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Montana Legislature (47th: 1981) records, 1981-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Legislature.
- Title
- Montana Legislature (47th: 1981) records
- Dates
- 1981-1982 (inclusive)19801982
- Quantity
- 20 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- LR 47
- Summary
- Collection contains records (1980-1982) of the Montana 47th Legislature including minutes of the Joint Select Committee on the Pay Plan; minutes of House Select Committee on Employment Compensation and House Select Committee on Water; Conference Committee minutes; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; rejected amendments to House and Senate bills; and miscellany of the regular session, November 1981 special session, and June 1982 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 47th Montana Legislature met from January 5th to April 23rd, 1981. The leaders of the Senate were Jean Turnage (R-President), Allen Kolstad (R-President Pro Tempore), Stan Stephens (R-Majority Leader), and Chet Baylock (D-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Bob Marks (R-Speaker), Art Lund (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Harrison Fagg (R-Majority Leader), and Dan Kemmis (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 minutes of House Select Committee on Employment Compensation and House Select Committee on Water; Conference Committee minutes; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and rejected amendments to House and Senate bills of the regular session, November 1981 special session, and June 1982 special session. The collection also contains miscellany material including sponsor list and vote tabulations on motions (regarding adoption of Committee of the Whole reports).
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 (47th: 1981) records, 1980-1982. Legislative Records 47. [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, 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 Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Special Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), and Free Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number). The series House of Representatives is organized into these ten 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), Rejected Amendments to House Bills (arranged chronologically), 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 these nine 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 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 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 these two subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), and Conference Committee Minutes (arranged numerically by House and then Senate bill number). 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), Rejected Amendments to House Bills (arranged chronologically), 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 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 these six 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), Rejected Amendments to House Bills (arranged chronologically), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically). The series Senate is organized into 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), Rejected Amendments to Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), 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 |
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Joint Subcommittee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1-9 | Appropriations: Education |
1981 January 7 - March 9 |
| 1 / 10-16 | Appropriations: Human Services |
1981 January 8 - March 9 |
| 1 / 17-18 | Appropriations: Institutions |
January 7-22, 1981 |
| 2 / 1-6 | Appropriations: Institutions |
1981 January 23 - February 18 |
| 2 / 7-16 | Appropriations: Legislative, Judicial and
Administrative Agencies |
1981 January 7 - February 25 |
| 2 / 17 | Appropriations: Long-Range Building |
1981 January 27 - March 12 |
| 3 / 1-5 | Appropriations: Long-Range Building |
1981 March 14 - April 15 |
| 3 / 6-8 | Appropriations: Natural Resources |
1981 January 6-30 |
| 3 / 9 | Appropriations: Natural Resources (exhibits) |
1981 January 31 |
| 3 / 10-12 | Appropriations: Natural Resources |
1981 February 2 - March 3 |
[see Joint Rules Committee minutes under Senate
Rules Committee minutes] |
||
Special Joint Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 13 | Select Committee on Pay Plan |
1981 March 18 - April 6 |
Free Conference Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 14 | Free Conference Committee on HB 500 (re
appropriations of funds to various state agencies) |
1981 April 13-23 |
[see Free Conference Committee minutes on HB 652
under House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee minutes] |
||
[see Free Conference Committee minutes of HB 636
under House of Representatives State Administration Committee minutes] |
||
House of Representatives |
||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 15-17 | Agriculture |
1981 January 7 - March 27 |
| 3 / 18 | Appropriations |
1981 January 5 - March 2 |
| 4 / 1-9 | Appropriations |
1981 March 3 - April 22 |
| 4 / 10-15 | Business and Industry |
1981 January 6 - February 13 |
| 5 / 1-3 | Business and Industry |
1981 February 16 - April 8 |
| 5 / 4-7 | Education |
1981 January 7 - April 1 |
| 5 / 8-10 | Fish and Game |
1981 January 6 - March 18 |
| 5 / 11-12 | Highways and Transportation |
1981 January 15 - March 28 |
| 5 / 13-17 | Human Services |
1981 January 7 - March 9 |
| 6 / 1 | Human Services |
1981 March 11 - April 22 |
| 6 / 2-10 | Judiciary |
