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Montana Legislature (50th: 1987) records, 1986-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Legislature.
- Title
- Montana Legislature (50th: 1987) records
- Dates
- 1986-1987 (inclusive)19861987
- Quantity
- 21.5 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- LR 50
- Summary
- Collection contains records (1986-1987) of the Montana 50th Legislature including minutes of the Senate Long Range Planning Subcommittee on the Location of the Law Enforcement Academy; Free Conference committee minutes; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees, House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany.
- Repository
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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
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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 50th Montana Legislature met from January 5th to April 23rd, 1987. The leaders of the Senate were Bill Norman (D-President), George McCallum (D-President Pro Tempore), Fred Van Valkenburg (D-Majority Leader), and Gary Aklestad (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Bob Marks (R-Speaker), Dennis Iverson (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Thomas Hannah (R-Majority Leader), and John Vincent (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
Collection includes the minutes of the Senate Long Range Planning Subcommittee on the Location of the Law Enforcement Academy; Free Conference committee minutes (regarding appropriation of funds to various state agencies, lowering coal severance tax rates, and adopting joint rules to govern House and Senate proceedings); and minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees, House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials. The collection also contains miscellany material including committee exhibits; Memorials (Ben Benson, Paul Cannon, Gene Frates, Patrick Gilfeather, Lester Goodwin, Rex Hibbs, Malcolm Holtz, Herbert, Huennekens, Paul Kropp, Harold McGrath, Joseph Monaghan, Richard Nutting, Irving Nyquist, Stuart Olson, Robert Patterson, Carl Peters, Arnold Rieder, Edward Swanz, and Thomas Tobin); sponsor list; and subject index to 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 (50th: 1987) records, 1986-1987. Legislative Records 50. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the 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 Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Free Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number), and Special 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 Special 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
House and Senate Joint CommitteesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Joint Subcommittee Minutes |
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[for Joint Agriculture,
Livestock, and Irrigation committee minutes see House Agriculture committee
minutes] |
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Box/Folder | ||
1 / 1-14 | Appropriations: Education |
1987 January 6 - March 6 |
1 / 15-18 | Appropriations: General Government and Highways |
1987 January 6-22 |
2 / 1-8 | Appropriations: General Government and Highways |
1987 January 23 - March 5 |
2 / 9-17 | Appropriations: Human Services |
1987 January 6 - March 6 |
2 / 18 | Appropriations: Institutions and Cultural Education |
1987 January 6-14 |
3 / 1-4 | Appropriations: Institutions
and Cultural Education |
1987 January 15 - March 6 |
3 / 5-16 | Appropriations: Long Range Planning |
1987 January 6 - March 18 |
4 / 1-2 | Appropriations: Long Range Planning [Exhibits] |
1987 March 18 |
4 / 3-9 | Appropriations: Natural Resources |
1987 January 6- March 5 |
4 / 10 | Legislative Administration |
1986 December 12 |
4 / 11 | Rules |
1986 December 13 - 1987 January 7 |
[for Joint Senate and House
Taxation committee minutes see Senate Taxation committee] |
||
Free Conference Committee Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
4 / 12 | H.B. 252 (re adopting joint rules to govern House and Senate proceedings) |
1987 April 20 |
4 / 13-14 | H.B. 2 (re appropriation of money to various state agencies) |
1987 April 22-23 |
4 / 15 | S.J.R. 6 (re lowering coal severance tax rates) |
1987 February 6 - March 4 |
Special Joint Committee Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
4 / 16-17 | Revenue Estimating
Subcommittee of House and Senate Taxation Committees |
1987 January 13 - February 18 |
House of RepresentativesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
4 / 18-21 | Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (includes Joint House and Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committees) |
1987 January 7 - March 6 |
5 / 1 | Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation |
1987 March 11 - April 1 |
5 / 2-14 | Appropriations |
1987 January 6 - April 23 |
5 / 15-17 | Business and Labor |
1987 January 6-23 |
6 / 1-10 | Business and Labor |
1987 January 26 - March 10 |
6 / 11-16 | Business and Labor (includes Business and Labor Workers Compensation Sub Committee) |
1987 March 11 - April 20 |
6 / 17-19 | Education and Cultural Resources |
1987 January 7 - February 11 |
7 / 1-3 | Education and Cultural Resources |
1987 February 13 - April 13 |
