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MT Code § 5-5-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-215. Duties of interim committees

  5-5-215. Duties of interim committees. (1) Each interim committee shall:  (a) review administrative rules within its jurisdiction;   (b) subject to 5-5-217(3), conduct interim studies as assigned;   (c) monitor the operation of assigned executive branch agencies with specific attention to the following:   (i) identification of issues likely to require future legislative attention;   (ii) opportunities to improve existing law through the analysis of problems experienced with the application of the law by an agency; and   (iii) experiences of the state's citizens with the operation of an agency that may be amenable to improvement through legislative action;   (d) review, if requested by any member of the interim committee, the statutorily established advisory councils and required reports of assigned agencies to make recommendations to the next legislature on retention or elimination of any advisory council or required reports pursuant to 5-11-210;   (e) review proposed legislation of assigned agencies or entities as provided in the joint legislative rules;   (f) accumulate, compile, analyze, and furnish information bearing upon its assignment and relevant to existing or prospective legislation as it determines, on its own initiative, to be pertinent to the adequate completion of its work; and   (g) review proposed ballot initiatives within the interim committee's subject area and vote to either support or not support the placement of the text of an initiative on the ballot in accordance with 13-27-202.   (2) Each interim committee shall prepare bills and resolutions that, in its opinion, the welfare of the state may require for presentation to the next regular session of the legislature.   (3) The legislative services division shall keep accurate records of the activities and proceedings of each interim committee.   History: En. 43-716 by Sec. 8, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 44, L. 1974; amd Sec. 15, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-716(4); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 554, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-216. Recommendations of committees

  5-5-216. Recommendations of committees. An interim committee or a statutory committee making a study designated by the legislative council may make recommendations for legislation. These recommendations and a report, if one is written, must be submitted to the legislature as provided in 5-11-210.   History: En. 43-716 by Sec. 8, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 44, L. 1974; amd Sec. 15, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-716(5); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 596, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 210, L. 2001.
MT Code § 5-5-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-217. Selection and assignment of interim studies

  5-5-217. Selection and assignment of interim studies. (1) Immediately following adjournment sine die, the legislative services division shall prepare a list of study requests adopted. A copy of the list must be distributed to each legislator with a request that the legislator rank the study requests in the order of importance that the legislator ascribes to them. The lists, with the priorities assigned, must be returned to the legislative services division.   (2) The legislative council shall review the priority lists returned by legislators, review estimated costs and staff assistance associated with the requested studies, and designate those studies to be assigned. In designating studies, the legislative council may combine requests as one study when the subject matter of those requests is closely related. The legislative council shall designate the interim committees and statutory committees to be assigned the studies and shall assign related studies to the same committee.   (3) The legislative services division shall inform the interim committees and statutory committees of those studies that have been selected and to which interim committee or statutory committee each study has been assigned. An interim committee or a statutory committee may recommend to the legislative council that an interim study assigned to that committee should be reassigned to another interim committee or statutory committee or should not be conducted. The legislative council may adopt, reject, or modify the interim committee recommendation.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 596, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 353, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 210, L. 2001.
MT Code § 5-5-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-218. through 5-5-220 reserved

  5-5-218 through 5-5-220 reserved.
MT Code § 5-5-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-221. Repealed

  5-5-221. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 596, L. 1979.   History: En. 43-717 by Sec. 9, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-717(1), (2).
MT Code § 5-5-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-222. Repealed

  5-5-222. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 596, L. 1979.   History: En. 43-717 by Sec. 9, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-717(3).
MT Code § 5-5-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-223. Economic affairs interim committee

  5-5-223. Economic affairs interim committee. (1) The economic affairs interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the following executive branch agencies and the entities attached to agencies for administrative purposes:  (a) department of agriculture;   (b) department of commerce;   (c) department of labor and industry;   (d) department of livestock;   (e) office of the state auditor and insurance commissioner;   (f) office of economic development;   (g) the state compensation insurance fund provided for in 39-71-2313, including the board of directors of the state compensation insurance fund established in 2-15-1019;   (h) the division of banking and financial institutions provided for in 32-1-211; and   (i) the divisions of the department of revenue that administer the Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code and the Montana Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.   (2) The state compensation insurance fund shall annually provide to the committee a report in accordance with 5-11-210 on its budget as approved by the state compensation insurance fund board of directors.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 489, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 565, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 333, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 261, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 576, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-224. Education interim committee

  5-5-224. Education interim committee. The education interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the following executive branch agencies and the entities attached to agencies for administrative purposes:  (1) state board of education;   (2) board of public education;   (3) board of regents of higher education; and   (4) office of public instruction.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-225 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-225. Children, families, health, and human services interim committee