1981 January 6 - April 23 |
| 6 / 11-14 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1981 January 6 - March 19 |
| 6 / 15 | Legislative Administration (includes chairman's
memoranda) |
1980 December 19 - 1981 April 14 |
| 6 / 16-19 | Local Government |
1981 January 6 - February 17 |
| 7 / 1-4 | Local Government |
1981 February 19 - April 16 |
| 7 / 5-10 | Natural Resources |
1981 January 9 - March 25 |
| 7 / 11 | Natural Resources (includes Free Conference
Committee on HB 652) |
1981 March 26 - April 22 |
| 7 / 12 | Rules |
1981 January 6 - April 23 |
| 7 / 13-18 | State Administration |
1981 January 8 - February 18 |
| 8 / 1-3 | State Administration |
1981 February 19 - March 23 |
| 8 / 4 | State Administration (includes Free Conference
Committee on HB 636) |
1981 March 24 - April 20 |
| 8 / 5-15 | Taxation |
1981 January 6 - April 17 |
| 8 / 16 | Taxation: Subcommittee on HB 92 |
1981 January 29 - February 3 |
| 8 / 17 | Taxation: Subcommittee on Vehicle Fee
Legislation |
1981 February 6-19 |
House Special Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 8 / 18 | Select Committee on Water |
1981 January 12 - February 19 |
| 8 / 19 | Select Committee on Water |
1981 March 5 - April 6 |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 9 / 1-21 | Bill nos. 1-420 |
1981 |
| 10 / 1-19 | Bill nos. 421-780 |
1981 |
| 11 / 1-5 | Bill nos. 781-876 |
1981 |
House Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 11 / 6 | Bill nos. 1-8 |
1981 |
House Joint Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 11 / 7-9 | Bill nos. 1-68 |
1981 |
Rejected Amendments to House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 11 / 10 | Rejected Committee of the Whole Amendments |
1981 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 11 / 11-19 | 1st-90th Legislative Days |
1981 January 5 - April 29 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 11 / 20-22 | 1st-59th Legislative Days |
1981 January 5 - March 17 |
| 12 / 1-2 | 60th-90th Legislative Days |
1981 March 18 - April 23 |
Subject Index to House Bills |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 12 / 3 | Subject Index |
1981 March 9 |
House Memorial Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 12 / 4 | Memorial resolutions |
1981 |
Senate |
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Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 12 / 5-7 | Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation |
1981 January 7 - April 3 |
| 12 / 8-14 | Business and Industry |
1981 January 9 - April 17 |
| 12 / 15-17 | Education and Cultural Resources |
1981 January 9 - April 22 |
| 12 / 18-20 | Finance and Claims |
1981 January 6 - March 30 |
| 12 / 21 | Finance and Claims (testimony and information on
HB 500) |
1981 March 23-24 |
| 13 / 1 | Finance and Claims (testimony and information on
HB 500) |
1981 March 23-24 |
| 13 / 2-6 | Finance and Claims |
1981 March 31 - April 22 |
| 13 / 7-8 | Fish and Game |
1981 January 8 - March 31 |
| 13 / 9-13 | Highways and Transportation |
1981 January 15 - March 19 |
| 13 / 14-18 | Judiciary |
1981 January 6 - February 20 |
| 14 / 1-2 | Judiciary |
1981 March 3 - April 16 |
| 14 / 3-4 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1981 January 8 - March 19 |
| 14 / 5 | Legislative Administration |
1980 December 12 - 1981 April 22 |
| 14 / 6-13 | Local Government |
1981 January 6 - April 16 |
| 14 / 14-19 | Natural Resources |
1981 January 12 - March 11 |
| 15 / 1-2 | Natural Resources |
1981 March 11 - April 22 |
| 15 / 3-7 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety |
1981 January 9 - February 16 |
| 15 / 8-9 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety (petitions
supporting re-establishment of Board of Massage Therapists) |
1981 February 16 |
| 15 / 10-15 | Public Health, Welfare, and Safety |
1981 February 18 - April 22 |
| 15 / 16 | Rules (includes Joint Rules Committee, January 6 -
February 11, 1981) |
1981 January 12 - April 22 |
| 15 / 17-19 | State Administration |
1981 January 8 - February 13 |
| 16 / 1-3 | State Administration |
1981 February 16 - March 19 |
| 16 / 4 | State Administration (includes governor's
appointments) |
1981 March 20 - April 22 |
| 16 / 5-9 | Taxation |
1981 January 9 - February 17 |
| 16 / 10 | Taxation (includes petitions on SB 344 regarding
imposing a severance tax on metals and gems) |
1981 February 17 |
| 16 / 11-14 | Taxation |
1981 February 18 - April 23 |
Senate Bills |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 16 / 15-20 | Bill nos. 2-60 |
1981 |
| 17 / 1-26 | Bill nos. 61-460 |
1981 |
| 18 / 1-3 | Bill nos. 461-487 |
1981 |
Senate Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 4 | Bill nos. 1-6 |
1981 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 5-6 | Bill nos. 1-36 |
1981 |
Senate Confirmation Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 7-9 | Confirmation Resolutions |
1981 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 10-15 | 1st-90th Legislative Days |
1981 January 5 - April 29 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 16-20 | 1st-90th Legislative Days |
1981 January 5 - April 23 |
Subject Index to Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 21 | Subject Index |
1981 March 24 |
Senate Memorial Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 22 | Memorial Resolutions |
1981 |
Miscellany |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 18 / 23 | Sponsor list |
1981 April 14 |
| 18 / 24 | Vote tabulations on motions (regarding adoption of
Committee of the Whole reports) |
1981 January 1 - April 23 |
Special SessionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House and Senate Joint Committees |
