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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 1. General Provisions -- Licenses › 5-7-120. Full disclosure of public expenditures on federal lobbying

5-7-120. Full disclosure of public expenditures on federal lobbying.
(1) Each quarter of a fiscal year that a state agency or a local government, as the terms are defined in 2-2-102, makes an expenditure for the services of a lobbyist to lobby an elected federal official or an appointee of an elected federal official, the state agency or local government shall make readily available for public inspection upon request a summary report itemizing each lobbying service provided and how much money was spent for each service.
(2) Each state agency and local government subject to subsection (1) shall:
(a) designate an office from which a copy of the report may be obtained; and
(b) post a copy of the report to the agency's or local government's website on the internet, if the agency or local government has a website.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) "expenditure" means a payment by the state agency or local government or a payment by a contractor of the state agency or local government; and
(b) "lobbying" means the practice of promoting or opposing an official action by an elected federal official or an appointee of an elected federal official.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 241, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 6, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-201. Docket -- contents

5-7-201. Docket -- contents.
The commissioner shall make available to the public the information required by this chapter, including but not limited to the name and business address of each lobbyist, the name and business address of the lobbyist's principal, and the subject or subjects to which the employment relates or a statement that the employment relates to all matters in which the principal has an interest. The docket entry for each principal must also indicate the date of receipt of the principal's lobbying reports as required by 5-7-208.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 43-805(part); amd. Sec. 5, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 91, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 245, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-202. Docket -- public record

5-7-202. Docket -- public record.
Such docket shall be a public record and open to the inspection of any individual upon demand at any time during the regular business hours of the office of the commissioner.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 43-805(part); amd. Sec. 6, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-203. Principal -- name of lobbyist on docket

5-7-203. Principal -- name of lobbyist on docket.
Each principal who employs a lobbyist shall within 1 week after the employment cause the name of the lobbyist to be entered upon the docket. It is also the duty of the lobbyist to enter the lobbyist's name upon the docket. Upon the termination of employment, that fact may be entered opposite the name of the lobbyist either by the lobbyist or by the principal.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 157, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 43-804; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 3, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 246, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-204. Updating docket

5-7-204. Updating docket.
Any principal employing any lobbyist shall, when further subjects of legislation are introduced or arise which such lobbyist is to promote or oppose, make or cause to be made additional entries in the docket stating such employment so that the docket will show at all times all subjects of legislation in relation to which the lobbyist is employed or the general statement provided in 5-7-201.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 43-805(2).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-205. Repealed

5-7-205. Repealed.
Sec. 20, Initiative No. 85, 1980.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 43-805(3).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-206. Repealed

5-7-206. Repealed.
Sec. 20, Initiative No. 85, 1980.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 157, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-806(2).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-207. Report to legislature

5-7-207. Report to legislature.
Beginning with the first Tuesday following the beginning of any regular or special session of the legislature and on the first Tuesday of every month thereafter during which the legislature is in session, the commissioner shall make available from the commissioner's records a report to each member of each house of the legislature containing the names of lobbyists registered under this chapter, not previously reported, the names of the principals whom they represent as lobbyists, and the subjects of legislation in which each principal is interested.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 43-805(part); amd. Sec. 7, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 349, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-209. Payments prohibited unless reported -- penalty for late filing, failure to report, or false statement

5-7-209. Payments prohibited unless reported -- penalty for late filing, failure to report, or false statement.
A principal may not make payments to influence official action by any legislator or the legislature unless that principal files the reports required under this chapter. A principal who fails to file a required report within the time required by this chapter is subject to the penalties provided in 5-7-305 and 5-7-306(1). A principal who knowingly files a false, erroneous, or incomplete statement commits the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities.
History: En. Sec. 12, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 31, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 402, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 6, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-210. Reimbursement