7 / 4-7 | Fish and Game |
1987 January 8 - March 17 |
7 / 8-10 | Highways and Transportation |
1987 January 8 - March 26 |
7 / 11-17 | Human Services and Aging |
1987 January 6 - April 22 |
7 / 18-19 | Judiciary |
1987 January 7 - February 3 |
8 / 1-9 | Judiciary |
1987 February 4 - March 26 |
8 / 10 | Legislative Administration |
1986 June 28 - 1987 April 17 |
8 / 11-15 | Local Government |
1987 January 8 - April 14 |
8 / 16-21 | Natural Resources |
1987 January 7 - April 17 |
9 / 1 | Rules |
1986 December 13 - 1987 April 24 |
9 / 2 | State Administration |
1987 January 6-20 |
9 / 3 | State Administration (includes joint meeting with Appropriations Services and Appropriations Institutions sub committees) |
1987 January 21-27 |
9 / 4-9 | State Administration |
1987 January 28 - March 26 |
9 / 10-18 | Taxation |
1987 January 6 - February 18 |
10 / 1-9 | Taxation |
1987 February 19 - April 15 |
House Bills |
||
Box/Folder | ||
10 / 10-18 | Bill nos. 1-160 |
1987 |
11 / 1-20 | Bill nos. 161-600
|
1987 |
12 / 1-15 | Bill nos. 601-912
|
1987 |
House Joint Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
12 / 16-17 | Bill nos. 2-60 |
1987 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
Box/Folder | ||
12 / 18-21 | 1st-55th Legislative Days |
1987 January 2 - March 11 |
13 / 1-5 | 56th-90th Legislative Days |
1987 March 13 - April 24 |
House Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
13 / 6-10 | 1st-90th Legislative Days |
1987 January 5 - April 23 |
Senate Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
13 / 11-14 | Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation |
1987 January 9 - April 15 |
13 / 15-20 | Business and Industry |
1987 January 6 - March 5 |
14 / 1-5 | Business and Industry |
1987 March 6 - April 23 |
14 / 6-15 | Education and Cultural Resources |
1987 January 9 - April 22 |
14 / 16-18 | Finance and Claims |
1987 January 9 - March 31 |
15 / 1-7 | Finance and Claims |
1987 April 2-15 |
15 / 8-9 | Finance and Claims (HB 2 Legislative Fiscal Analyst narrative) |
1987 |
15 / 10-14 | Fish and Game |
1987 January 10 - March 31 |
15 / 15-18 | Highways and Transportation |
1987 January 13 - April 23 |
15 / 19 | Judiciary |
1987 January 6-13 |
16 / 1-8 | Judiciary |
1987 January 14 - March 19 |
16 / 9 | Judiciary (includes Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee on Wrongful Discharge) |
1987 March 20-23 |
16 / 10-12 | Judiciary |
1987 March 24 - April 16 |
16 / 13-19 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1987 January 8 - February 19 |
17 / 1-4 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1987 February 19 - April 22 |
17 / 5 | Legislative Administration |
1986 December 12 - 1987 April 20 |
17 / 6-11 | Local Government |
1987 January 8 - April 14 |
[for Long Range Planning Sub Committee Minutes see Senate Special Committees] |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 12-20 | Natural Resources |
1987 January 7 - April 22 |
17 / 21 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety |
1987 January 7-26 |
18 / 1-5 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety |
1987 January 28 - April 16 |
18 / 6 | Rules |
1986 December 13 - 1987 April 7 |
18 / 7-13 | State Administration |
1987 January 7 - March 13 |
18 / 14-16 | State Administration (re
proposed Constitutional Convention to balance the budget) |
1987 March 16 |
18 / 17-18 | State Administration (includes sub committee on HB 325) |
1987 March 17 - April 23 |
18 / 19-20 | Taxation (includes Joint
Senate and House Taxation Committees) |
1987 January 6-19 |
19 / 1-3 | Taxation |
1987 January 20 - February 18 |
19 / 4 | Taxation (includes Joint
Senate and House Taxation Committees) |
1987 February 19 |
19 / 5-6 | Taxation |
1987 February 20 - March 4 |
19 / 7-8 | Taxation (includes Sub Committee on SB 307, re tax reform) |
1987 March 5-13 |
19 / 9-16 | Taxation |
1987 March 17 - April 22 |
Senate Special Committee Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 17-18 | Long Range Planning Subcommittee on the location of the Law Enforcement Academy |
1987 April 10-11 |
Senate Bills |
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Box/Folder | ||
20 / 1-21 | Bill nos. 1-25, 27-365
|
1987 |
21 / 1-3 | Bill nos. 366-397
|
1987 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 4 | Bill nos. 1-15 |
1987 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 5-7 | 1st-69th, 71st Legislative
Days |
1987 January 2 - March 30 |
22 / 1 | 72nd-90th Legislative Days
(includes final report) |
1987 March 31 - April 24 |
Senate Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
22 / 2-5 | 1st-90th Legislative Days
|
1987 January 5 - April 23 |
MiscellanyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
22 / 6 | Committee exhibits |
undated |
22 / 7 | Memorials (Ben Benson, Paul
Cannon, Gene Frates, Patrick Gilfeather, Lester Goodwin, Rex Hibbs, Malcolm
Holtz, Herbert, Huennekens, Paul Kropp, Harold McGrath, Joseph Monaghan,
Richard Nutting, Irving Nyquist, Stuart Olson, Robert Patterson, Carl Peters,
Arnold Rieder, Edward Swanz, and Thomas Tobin) |
1987 |
22 / 8 | Sponsor list |
1987 March 13 |
22 / 9 | Subject Index to bills
|
1987 February 26, April 28 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bills, Legislative--Montana.
- Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government.