Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records

Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records, 2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislature.
Title: Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records
Dates: 2007 (inclusive)
20072007
Quantity: 28.6 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 60
Summary: Collection contains records (2007) of the 60th Montana Legislature including minutes of joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of Representatives and Senate standing and select committees; bills and resolutions; journals and status reports, and miscellany of the regular session and the May 2007 special session. For online access to committee hearing minutes and digital audio recordings visit the Montana Legislature website.
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

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 60th Montana Legislature met from January 3rd to April 27th, 2007. There were 15 standing committees in the Senate and 16 standing committees in the House. The leaders of the Senate were Mike Cooney (D-President), Dan Harrington (D-President Pro Tempore), Carol Williams (D-Majority Leader), Lane Larson and Lynda Moss (D-Majority Whips), Corey Stapleton (R-Minority Leader) and Greg Barkus and Dan McGee (R-Minority Whips). The leaders of the House were Scott Sales (R-Speaker), Debby Barrett (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Dennis Himmelberger (R-Majority Leader), Tom McGillvray and Gary MacLaren (R-Majority Whips), John Parker (D-Minority Leader), Art Noonan (D-Minority Floor Leader), Bob Bergren (D-Deputy Minority Leader), Margarett Campbell and Dave McAlpin (D-Minority Whips) and Dan Villa (D-Minority Caucus Leader). The transmittal dates were February 28th, March 21st and 29th, and April 3rd, 5th, 16th, 18th and 21st.

Sources:Montana State Legislature Session Information ;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

This collection includes the minutes of joint, conference, and free conference committees; House of Representatives and Senate standing and select committees; bills and resolutions; journals and status reports of the regular session and the May 2007 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including a bill subject index and sponsor bill list.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Committee hearings are available on audio cassette and digital video cassette at MHS. Committee hearing minutes and digital audio recordings are also available online here. For instructions on how to find a specific committee recording please visit here.

Restrictions on Use

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized by regular and special sessions into the following series: I. Joint Committees thereunder minutes by committee and date; II. House of Representatives, thereunder minutes by committee and date, bills, joint resolutions and resolutions by number, and journals by date; III. Senate, thereunder minutes by committee and date, bills, joint resolutions and resolutions by number, and journals by date; and IV. Miscellany.

Location of Collection

54:5-2

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Processed in 2007.