||
Joint Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 1 | Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Merit System
Council |
1981 November 17 |
| 19 / 2-4 | House Appropriations and Senate Finance and
Claims Subcommittee I |
1981 November 2-11 |
| 19 / 5-6 | House Appropriations and Senate Finance and
Claims Subcommittee II |
1981 November 3-11 |
| 19 / 7-9 | House Appropriations and Senate Finance and
Claims Subcommittee III |
1981 November 3-11 |
| 19 / 10 | Rules |
1981 November 16-19 |
Conference Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 11 | Conference Committee on HB 15 (re increasing the
average number belonging (ABN) number for foundation aid to school districts with
unusual enrollment increases) |
1981 November 24 |
House of Representatives |
||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 12 | Appropriations |
1981 November 16-17 |
| 19 / 13 | Appropriations: Executive Session |
1981 November 17 |
| 19 / 14 | Human Service (also called Public
Health) |
1981 November 17 |
| 19 / 15 | Judiciary |
1981 November 16-19 |
| 19 / 16 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1981 November 19 |
| 19 / 17 | Legislative Administration |
1981 November 16 |
| 19 / 18 | Local Government |
1981 November 16-24 |
| 19 / 19 | Rules |
1981 November 18 |
| 19 / 20 | Taxation |
1981 November 19-23 |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 21-22 | Bill nos. 1-3, 4-6 |
1981 |
Rejected Amendments to House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 23 | Rejected Amendments |
1981 November 18-23 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 24 | 1st-8th Legislative Days |
1981 November 16-24 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 25 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1981 November 16-21 |
Senate |
||
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 26-27 | Finance and Claims |
1981 November 3-23 |
| 19 / 28 | Judiciary |
1981 November 21 |
| 19 / 29 | Labor and Employment Relations |
1981 November 17 |
| 19 / 30 | Legislative Administration |
1981 November 2-17 |
| 19 / 31 | Taxation |
1981 November 19-23 |
Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 32 | Bill nos. 1-7 |
1981 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 33 | 1st-8th Legislative Days |
1981 November 16-24 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 34 | 1st-5th Legislative Days |
1981 November 16-20 |
Second Special SessionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House and Senate Joint Committees |
||
Joint Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 35 | Rules |
1982 June 18 |
[Joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance and
Claims Committee; Joint Business and Industry Committee; Joint Senate-House
Judiciary Committee; and Joint State Administration Committee minutes included
under Minutes of House Standing Committees] |
||
[Joint Business and Industry Committee minutes
included in minutes of Senate Standing Committees] |
||
House of Representatives |
||
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 19 / 36 | Appropriations (includes Joint House
Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims Committee, June 22-23,
1982) |
1982 June 21-24 |
| 19 / 37 | Business and Industry (includes Joint Business and
Industry Committee, June 21, 1982) |
1982 June 21-24 |
| 20 / 1 | Judiciary (includes House committee members'
minutes of Joint Senate-House Judiciary Committee, June 21-23, 1982) |
1982 June 23-24 |
| 20 / 2 | Legislative Administration |
1982 June 26 |
| 20 / 3 | Rules |
1982 June 23-24 |
| 20 / 4 | State Administration (includes House committee
members' minutes of Joint Administration Committee, June 21-23, 1982) |
1982 June 21-25 |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20 / 5 | Bill nos. 1-25 |
1982 |
House Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20 / 6 | Bill nos. 1-4 |
1982 |
Rejected Amendments to House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20 / 7 | Rejected Amendments |
1982 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20 / 8 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1982 June 21-26 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20 / 9 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1982 June 21-26 |
Senate |
||
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20 / 10 | Business and Industry (includes Joint Business and
Industry Committee, June 21, 1982) |
1982 June 21-26 |
| 20 / 11-12 | Finance and Claims |
1982 June 21-26 |
| 21 / 1 | Judiciary (includes Senate committee members'
minutes of Joint Senate-House Judiciary Committee, June 21-23, 1982) |
1982 June 25-26 |
| 21 / 2 | Legislative Administration (includes committee
report) |
1982 June 21-26 |
| 21 / 3 | Rules |
1982 June 23 |
| 21 / 4 | State Administration (includes Senate committee
members' minutes of Joint State Administration Committee, June 21-23,
1982) |
1982 June 23-25 |
| 21 / 5 | Taxation |
1982 June 24 |
Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 6 | Bill nos. 1-6 |
1982 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 7 | Bill no. 1 |
1982 |
Rejected Amendments to Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 8 | Rejected amendments |
1982 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 9 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1982 June 21-26 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 21 / 10 | 1st-6th Legislative Days |
1982 June 21-26 |
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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