Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records, 2007

Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records, 2007 Overview of the Collection Creator Montana. Legislature. Title Montana Legislature (60th: 2007) records Dates 2007 (inclusive) 2007 2007 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, Research Center Archives Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives 225 North Roberts PO Box 201201 Helena MT 59620-1201 Telephone: 406-444-2681 Fax: 406-444-5297 mhslibrary@mt.gov Access Restrictions Collection is open for research. Languages English Historical Note 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- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 1

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: 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, http://leg.mt.gov/bills/ mca_toc/constitution.htm; "Organization of the Montana Legislature," The Montana Legislature, http:// www.leg.mt.gov/css/about-the-legislature/organization.asp; "2007 Legislative Session," The Montana Legislature, http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/60th/default.asp Content Description 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 Collection 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 at the Montana Legislature website. 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 Information 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. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 2

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 Collection Regular Session House and Senate Joint Committees Joint Subcommittee Minutes 1 / 1-18 Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety 2007 January 8 - February 5 Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety, Exhibit 3: "Montana National Guard: Year-In-Review" DVD Appropriations: Corrections and Public Safety, Exhibit 3: "Budget Presentation 07" CD 2007 January 22 2007 January 31 1 / 19-35 Appropriations: Education 2007 January 8 - February 1 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 3

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 OVFD 1 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 9: Darby, Montana photo collage printout 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 16 2007 January 24 Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 13: "W2ASACT: 'You Don't Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry'" DVD Appropriations: Long-Range Planning, Exhibit 3: Wayne Jepson "DEQ RDGP Powerpoints: Swift Gulch Research, Swift Gulch Ponds" CD 2007 January 22 2007 January 24 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 4

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 3 / 14-33 Appropriations: Natural Resources 2007 January 8 - February 6 Appropriations: Natural Resources, Exhibit 5: "Montana Department of Livestock, Brands Enforcement 2005 Annual Report" Blu-ray 2007 January 26 Appropriations: Natural Resources (exhibits from January 26 and January 30 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 January 30 Conference Committees Minutes 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 5

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) 4 / 18-20 HB 809 (re biennial funding for k-12 education and education related agencies) 2007 April 18 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 6

4 / 43 SB 550 (re revising local government study commission laws and tax provisions) 2007 April 25 Free Conference Committees Minutes 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) 4 / 53-54 HB 829 (re Blackfeet Tribe - State water compact implementation) 4 / 55-57 HB 830 (re appropriate money for construction and maintenance of public buildings and systems) 2007 April 20 2007 April 23-24 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) 4 / 64 SB 316 (re clarifying taxation of agricultural parcels reduced by public use by government) 4 / 65 SB 365 (re revising laws related to water distribution and water commissioners) 2007 April 24 2007 April 26 2007 April 20 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 7

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 4 / 67-81 Agriculture 2007 January 9 - March 20 Agriculture (exhibits from March 13 include MULTIMEDIA: see 2007 January 9 - March 20 Oversize Folder Agriculture exhibits from March 20 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case 2007 March 20 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 8

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 Education (exhibits from February 19 and March 16 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 February 19, March 16 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 9

Judiciary (exhibit from March 19 include MULTIMEDIA: see MM 66) 2007 March 19 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 Natural Resources (includes Joint House/Senate meeting) (exhibits from February 16 and March 21 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 February 16, March 21 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 Taxation (exhibits from January 19 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 January 5 - February 20 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 10

13 / 1-30 Taxation 2007 February 21 - April 25 13 / 31-62 Transportation 2007 January 5 - April 11 House Bills 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 17 / 5-6 Bill nos. 1-62 2007 House Resolutions 17 / 7 Bill nos. 1-4 2007 House Bill Status Reports 17 / 8-14 1st Legislative Day 90th Legislative Day 2007 January 3 - April 28 House Journals http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 11

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 18 / 3-20 Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation 2007 January 5 - April 2 Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (exhibits from January 10 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 January 10 Oversize Folder Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (exhibits from January 10 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case) 2007 January 10 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 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 12

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 Folder Judiciary (exhibits from February 22 include OVERSIZE MATERIAL: see map case) 2007 February 22 22 / 1-13 Judiciary 2007 March 21 - April 10 22 / 14-28 Local Government 2007 January 4 - February 15 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 13

Local Government (exhibits from January 25 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 January 25 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 State Administration (exhibits from January 5 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 January 5 24 / 58-68 Taxation 2007 January 4-24 25 / 1-13 Taxation 2007 January 25 - February 13 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 14

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 Taxation (exhibits from March 30 include MULTIMEDIA: see ) 2007 March 30 Senate Bills 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 28 / 5 Bill nos. 1-31 2007 Senate Resolutions 28 / 6 Bill nos. 1-10 2007 Senate Bill Status Reports 28 / 7-11 1st Legislative Day 90th Legislative Day 2007 January 3 - April 27 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 15

Senate Journals 28 / 12-15 1st Legislative Day 90th Legislative Day 2007 January 3 - April 28 Miscellany 29 / 1-2 Bill Subject Index 2007 29 / 3 Sponsor Bill List 2007 Special Session May 2007 House of Representatives House Standing Committees Minutes 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 29 / 11-12 Bill nos. 1-10 2007 House Journals http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 16

29 / 13 1st Legislative Day-5th Legislative Day 2007 May 10-15 Senate Senate Standing Committees Minutes 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 29 / 32 Bill nos. 1-4 2007 Senate Journals 29 / 33 1st Legislative Day-5th Legislative Day 2007 May 10-15 Special Session September 2007 House of Representatives House Standing Committees Minutes http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 17

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 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 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Bills, Legislative--Montana Legislative bodies--montana--committees Geographical Names : Montana--Politics and government Finding aid prepared by Karen Bjork, 2007 2007 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/cc-attr.shtml http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56105 18