5-7-210. Reimbursement.
Whenever a lobbyist invites a legislator to attend a function that the lobbyist or the lobbyist's principal has fully or partially funded or sponsored or whenever a lobbyist offers a legislator a gift, the lobbyist shall, upon request, supply the recipient legislator with the benefit's true or estimated cost and allow the legislator to reimburse. The expenditures must be itemized in the principal's reports with a notation "reimbursed by benefactee".
History: En. Sec. 13, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 247, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 6, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-211. Governmental responses not lobbying payments

5-7-211. Governmental responses not lobbying payments.
Budget preparation or response to requests of a house or committee of the legislature by any governmental entity shall not be considered lobbying payments for the purposes of this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 14, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 2. Registration and Reports › 5-7-212. Audit of lobbying reports

5-7-212. Audit of lobbying reports.
(1) The commissioner may audit the reports filed under 5-7-208 and shall investigate any irregularities and report any apparent violations of this chapter to the attorneys having authority to prosecute. The lobbyist is required to provide and the principal is required to obtain and keep for a period of 3 years from the date of filing all records supporting the reports filed under 5-7-208.
(2) All records under subsection (1) must be open to inspection on request of the commissioner or an attorney having authority to prosecute violations of this chapter. The commissioner and the attorneys are given the power to:
(a) subpoena and compel attendance;
(b) issue enforceable civil investigative demands;
(c) take evidence; and
(d) require the production of any books, correspondence, memoranda, bank account statements, or other records which are relevant or material for the purpose of conducting any investigation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 15, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 91, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 498, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 3. Prohibitions -- Enforcement › 5-7-301. Prohibition of practice without license and registration

5-7-301. Prohibition of practice without license and registration.
(1) An individual may not practice as a lobbyist unless that individual has been licensed under 5-7-103 and listed on the docket as employed in respect to all the matters that the individual is promoting or opposing.
(2) A principal may not directly or indirectly authorize or permit any lobbyist employed by that principal to practice lobbying until the lobbyist is licensed and the names of the lobbyist and the principal are entered on the docket.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 157, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-806(part); amd. Sec. 8, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 248, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 3. Prohibitions -- Enforcement › 5-7-302. Unprofessional conduct

5-7-302. Unprofessional conduct.
No lobbyist or principal shall engage in or directly or indirectly authorize any unprofessional conduct.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 157, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-806(part); amd. Secs. 9, 10, I.M. No. 85, approved Nov. 4, 1980; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 568, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 3. Prohibitions -- Enforcement › 5-7-303. Repealed

5-7-303. Repealed.
Sec. 20, Initiative No. 85, 1980.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 157, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-806(3).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 3. Prohibitions -- Enforcement › 5-7-304. Repealed

5-7-304. Repealed.
Sec. 20, Initiative No. 85, 1980.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 157, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 43-807.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 3. Prohibitions -- Enforcement › 5-7-306. Civil penalties for delays in filing -- option for hearing -- suspension of penalty

5-7-306. Civil penalties for delays in filing -- option for hearing -- suspension of penalty.
(1) In addition to any other penalties or remedies established by this chapter, a person who fails to file a report within the time required by this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of $50 for each working day that the report is late until the report is filed or until the penalties reach a maximum of $2,500 for each late report.
(2) The penalty imposed in subsection (1) is not subject to the procedural requirements of 5-7-305 and must be applied if a person fails to meet the requirements of 5-7-108(3).
(3) A person against whom a civil penalty is imposed pursuant to subsection (1) may request, within 10 days of receiving a notice of imposition of a civil penalty, a hearing before the commissioner. Upon receipt of a timely request, the commissioner shall hold an informal contested case hearing as provided in Title 2, chapter 4, part 6. Upon the filing of a timely request for a hearing, the imposition of the daily civil penalty provided for in this section must be suspended until the commissioner issues a decision. At the hearing, the commissioner shall consider any factors or circumstances in mitigation and may reduce or waive the civil penalty.
(4) All civil penalties imposed pursuant to this section must be deposited in the state general fund.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 31, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 7. Lobbying › Part 3. Prohibitions -- Enforcement › 5-7-310. Prohibition of lobbying by former government personnel