  5-5-225. Children, families, health, and human services interim committee. The children, families, health, and human services interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the department of public health and human services and the entities attached to the department for administrative purposes.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 210, L. 2001.
MT Code § 5-5-226 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-226. Law and justice interim committee

  5-5-226. Law and justice interim committee. The law and justice interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the office of state public defender, the department of corrections, the department of justice except for the motor vehicle division pursuant to 5-5-233, and the entities attached to the departments for administrative purposes. The committee shall act as a liaison with the judiciary.   History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 91, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 163, L. 2019.
MT Code § 5-5-227 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-227. Revenue interim committee -- powers and duties -- revenue estimating and use of estimates

  5-5-227. Revenue interim committee -- powers and duties -- revenue estimating and use of estimates. (1) The revenue interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the Montana tax appeal board established in 2-15-1015 and for the department of revenue and the entities attached to the department for administrative purposes, except the divisions of the department that administer the Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code and the Montana Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.  (2) (a) The committee must have prepared by December 1 for introduction during each regular session of the legislature in which a revenue bill is under consideration an estimate of the amount of revenue projected to be available for legislative appropriation.   (b) The committee may prepare for introduction during a special session of the legislature in which a revenue bill or an appropriation bill is under consideration an estimate of the amount of projected revenue. The revenue estimate is considered a subject specified in the call of a special session under 5-3-101.   (3) The committee's estimate, as introduced in the legislature, constitutes the legislature's current revenue estimate until amended or until final adoption of the estimate by both houses. It is intended that the legislature's estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates will be used by all agencies with responsibilities for estimating revenue or costs, including the preparation of fiscal notes.   (4) The legislative services division shall provide staff assistance to the committee. The committee may request the assistance of the staffs of the office of the legislative fiscal analyst, the legislative auditor, the department of revenue, and any other agency that has information regarding any of the tax or revenue bases of the state.   (5) The committee shall review tax credits as provided in 15-30-2303.   History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 5, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 4, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 163, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 399, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 35, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 142, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 576, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-228 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-228. State administration and veterans' affairs interim committee

  5-5-228. State administration and veterans' affairs interim committee. (1) The state administration and veterans' affairs interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the public employee retirement plans and for the following executive branch agencies and, unless otherwise assigned by law, the entities attached to the agencies for administrative purposes:  (a) department of administration, except:   (i) the state compensation insurance fund provided for in 39-71-2313, including the board of directors of the state compensation insurance fund established in 2-15-1019;   (ii) the Montana tax appeal board established in 2-15-1015;   (iii) the division of banking and financial institutions; and   (iv) the office of state public defender;   (b) department of military affairs; and   (c) office of the secretary of state.   (2) The committee shall:   (a) consider the actuarial and fiscal soundness of the state's public employee retirement systems, based on reports from the teachers' retirement board, the public employees' retirement board, and the board of investments, and study and evaluate the equity and benefit structure of the state's public employee retirement systems;   (b) establish principles of sound fiscal and public policy as guidelines;   (c) as necessary, develop legislation to keep the retirement systems consistent with sound policy principles; and   (d) publish, for legislators' use, information on the public employee retirement systems that the committee considers will be valuable to legislators when considering retirement legislation.   (3) The committee may:   (a) specify the date by which retirement board proposals affecting a retirement system must be submitted to the committee for the review pursuant to subsection (1); and   (b) request personnel from state agencies, including boards, political subdivisions, and the state public employee retirement systems, to furnish any information and render any assistance that the committee may request.   History: En. Sec. 30, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 2, Sp. L. December 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 91, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 19, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 41, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 358, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 145, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 142, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-229 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-229. State-tribal relations committee

  5-5-229. State-tribal relations committee. There is a state-tribal relations committee. The committee is treated as an interim committee for the purposes of 5-5-211 through 5-5-214. The committee shall:  (1) act as a liaison with tribal governments;   (2) encourage state-tribal and local government-tribal cooperation;   (3) conduct interim studies as assigned pursuant to 5-5-217; and   (4) provide recommendations and a report, if one is written, in accordance with 5-5-216 for studies completed by the committee.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-230 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-230. Energy and telecommunications interim committee

  5-5-230. Energy and telecommunications interim committee. The energy and telecommunications interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the department of public service regulation and the public service commission.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 565, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 221, L. 2005.
MT Code § 5-5-231 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-231. Water policy interim committee