Separated Materials

Map case and multimedia collection.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Regular SessionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House and Senate Joint Committees
	Joint Subcommittee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 1-18	Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety	2007 January 8 - February 5
multimedia
MM 66	Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety, Exhibit 3: "Montana National Guard: Year-In-Review" DVD	2007 January 22
MM 66	Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety, Exhibit 3: "Budget Presentation 07" CD	2007 January 31
Box/Folder
1 / 19-35	Appropriations: Education	2007 January 8 - February 1
1 / 36-57	Appropriations: General Government and Transportation	2007 January 8 - February 8
2 / 1-25	Appropriations: Health and Human Services	2007 January 8 - February 12
2 / 26-39	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning	2007 January 8 - 25
Oversize Folder
OVFD 1	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 9: Darby, Montana photo collage printout	2007 January 16
OVFD 1	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 8: Map showing the MBMG CBM monitoring sites; Exhibit 3: Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, January 22, 2007, Swift Gulch/Little Rocky Mountains aerial photo printout; Unnumbered Exhibit: Inventoried Public and Private Wells in the Gallatin Valley aerial photo/map printout	2007 January 24
multimedia
MM 66	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 13: "W2ASACT: 'You Don't Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry'" DVD	2007 January 22
MM 66	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 3: Wayne Jepson "DEQ RDGP Powerpoints: Swift Gulch Research, Swift Gulch Ponds" CD	2007 January 24
Box/Folder
3 / 1-13	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning	2007 January 29 - February 13
Oversize Folder
OVFD 1	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 33: The Buttenik Ensemble "Butte's professional theater company" brochure	2007 February 12
multimedia
MM 66	Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 29: Media Arts in the Public Schools, "'Meet Maps': An Introduction to Our Program and Our Students" DVD; Exhibit 35: "BE: Buttenik Flickers" DVD	2007 February 12
Box/Folder
3 / 14-33	Appropriations: Natural Resources	2007 January 8 - February 6
multimedia
MM 66	Appropriations: Natural Resources, Exhibit 5: "Montana Department of Livestock, Brands Enforcement 2005 Annual Report" Blu-ray	2007 January 26
MM 66	Appropriations: Natural Resources (exhibits from January 26 and January 30 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 January 30
	Conference Committees Minutes
Box/Folder
4 / 1	HB 24 (re revising laws relating to carbon dioxide used for energy purposes)	2007 April 16
4 / 2	HB 25 (re generally revise electric industry restructuring laws)	2007 April 16
4 / 3-5	HB 116 (re revising RIT funding laws)	2007 April 24
4 / 6-7	HB 160 (re repaying land trusts for prior diversions)	2007 April 23, 25
4 / 8	HB 304 (re creating interim water policy committee)	2007 April 23
4 / 9	HB 337 (re voted levy for firefighter disability insurance)	2007 April 24
4 / 10-11	HB 529 (re reimbursements for business equipment tax exemption)	2007 April 24
4 / 12	HB 533 (re increasing coal board funding)	2007 April 17
4 / 13	HB 608 (re transfer general fund to children's trust fund)	2007 April 18
4 / 14	HB 668 (re revising criminal justice agency status of licensing boards)	2007 April 18
4 / 15	HB 678 (re revising school funding and tax laws)	2007 April 24
4 / 16	HB 687 (re extend age for well child care coverage)	2007 April 18
4 / 17	HB 715 (re supporting research and development of energy sources)	2007 April 18
4 / 18-20	HB 809 (re biennial funding for k-12 education and education related agencies)	2007 April 23-24
4 / 21	HB 818 (re appropriations for legislative branch)	2007 April 26
4 / 22-25	HB 830 (re Appropriate money for construction and maintenance of public buildings and systems)	2007 April 20, 23-24
4 / 26	SB 12 (re revising community college funding)	2007 April 19
4 / 27	SB 25 (re revising contract timber harvest laws)	2007 April 25
4 / 28	SB 74 (re revising title loan act)	2007 April 17
4 / 29-32	SB 96 (re generally revise initiative and referendum process)	2007 April 18, 20
4 / 33-34	SB 103 (re revising local government fire protection laws)	2007 April 24
4 / 35	SB 118 (re eliminating sunset for hospital bed tax)	2007 April 20
4 / 36-37	SB 121 (re prohibiting sale of tax information)	2007 April 18-19
4 / 38	SB 147 (re authorizing restrictions on fire hazard area activities)	2007 April 17
4 / 39	SB 227 (re revising collection and justice court laws)	2007 April 18
4 / 40	SB 393 (re requiring mediation of custody in dissolution of marriage)	2007 April 26
4 / 41	SB 404 (re revising liability for wildland fires)	2007 April 19
4 / 42	SB 497 (re creating mural for capital or capital complex honoring women as community builders)	2007 April 18
4 / 43	SB 550 (re revising local government study commission laws and tax provisions)	2007 April 25
	Free Conference Committees Minutes
Box/Folder
4 / 44-46	HB 462 (re regulating constituent accounts)	2007 April 19-20, 23
4 / 47	HB 592 (re highway signs for veteran's memorial)	2007 April 25
4 / 48-51	HB 678 (re revising school funding and tax laws)	2007 April 23-24, 26-27
4 / 52	HB 715 (re supporting research and development of energy sources)	2007 April 20
4 / 53-54	HB 829 (re Blackfeet Tribe - State water compact implementation)	2007 April 23-24
4 / 55-57	HB 830 (re appropriate money for construction and maintenance of public buildings and systems)	2007 April 24-26
4 / 58	SB 49 (re school enrollment by relative caretaker)	2007 April 19
4 / 59	SB 51 (re revising land use laws concerning fire and wildland fire)	2007 April 23
4 / 60-61	SB 118 (re eliminating sunset for hospital bed tax)	2007 April 20, 23
4 / 62	SB 147 (re authorizing restrictions on fire hazard area activities)	2007 April 19
4 / 63	SB 276 (re permitting funeral directors to sell certain life insurance policies)	2007 April 24
4 / 64	SB 316 (re clarifying taxation of agricultural parcels reduced by public use by government)	2007 April 26
4 / 65	SB 365 (re revising laws related to water distribution and water commissioners)	2007 April 20
4 / 66	SB 547 (re revising laws on sentencing, registration, and treatment of sexual offenders)	2007 April 20, 24
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committees Minutes
Box/Folder
4 / 67-81	Agriculture	2007 January 9 - March 20
multimedia
MM 66	Agriculture (exhibits from March 13 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66	2007 January 9 - March 20
