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BILL NO.
INTRODUCED BY
(Primary Sponsor)
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING AN ELECTRONIC VISUAL PRESENTATION TO A BODY OR COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATURE WITHOUT PAYMENT OF A FEE TO THE PENSION TRUST FUNDS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 5-5-215, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
NEW SECTION. Section 1. Electronic visual presentation to legislative body or committee prohibited without payment of fee. (1) An individual may not make a slide or other electronic visual presentation to the house or senate or to a standing or interim committee of the legislature unless a fee is paid as provided in this section by the individual intending to make the presentation.
(2) The fee is in the amount of $250 for a presentation of up to 5 minutes in length and $500 for a presentation of more than 5 minutes in length. The presiding officer of the body or committee before whom the presentation is to be made may, in the presiding officer's discretion, waive the fee required by this section.
(3) The fee required by subsection (1) must be deposited in the state special revenue fund and must be appropriated to the pension trust funds established in 19-2-501.
(4) This section does not apply to a presentation made by a member of the legislature or a member of the staff of the legislature or to a presentation required by the house or senate or by a standing or interim committee of the legislature.
(5) The house and senate may adopt rules, and the legislative council and the public employees' retirement board may adopt rules of procedure to implement this section.
Section 2. Section 5-5-215, MCA, is amended to read:
"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 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; and
(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.
(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.
(4) An individual intending to make an electronic visual presentation before an interim committee shall comply with the provisions of [section 1]."
NEW SECTION. Section 3. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 5, chapter 5, part 2, and the provisions of Title 5, chapter 5, part 2, apply to [section 1].
NEW SECTION. Section 4. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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