5-7-310. Prohibition of lobbying by former government personnel.
(1) An individual may not be licensed as a lobbyist and a principal may not directly authorize or permit lobbying by an individual if during the 24 months prior to applying for a license that individual served as a state legislator, elected state official, department director, appointed state official, or member of a certain personal staff, as defined by 2-18-101.
(2) The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply to an individual who seeks a license to serve as a lobbyist as part of the individual's responsibilities as an employee of state or local government.
History: En. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 153, approved Nov. 7, 2006.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-101. Appointment and composition of council

5-11-101. Appointment and composition of council.
(1) There is a legislative council. Subject to subsection (2), the legislative council consists of:
(a) the speaker of the house, the minority leader of the house, and, subject to 5-5-234, four members chosen by the speaker of the house, two from the majority party and two from the minority party; and
(b) the president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, and, subject to 5-5-234, four members chosen by the committee on committees, two from the majority party and two from the minority party.
(2) If a legislator is or would be a member of the legislative council by virtue of a legislative leadership position and the legislator will not serve in the following legislative session because of term limits, the legislator may designate another member of the same house and the same political party to serve on the legislative council in the legislator's place.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-709(1); amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 4, Sp. L. May 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-102. Term

5-11-102. Term.
Membership on the council is for 2 years while the member remains qualified and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Members required to be appointed by leadership under 5-11-101 must be appointed immediately following organization of the senate and the house of representatives as provided in 5-2-212 and 5-2-213.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-709(2); amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-103. Vacancies

5-11-103. Vacancies.
A vacancy on the legislative council must be filled by the selection of another member by the same method as the original appointment.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-709(3); amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-104. Officers -- rules of procedure -- records

5-11-104. Officers -- rules of procedure -- records.
(1) The legislative council shall organize immediately following appointment by electing one of its members as its presiding officer and by electing other officers from among its membership that the council considers appropriate. The presiding officer may not be from the same chamber for more than a 2-year period from appointment. If a party has a majority of both chambers, the presiding officer must be from that party.
(2) The council may adopt rules of procedure, make arrangements for its meetings, and carry out the purpose for which it is created. The council shall keep accurate records of its activities and proceedings.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 431, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 43-715; amd. Sec. 249, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 432, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-105. Powers and duties of council

5-11-105. Powers and duties of council.
(1) The legislative council shall:
(a) employ and, in accordance with the rules for classification and pay established as provided in this section, set the salary of an executive director of the legislative services division, who serves at the pleasure of and is responsible to the legislative council;
(b) with the concurrence of the legislative audit committee and the legislative finance committee, adopt rules for classification and pay of legislative branch employees, other than those of the office of consumer counsel;
(c) with the concurrence of the legislative audit committee and the legislative finance committee, adopt rules governing personnel management of branch employees, other than those of the office of consumer counsel;
(d) adopt procedures to administer legislator claims for reimbursements authorized by law for interim activity;
(e) establish time schedules and deadlines for the interim committees of the legislature, including dates for requesting bills and completing interim work;
(f) review proposed legislation for agencies or entities that are not assigned to an interim committee, as provided in 5-5-223 through 5-5-228, or to the environmental quality council, as provided in 75-1-324;
(g) review proposed statewide initiatives as defined in 13-27-110 and vote to either support or not support the placement of the text of the proposed statewide initiative on the ballot in accordance with 13-27-228; and
(h) perform other duties assigned by law.
(2) If a question of statewide importance arises when the legislature is not in session and a legislative interim committee has not been assigned to consider the question, the legislative council shall assign the question to an appropriate interim committee, as provided in 5-5-202, or to the appropriate statutorily created committee.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-710; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 596, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 1, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 265, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 554, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 647, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-106. Authority to investigate and examine

5-11-106. Authority to investigate and examine.
The legislative services division, on behalf of standing committees, select committees, or interim committees and any subcommittees of those committees, may investigate and examine state governmental activities and may examine and inspect all records, books, and files of any department, agency, commission, board, or institution of the state of Montana.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 431, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 43-712; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 210, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-107. Powers relating to hearings