Oversize
Map Case	Agriculture exhibits from March 20 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case	2007 March 20
Box/Folder
4 / 82-99	Appropriations	2007 January 10 - February 7
5 / 1-40	Appropriations	2007 February 8 - March 21
6 / 1-30	Appropriations	2007 March 22 - April 27
6 / 31-38	Business and Labor	2007 January 5 - January 19
6 / 39	Business and Labor subcommittee on HB 65, HB 69, and HB 72 (re Department of Justice dissemination of information)	2007 January 19
6 / 40-63	Business and Labor	2007 January 22 - March 6
7 / 1-9	Business and Labor	2007 March 7-22
7 / 10	Business and Labor subcommittee on HB 69, HB 141, SB 74, SB 92, SB 165 (re consumer and title loan and mortgage lender bills)	2007 March 22
7 / 11-24	Business and Labor	2007 March 23 - April 25
7 / 25-50	Education	2007 January 5 - March 16
multimedia
MM 66	Education (exhibits from February 19 and March 16 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 February 19, March 16
Box/Folder
8 / 1-11	Education	2007 March 19 - April 25
8 / 12-37	Federal Relations, Energy, and Telecommunications	2007 January 8 - April 19
8 / 38-58	Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	2007 January 9 - April 12
8 / 59-61	Human Services	2007 January 5-10
9 / 1-33	Human Services	2007 January 12 - April 20
9 / 34-64	Judiciary	2007 January 5 - February 16
10 / 1-26	Judiciary	2007 February 19 - April 12
multimedia
MM 66	Judiciary (exhibit from March 19 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 March 19
Box/Folder
10 / 27-46	Local Government	2007 January 4 - March 29
10 / 47-50	Natural Resources	2007 January 8-17
10 / 51	Natural Resources subcommittee on HB 16, HB 93, HB 130, HB 151 (re water adjudication fees)	2007 January 17
11 / 1-30	Natural Resources (includes Joint House/Senate meeting)	2007 January 15 - April 4
multimedia
MM 66	Natural Resources (includes Joint House/Senate meeting) (exhibits from February 16 and March 21 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 February 16, March 21
Box/Folder
11 / 31-36	Rules (includes drafts)	2006 December 11 - 2007 April 25
11 / 37-43	State Administration	2007 January 8-16
12 / 1-47	State Administration	2007 January 17 - March 19
12 / 48-77	Taxation	2007 January 5 - February 20
multimedia
MM 66	Taxation (exhibits from January 19 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 January 5 - February 20
Box/Folder
13 / 1-30	Taxation	2007 February 21 - April 25
13 / 31-62	Transportation	2007 January 5 - April 11
	House Bills
Box/Folder
13 / 63-64	Bill nos. 1-30	2007
14 / 1-13	Bill nos. 31-269	2007
15 / 1-15	Bill nos. 270-570	2007
16 / 1-15	Bill nos. 571-819	2007
17 / 1-4	Bill nos. 820-849	2007
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
17 / 5-6	Bill nos. 1-62	2007
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
17 / 7	Bill nos. 1-4	2007
	House Bill Status Reports
Box/Folder
17 / 8-14	1st Legislative Day—90th Legislative Day	2007 January 3 - April 28
	House Journals
Box/Folder
17 / 15	1st Legislative Day–33rd Legislative Day	2007 January 3 - February 14
18 / 1-2	34th Legislative Day–90th Legislative Day	2007 February 15 - April 27
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committees Minutes
Box/Folder
18 / 3-20	Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation	2007 January 5 - April 2
multimedia
MM 66	Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (exhibits from January 10 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 January 10
Oversize
Map Case	Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (exhibits from January 10 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case)	2007 January 10
Box/Folder
18 / 21-65	Business, Labor and Economic Affairs	2007 January 5 - April 16
19 / 1-5	Committee on Committees (includes June 13 Interim Committee Appointments Minutes)	2007 January 10 - April 27, and June 13
19 / 6-39	Education and Culture Resources	2007 January 3 - April 23
19 / 40-64	Finance and Claims (includes House Appropriations Committee Joint Meeting)	2007 January 3 - March 26
20 / 1-23	Finance and Claims	2007 March 28 - April 17
20 / 24-46	Fish and Game	2007 January 4 - April 3
20 / 47-61	Highways and Transportation	2007 January 4 - March 6
21 / 1-6	Highways and Transportation	2007 March 8 - April 12
21 / 7-18	Judiciary	2007 January 4-19
21 / 19	Judiciary subcommittee (re drafting a bill for a proposed review of the judiciary of the State of Montana)	2007 January 22
21 / 20-30	Judiciary	2007 January 23 - February 5
21 / 31	Judiciary subcommittee on HB 217 (re noncustodial parents apply values through foster parents)	2007 February 5
21 / 32-56	Judiciary	2007 February 6 - March 20
Oversize
Map Case	Judiciary (exhibits from February 22 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case)	2007 February 22
Box/Folder
22 / 1-13	Judiciary	2007 March 21 - April 10
22 / 14-28	Local Government	2007 January 4 - February 15
multimedia
MM 66	Local Government (exhibits from January 25 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 January 25
Box/Folder
22 / 29	Local Government subcommittee on SB 345 (re waterway setbacks for construction)	2007 February 19
22 / 30-42	Local Government	2007 February 20 - April 10
22 / 43-51	Natural Resources and Energy	2007 January 5-26
23 / 1-33	Natural Resources and Energy	2007 January 29 - April 23
23 / 34-58	Public Health, Welfare and Safety	2007 January 5 - March 9
24 / 1-15	Public Health, Welfare and Safety	2007 March 12 - April 20
24 / 16-18	Rules	2007 January 8 - April 17
24 / 19-57	State Administration	2007 January 5 - April 25
multimedia
MM 66	State Administration (exhibits from January 5 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 January 5
Box/Folder
24 / 58-68	Taxation	2007 January 4-24
25 / 1-13	Taxation	2007 January 25 - February 13
25 / 14	Taxation subcommittee on SB 76 (re revising law on agency access to tax and revenue information)	2007 February 14
25 / 15-49	Taxation	2007 February 14 - April 23
multimedia
MM 66	Taxation (exhibits from March 30 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66)	2007 March 30
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
25 / 50-53	Bill nos. 1-69	2007
26 / 1-13	Bill nos. 70-235	2007
27 / 1-17	Bill nos. 236-530	2007
28 / 1-4	Bill nos. 531-569	2007
	Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
28 / 5	Bill nos. 1-31	2007
	Senate Resolutions
Box/Folder
28 / 6	Bill nos. 1-10	2007
	Senate Bill Status Reports
Box/Folder
28 / 7-11	1st Legislative Day—90th Legislative Day	2007 January 3 - April 27
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
28 / 12-15	1st Legislative Day–90th Legislative Day	2007 January 3 - April 28
	Miscellany
Box/Folder
29 / 1-2	Bill Subject Index	2007
29 / 3	Sponsor Bill List	2007

