March 21
7 / 3-4	Fish and Game	1973 January 9 - March 23
7 / 5-6	Highways and Transportation	1973 January 4 - March 6
7 / 7-10	Judiciary	1973 January 2 - March 8
7 / 11	Labor and Employment Relations	1973 January 10 - March 5
7 / 12	Legislative Administration	1972 December 27 - 1973 March 15
7 / 13-14	Local Government	1973 January 9 - March 19
7 / 15-18	Natural Resources	1973 January 5 - March 20
7 / 19	Public Health, Welfare, and Safety	1973 January 10 - March 17
7 / 20-22	State Administration	1973 January 5 - February 10
8 / 1-3	Taxation	1973 January 9 - March 16
	Senate Select Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
8 / 4	Select Committee on Gambling	1973 May 12 - December 3
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
8 / 5-18	Bill nos. 1-212	1973
9 / 1-13	Bill nos. 213-468	1973
	Senate Resolutions
Box/Folder
9 / 14	Bill nos. 1-45, 47-85	1973
	Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
9 / 15-16	Bill nos. 1-40	1973
10 / 1	Bill nos. 41-71	1973
	Senate Confirmation Resolutions
Box/Folder
10 / 2	Confirmation Resolutions	1973
	Status Sheets of Senate Bills
Box/Folder
10 / 3-5	1st-60th Legislative Days	1973 January 1 - March 10
10 / 6	1st-11th Legislative Days [Special Session]	1973 March 12-23
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
10 / 7-8	1st-41st Legislative Days	1973 January 1 - March 10
10 / 9	1st-12th Legislative Days [Special Session]	1973 March 12-24
	Subject Index to Senate Bills
	[see subject index to Subject Index to House Bills]
	Senate Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
10 / 10	Memorial resolutions	1973
	Miscellany
Box/Folder
10 / 11	Lobbyists registered with Secretary of State, weekly report no. 1	1973 January 1

Interim SessionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House and Senate Joint Committees
	Joint Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
10 / 12	Constitutions, Elections, and Federal Relations	1973 March 24 - November 2
10 / 13	Education	1973 March 22 - November 10
10 / 14	Finance and Claims	1973 May 7 - November 12
10 / 15	Highways and Transportation	1973 May 7 - December 4
10 / 16	Judiciary Subcommittee on the Uniform Probate Code	1973 March 22 - November 16
10 / 17	Judiciary Subcommittee on No-Fault Insurance	1973 May 11 - November 16
10 / 18	Priorities and Rules	1973 June 1 - October 5
10 / 19	Public Health	1973 March 23 - October 16
10 / 20	State Administration	1973 March 23 - December 4
10 / 21	Taxation	1973 March 22 - October 26
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
10 / 22	Legislative Administration	1973 November 26
	House Special Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
10 / 23	Select Committee on Wild Rivers	1973 October 12 - December 18
	Senate
	Senate Select Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
10 / 24	Select Committee on Gambling	1973 May 12 - December 3