5-11-107. Powers relating to hearings.
(1) In the discharge of its duties, a statutory committee or an interim committee may hold hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony, and cause depositions of witnesses to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for taking depositions in civil actions in district court.
(2) If a person disobeys a subpoena issued by a statutory committee or an interim committee or if a witness refuses to testify on any matters regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, the district court of any county shall, on application of the committee, compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from a district court or a refusal to testify in the district court.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-713; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 19, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-111. Legislative services division

5-11-111. Legislative services division.
There is a legislative services division under the direction of an executive director employed by the legislative council under 5-11-105. The executive director may engage personnel and consultants to fulfill the duties of the legislative services division within the limits of appropriations to the legislative services division. The executive director shall fix the compensation of the employees of the legislative services division in accordance with the rules for classification and pay adopted by the legislative council.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 1974; effective date amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-711(1); amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-112. Functional organization and responsibilities

5-11-112. Functional organization and responsibilities.
(1) The legislative council may establish a functional organization within the legislative services division in order to effectively and efficiently carry out all of the responsibilities delegated to the division by law or legislative rule. The responsibilities of the legislative services division include the following:
(a) document services:
(i) bill drafting and preparation for introduction;
(ii) engrossing and enrolling;
(iii) distribution of legislative bills and information;
(iv) coordination of legislative printing; and
(v) publication of legislative records;
(b) research and reference services:
(i) general and specialized legislative research; and
(ii) legislative reference and information;
(c) legal services:
(i) legal review of draft bills;
(ii) legal counseling on legislative matters;
(iii) legal support for consolidated entities; and
(iv) support for the functions of the code commissioner provided in 1-11-201;
(d) committee services:
(i) research, legal, and administrative staff support for consolidated committees as assigned, including support for interim committees organized under Title 5, chapter 5, part 2; and
(ii) research and legal support for legislative standing and select committees;
(e) broadcasting services, in accordance with Title 5, chapter 11, part 11;
(f) management and business services:
(i) financial records;
(ii) claims and payrolls;
(iii) coordination of procurement of printing, supplies, and equipment; and
(iv) maintenance of property inventories;
(g) personnel and administrative services:
(i) rules for classification and pay; and
(ii) personnel and administrative policies; and
(h) information technology services:
(i) legislative branch network support services;
(ii) application support and development;
(iii) communications support and coordination; and
(iv) information technology planning.
(2) The responsibilities of the legislative services division must be fulfilled collaboratively with consolidated entities whenever the efficient operation of the legislative branch is served.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 34, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 431, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 1974; effective date amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-711(2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 608, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 302, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 557, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 1. Composition -- Powers and Duties -- Personnel › 5-11-120. Legislative branch retirement termination reserve account

5-11-120. Legislative branch retirement termination reserve account.
(1) There is a legislative branch retirement termination reserve account in the state special revenue fund. Money may be deposited in the account through an allocation of money to the account or as provided in 17-7-304.
(2) (a) The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the legislative services division to be used only for staff retirement termination pay in the legislative branch.
(b) The money in the account may be expended only with the approval of the appropriate branch division director for eligible termination pay expenditures for division staff.
(3) The account is limited to an amount to be calculated at the beginning of each biennium based on an analysis by branch division directors of the staff eligible for retirement within the biennium. For the 2009 biennium, the limit is set at $400,000.
(4) The money in the account must be invested pursuant to Title 17, chapter 6. The income and earnings on the account must be deposited in the account.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 309, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-201. Journals -- how authenticated -- filing

5-11-201. Journals -- how authenticated -- filing.
The journal of the senate must be authenticated by the signature of the president and the journal of the house of representatives by the signature of the speaker. Each authenticated journal must be filed with the secretary of state. A copy of each authenticated journal must be filed with the legislative services division.
History: En. Sec. 203, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 70, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 68, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 256; re-en. Sec. 68, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 43-304; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 22, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-202. Printing of session laws