Special Session May 2007Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committees Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 4	Appropriations	2007 May 10-11
29 / 5	Education	2007 May 10-11
29 / 6-7	State Administration (includes Joint committee)	2007 May 11-14
29 / 8-10	Taxation	2007 May 10-14
	House Bills
Box/Folder
29 / 11-12	Bill nos. 1-10	2007
	House Journals
Box/Folder
29 / 13	1st Legislative Day-5th Legislative Day	2007 May 10-15
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committees Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 14	Education and Cultural Resources	2007 May 10
29 / 15-21	Finance and Claims (includes House Appropriations Committee Joint Meeting)	2007 May 10-14
29 / 22-23	State Administration	2007 May 11-14
29 / 24-31	Taxation (includes Joint committee)	2007 May 10-15
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
29 / 32	Bill nos. 1-4	2007
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
29 / 33	1st Legislative Day-5th Legislative Day	2007 May 10-15

Special Session September 2007Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committees Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 34-35	Appropriations (includes Senate Committee on Finance and Claims)	2007 September 4-5
29 / 36	Judiciary	2007 September 5
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
29 / 37	Committee on Committee on Committees	2007 September 3
29 / 38	Finance and Claims (SB 1)	2007 September 5
29 / 39	Finance and Claims (HB 1,3, 4)	2007 September 5
29/ 40	State Administration	2007 September 5

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