Second Regular SessionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House and Senate Joint Committees
	Joint Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
10 / 25	Appropriations: Finance and Claims Subcommittee	1974 February 13 - March 9
10 / 26	Appropriations: University Subcommittee	1974 February 26 - March 6
11 / 1	Long-Range Building	1974 February 4-18
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
11 / 2-4	Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation	1974 January 14 - March 12
11 / 5-8	Business and Industry	1974 January 14 - March 6
11 / 9	Constitution, Elections, and Federal Relations (includes Joint Committee on Apportionment)	1974 January 14 - March 8
11 / 10-12	Education	1974 January 10 - March 14
11 / 13	Finance and Claims	1974 January 10 - March 15
11 / 14-15	Fish and Game	1974 January 14 - March 6
11 / 16-17	Highways and Transportation	1974 January 15 - March 14
11 / 18-22	Judiciary	1974 January 9 - February 26
12 / 1	Judiciary	1974 February 27 - March 14
12 / 2-4	Labor and Employment Relations	1974 January 11 - March 13
12 / 5	Legislative Administration	1973 November 26 - 1974 March 5
12 / 6	Local Government	1974 January 11 - March 1
12 / 7-10	Natural Resources	1974 January 15 - March 12
12 / 11-13	Public Health, Welfare, and Safety	1974 January 10 - March 5
12 / 14	Rules	1974 January 8 - March 15
12 / 15	State Administration	1974 January 17
12 / 16-18	Taxation	1974 January 9 - March 18
	House Special Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
12 / 19	Select Committee on Wild Rivers	1974 January 7-9
12 / 20	Select Committee on Scenic Rivers	1974 February 6
	House Bills
Box/Folder
13 / 1-24	Bill nos. 1-660	1974
14 / 1-17	Bill nos. 661-1034	1974
15 / 1-3	Bill nos. 1035-1133	1974
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
15 / 4	Bill nos. 3, 6-11, 14-15, 18, 21-23, 33-34, 38, 40	1974
15 / 5	Bill nos. 44-92	1974
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
15 / 6-7	Bill nos. 1-82	1974
	Status Sheets of House Bills
Box/Folder
15 / 8-13	1st-59th Legislative Days	1974 January 7 - March 15
	House Journals
Box/Folder
15 / 14-15	1st-58th Legislative Days	1974 January 7 - March 14
	Subject Index to House Bills
Box/Folder
15 / 16	Subject Index	1974
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
15 / 17	Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation	1974 January 14 - March 11
16 / 1-2	Business and Industry	1974 January 11 - March 6
16 / 3	Constitution, Elections, and Federal Relations	1973 March 24 - November 2 ,1974 January 11 - March 6
16 / 4-6	Education	1973 March 22 - 1974 March 7
16 / 7-8	Finance and Claims	1974 January 9 - March 16
16 / 9	Finance and Claims: exhibits	1974 January-March
16 / 10	Fish and Game	1974 January 9 - March 7
16 / 11-12	Highways and Transportation	1973 May 7 - December 3, 1974 January 10 - March 8
16 / 13-15	Judiciary	1974 January 9 - March 14
16 / 16	Labor and Employment Relations	1974 January 16 - February 4
17 / 1	Labor and Employment Relations	1974 February 6 - March 9
17 / 2	Legislative Administration	1974 January 8 - March 16
17 / 3-4	Local Government	1974 January 10 - March 6
17 / 5	Local Government: exhibits	1974 January-March
17 / 6-7	Natural Resources	1973 October 12 - December 18, 1974 January 14 - March 14
17 / 8-10	Public Health, Welfare, and Safety	1973 March 23 - October 16, 1973 January 10 - March 13,
17 / 11	Rules (includes Joint Rules)	1974 January 7 - March 9
17 / 12-15	State Administration	1974 January 9 - March 13
17 / 16-17	Taxation	1973 May 18 - December 4, 1974 January 12 - March 16,
	Senate Select Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
17 / 18	Select Committee on Apportionment	1974 January 15 - March 7
17 / 19	Select Committee on Executive Reorganization	1974 January 14 - March 6
17 / 20	Select Committee on Gambling	1974 January 15 - February 5
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
18 / 1-23	Bill nos. 1-691 (includes senate debate regarding adoption of a new state flag, S.B. 613)	1974
19 / 1-3	Bill nos. 692-748	1974
	Senate Resolutions
Box/Folder
19 / 4	Bill nos. 1-4, 6, 8-27, 32, 36	1974
19 / 5	Bill nos. 38-52, 54-85	1974
	Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
19 / 6-7	Bill nos. 1-70	1974
	Status Sheets of Senate Bills
Box/Folder
19 / 8	1st-22nd Legislative Days	1974 January 7-31
20 / 1-3	23rd-59th Legislative Days	1974 February 1 - March 15
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
20 / 4-6	2nd, 4th-58th Legislative Records	1974 January 8 - March 14
	Subject Index to Senate Bills
	[see subject index in Subject Index to House Bills]	1974
	Miscellany
Box/Folder
20 / 7	Sponsor list	1974 February 5
20 / 8	Senate Democratic Caucus minutes (re raising per diem; Governor's Foundation Fund; removing Highway Patrol from Attorney General's Office; re feasibility of creating a separate Motor Vehicle Department; acceptance of HB 428 for the school foundation program; HB 54 placing enforcement of "Consumer Protection Act" under the Attorney General's Office; HB 241 re transfer of the State Board of Hail Insurance from the Auditor's Office to the Department of Agriculture; and HB 294 re abolition of the Division of Workmen's Compensation and transfer of its functions to the Department of Labor and Industry)	1974 January 2 - March 10
20 / 9	Senate Democratic Caucus minutes (re SB 665 [Circuit Breaker] property tax relief bill; SB 264 regarding homestead exemption; SB 266 and SB 248 re personal property tax relief; SJR 45 limiting the rate of taxation of real and personal property; SB 27 regarding codification and general revision of the laws relating to the Department of Labor and Industry; HB 699 regarding new limit for general fund budget increases on operation and maintenance of a public school; SB 532 regarding appropriations to Warm Springs; HB 147 requiring that the Department of Revenue be informed of sale price of all properties with the exception of agricultural land; HB 632 requiring an economic impact statement for certain proposed legislation; SB 226 and HB 221 to be combined as a tax package to replace the "Circuit Breaker" bill; HB 305 ["Veteran's Bonus Bill"] to provide $2,500,000 for Montana's Vietnam veterans; SB 696 to create a coal tax account in the trust and legacy fund; SB 614 regarding financing the vocational technology school in Missoula; SB 266 to exempt household goods and personal property from taxation; HB 166, 509, and 517 regarding coal taxation; disallowing appropriations out of the general fund for the Labor Relations Board and thus keeping to the long-range building program; HB 221 to raise income tax exemption; and SB 696 regarding coal taxation)	1974 January 6 - April 17

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