5-11-202. Printing of session laws.
The legislative services division shall deliver to the appropriate printer, at the earliest practicable day after the final adjournment of each session of the legislature, copies of all laws and resolutions passed or adopted during the session. The session laws must be delivered to the appropriate printer in the form provided for in 5-11-205 and 5-11-206.
History: En. 43-711.1 by Sec. 3, Ch. 96, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 43-711.1; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 22, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-203. Distribution of session laws -- examination of journals

5-11-203. Distribution of session laws -- examination of journals.
(1) Immediately after the session laws are published, the legislative services division shall distribute them.
(2) The legislative services division shall make the house and senate journals available for examination or copying by the public as provided in Title 2, chapter 6, part 10. The legislative services division may publish the journals in an electronic format.
(3) The following entities may receive the number of copies of session laws listed at no cost:
(a) to the library of congress, eight copies;
(b) to the state library, two copies;
(c) to the state historical library, two copies;
(d) to the state law librarian, four copies for the use of the library and additional copies as may be required for exchange with libraries and institutions maintained by other states and territories and public libraries;
(e) to the library of each custodial institution, one copy;
(f) to each Montana member of congress, each United States district judge in Montana, each of the judges of the state supreme and district courts, and each of the state officers as defined in 2-2-102, one copy;
(g) to any agency, board, commission, or office of the state, other than a state officer, and to any other subdivision of the state upon request and approval by the legislative council, one copy;
(h) to each member of the legislature, the secretary of the senate, and the chief clerk of the house of representatives from the session at which the laws were adopted, one copy;
(i) to each of the community college districts of the state, as defined in 20-15-101, and each unit of the Montana university system, one copy;
(j) to each county clerk, one copy for the use of the county; and
(k) to each county attorney and to each clerk of a district court, one copy.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1907; re-en. Sec. 155, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 135, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 22, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 135, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1937; Sec. 82-2203, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 43-711.2 and amd. by Sec. 4, Ch. 96, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-711.2; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 65, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 3, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 22, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 348, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-204. Secretary of state to assign chapter numbers to new laws

5-11-204. Secretary of state to assign chapter numbers to new laws.
The secretary of state shall, when bills passed by any legislature are filed in the secretary's office as directed in 5-4-302 and 5-4-305, note on the bill the date of filing and number the bills, except resolutions, in the order of their reception, chapter 1 and upwards, using Arabic numerals.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 162, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 141, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 141, L. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 82-2209; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 250, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-205. Publication of laws -- format

5-11-205. Publication of laws -- format.
(1) The legislative services division shall publish all laws and resolutions passed or adopted by each session of the legislature in a publication to be known as the Laws of Montana.
(2) Laws of each session must be printed in the Laws of Montana in the order that they have been filed in the office of the secretary of state with the chapter number assigned by the secretary of state as the heading. The chapter number must also appear as part of each page heading. In all laws containing amendments to an existing law, the new parts designated in the act by underlining must be printed in italics in the Laws of Montana and deleted provisions must be shown as stricken. The senate or house bill number may be omitted from each act.
(3) Reference to the laws of a legislative session may be made as follows: "Chapter.... (giving number), Laws of.... (giving the year enacted)".
(4) Resolutions adopted by each session of the legislature must be printed in a separate section of the Laws of Montana with the type of resolution and its number as a heading.
(5) The legislative services division shall also publish in the Laws of Montana the indexes required by 5-11-206.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 17, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 163, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 142, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 142, L. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1939; Sec. 82-2210, R.C.M. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 59, L. 1973; redes. 43-711.3 and amd. by Sec. 5, Ch. 96, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 43-711.3; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 95, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-206. Index -- list

5-11-206. Index -- list.
(1) The legislative services division shall prepare a suitable index of all the laws and resolutions passed or adopted at each session of the legislature. The index must be a thorough index of the laws and resolutions and of each subject contained in or covered by the laws and resolutions, together with a cross-index to assist in readily finding any subject contained in each volume. A separate index must be prepared for appropriation bills passed by each session of the legislature.
(2) For the purpose of uniformity in indexes, the index of each succeeding publication of the session laws must conform as nearly as practicable with those of the volumes preceding it.
(3) There must also be prepared for each publication of the session laws a "code sections affected list" showing what sections of the Montana Code Annotated have been amended or repealed by any laws enacted by that session of the legislature.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 153, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 128, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 44-411; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 95, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-207. Description of county boundaries included in session laws