  5-5-231. Water policy interim committee. (1) There is a water policy interim committee. The committee shall:  (a) determine which water policy issues it examines;   (b) conduct interim studies as assigned pursuant to 5-5-217;   (c) subject to the provisions of 5-5-202(4), coordinate with the environmental quality council and other interim committees to avoid duplication of efforts;   (d) provide recommendations and a report, if one is written, in accordance with 5-5-216 for studies completed by the committee; and   (e) in accordance with 5-5-215, for issues where the primary concern is the quality or quantity of water, perform the administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions of an interim committee for the following executive branch agencies and the entities attached to the agencies for administrative purposes:   (i) department of environmental quality;   (ii) department of fish, wildlife, and parks; and   (iii) department of natural resources and conservation.   (2) At least two members of the committee must possess experience in agriculture.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 285, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 122, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-232 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-232. Local government interim committee

  5-5-232. Local government interim committee. There is a local government interim committee. The committee is treated as an interim committee for the purposes of 5-5-211 through 5-5-214. The local government interim committee shall:  (1) act as a liaison with local governments;   (2) promote and strengthen local government through recognition of the principle that strong communities with effective, democratic governmental institutions are one of the best assurances of a strong Montana;   (3) bring together representatives of state and local government for consideration of common problems;   (4) provide a forum for discussing state oversight of local functions, realistic local autonomy, and intergovernmental cooperation;   (5) identify and promote the most desirable allocation of state and local government functions, responsibilities, and revenue;   (6) promote concise, consistent, and uniform regulation for local government;   (7) coordinate and simplify laws, rules, and administrative practices in order to achieve more orderly and less competitive fiscal and administrative relationships between and among state and local governments;   (8) review state mandates to local governments that are subject to 1-2-112 and 1-2-114 through 1-2-116;   (9) make recommendations to the legislature, executive branch agencies, and local governing bodies concerning:   (a) changes in statutes, rules, ordinances, and resolutions that will provide concise, consistent, and uniform guidance and regulations for local government;   (b) changes in tax laws that will achieve more orderly and less competitive fiscal relationships between levels of government;   (c) methods of coordinating and simplifying competitive practices to achieve more orderly administrative relationships among levels of government; and   (d) training programs and technical assistance for local government officers and employees that will promote effectiveness and efficiency in local government;   (10) conduct interim studies as assigned pursuant to 5-5-217; and   (11) provide recommendations and a report, if one is written, in accordance with 5-5-216 for studies completed by the committee.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 5-5-233 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-233. Transportation interim committee

  5-5-233. Transportation interim committee. The transportation interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the department of transportation, the motor vehicle division of the department of justice, and the entities attached to the department of transportation for administrative purposes.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 163, L. 2019.
MT Code § 5-5-234 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 5. Legislative Branch|Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures|Part 2. Organization -- Interim Committees|5-5-234. Appointments

  5-5-234. Appointments. (1) (a) Whenever a legislative appointing authority is required or authorized to appoint more than one legislative member of the majority party to a committee, subcommittee, or other statutorily recognized or authorized entity, the appointing authority may appoint a member of a party other than the majority party.   (b) Whenever a legislative appointing authority is required or authorized to appoint more than one legislative member of the minority party to a committee, subcommittee, other statutorily recognized or authorized entity, the appointing authority may, if requested by the minority leader, appoint a member of a party other than the minority party or majority party instead of a member of the minority party.   (2) (a) Whenever an elected state official, as defined in 5-7-102, is required or authorized to appoint more than one legislative member of the majority party to a statutorily recognized or authorized entity, the elected state official may, if requested by the senate president for a senate appointee or if requested by the speaker of the house for a house appointee, appoint a member of a party other than the majority party instead of a member of the majority party.   (b) Whenever an elected state official, as defined in 5-7-102, is required or authorized to appoint more than one legislative member of the minority party to a statutorily recognized or authorized entity, the elected state official may, if requested by the senate minority leader for a senate appointee or if requested by the house minority leader for a house appointee, appoint a member of a party other than the minority party or majority party instead of a member of the minority party.   (3) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of a committee, subcommittee, or statutorily recognized or authorized entity because of the resignation or disqualification of a member appointed under the provisions of subsection (1) or (2), the appointing authority authorized or required to make an appointment to fill the vacancy is subject to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2).   (4) If an individual appointed under subsection (1) or (2) is not a member of either the majority party or minority party and resigns from or is otherwise disqualified from serving, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy under the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) as if the appointment were an initial appointment, and the appointing authority is not required to fill the vacancy with an individual who is a member of the same party of which the individual whose resignation or disqualification caused the vacancy.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 4, Sp. L. May 2007.