5-11-207. Description of county boundaries included in session laws.
The legislative services division shall include in the published session laws a description of the county boundaries of any new counties of the state created by petition and election, commencing with counties created after January 1, 1921, by inserting in each set of session laws new counties that have been created since the publication of the laws of the previous session.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 67, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 143, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 143, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 82-2211, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 43-711.4 and amd. by Sec. 6, Ch. 96, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 43-711.4; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-208. Expenses

5-11-208. Expenses.
The expenses incurred by the legislative services division in carrying into effect 5-11-202, 5-11-203, and 5-11-205 through 5-11-207 must be paid out of money appropriated for that purpose.
History: En. Sec. 409, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 164, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 144, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 144, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 97, L. 1961; Sec. 82-2212, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 43-711.5 and amd. by Sec. 7, Ch. 96, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 43-711.5; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 545, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-209. Codes -- availability to legislators -- reserved for use by legislative committees -- state government employees

5-11-209. Codes -- availability to legislators -- reserved for use by legislative committees -- state government employees.
(1) When it becomes available after each regular legislative session, each legislator is entitled to purchase for $10 each one set of the printed and bound Montana Code Annotated statute text and histories. A legislator is entitled to receive one electronic version of the Montana Code Annotated that is produced for sale to the public on computer-readable media at no charge.
(2) The legislative services division shall reserve 50 sets of the printed versions of Montana Code Annotated statute text and histories for the use of the standing and select committees of the legislature.
(3) A state agency is entitled to order and receive electronic versions of the Montana Code Annotated on computer-readable media for use by state government employees for state work purposes at a cost that is commensurate with the royalty fee charged by a third-party vendor and any associated costs incurred by the legislative services division for administering deployment of the computer-readable media.
(4) Costs associated with providing printed and bound sets and electronic versions of the Montana Code Annotated as required by this section must be paid out of the state special revenue fund account established under 1-11-301.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means a department, board, commission, office, bureau, or other public authority of state government.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 382, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 412, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 548, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-210. Clearinghouse for reports to legislature

5-11-210. Clearinghouse for reports to legislature.
(1) An entity required to report to the legislature in accordance with 5-11-222 shall provide to the executive director of the legislative services division:
(a) the final title of the report;
(b) an abstract or description of the contents of the report, not to exceed 50 words, including reference to the statute establishing the required report;
(c) if the report is available electronically, its location on the internet and an electronic copy of the report; and
(d) unless provided electronically in accordance with subsection (1)(c), a paper copy of the report with a recommendation on how many additional hard copies should be printed for the legislature.
(2) The legislative services division may require that a paper copy of a report provided in accordance with subsection (1)(d) be submitted in an electronic format.
(3) Costs of preparing and distributing a report to the legislature, including writing, printing, postage, distribution, and all other costs, accrue to the reporting agency. Costs incurred in meeting the requirements of this section may not accrue to the legislative services division.
(4) The executive director of the legislative services division shall prepare a list of all reports required to be presented to the legislature in accordance with 5-11-222.
(5) (a) The executive director shall, as soon as possible following a general election, provide to each holdover senator, senator-elect, and representative-elect a list of the reports available. Legislators may then request copies of reports included on the list.
(b) The executive director of the legislative services division shall provide either paper copies or electronic copies of reports requested pursuant to subsection (5)(a) by either providing links to electronic copies or by delivering paper copies of the reports during the first week of the legislative session.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 7, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 274, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 210, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 285, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 126, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 261, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 496, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-211. Definitions

5-11-211. Definitions.
For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "One complete set" means one copy of each item of the proceedings of a session, regular or special, of the legislature.
(2) "Person" means any person, firm, corporation, or association.
(3) "Proceedings of the legislature" means status sheets, daily journals, reproduced bills, reproduced resolutions, printed bills, printed resolutions, and amendments thereto, together with such other related documents as the legislative council may choose to include.
(4) "Session Laws" for a particular year means the laws and resolutions passed or adopted by that year's session of the legislature.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 292, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 43-901; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 638, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-212. Fees for proceedings

5-11-212. Fees for proceedings.
(1) A complete set of the proceedings of a regular or special session of the legislature may be purchased from the legislative services division for the amount prescribed by the legislative council. Upon receipt of payment, the executive director of the legislative services division shall supply the purchaser with a complete set of the proceedings.
(2) A purchaser who requests that a set of the proceedings be mailed shall pay an additional fee as prescribed by the council for each complete set that is mailed.
(3) Single copies of bills, resolutions, or amendments to bills or resolutions may be purchased from the legislative services division for a price varying with the length of the document as prescribed by the legislative council.
(4) Single copies of status sheets or status of proceedings may be purchased from the legislative services division for a price per copy as prescribed by the legislative council. A person may subscribe to receive daily copies of the status sheets or status of proceedings by mail for a fee set by the legislative council to cover the costs of the service.
(5) The executive director of the legislative services division shall account for all funds collected under this section and shall transmit the funds to the treasurer of the state of Montana, who shall credit them to the general fund.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 223, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 5, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 292, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 309, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-902; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 138, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 638, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 42, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-213. Exclusions

5-11-213. Exclusions.
Each general circulation newspaper published in Montana and each radio or television station broadcasting in Montana that has registered with the executive director of the legislative services division is exempt from 5-11-212 and shall receive one complete set of the proceedings of the legislature for the ensuing biennium without charge.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 223, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 292, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 43-903; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 64, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 638, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 42, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-214. Exemptions from fees

5-11-214. Exemptions from fees.
All elected state officials, state department heads, the state law library, and county clerk and recorders shall be exempted from 5-11-212.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 223, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 292, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 43-904.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 2. Dissemination of Laws and Proceedings › 5-11-221. Repealed

5-11-221. Repealed.
Sec. 48, Ch. 19, L. 2011.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 3. Interstate, International, and Intergovernmental Cooperation › 5-11-301. Repealed

5-11-301. Repealed.
Sec. 5, Ch. 232, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 72, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 82-2112; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 8, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 630, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 545, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 349, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 3. Interstate, International, and Intergovernmental Cooperation › 5-11-302. Repealed

5-11-302. Repealed.
Sec. 49, Ch. 19, L. 1999.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 72, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 82-2113.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 3. Interstate, International, and Intergovernmental Cooperation › 5-11-303. Definitions

5-11-303. Definitions.
For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Intergovernmental entity" means an organization, committee, delegation, or association of local, state, tribal, regional, or international governmental bodies.
(2) "International entity" means an organization, committee, delegation, or association that fosters and encourages cooperation, information exchange, or relations among nations.
(3) "Interstate entity" means an organization, committee, delegation, or association that fosters and encourages cooperation, information exchange, or relations among states.
(4) "Member" or "membership" means the authority to represent the Montana legislature for voting purposes in an interstate, international, or intergovernmental entity.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 232, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 5. Legislative Branch › Chapter 11. Legislative Council and Publication of Laws › Part 3. Interstate, International, and Intergovernmental Cooperation › 5-11-304. Legislative council's role in interstate, international, and intergovernmental cooperation

5-11-304. Legislative council's role in interstate, international, and intergovernmental cooperation.
The legislative council shall:
(1) encourage the state of Montana to develop and maintain mutually constructive contact and relations with interstate, international, and intergovernmental entities;
(2) promote mutually beneficial exchanges of information between the state of Montana and interstate, international, and intergovernmental entities;
(3) endeavor to advance cooperation between the state of Montana and interstate, international, and intergovernmental entities; and
(4) facilitate participation of the state of Montana as a member of appropriate interstate, international, and intergovernmental entities.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 232, L. 2003.