Law & Justice Interim Committee
2005-2006

Committee Staff

Sheri Heffelfinger, Lead Staff
Valencia Lane, Attorney
Fong Hom, Secretary
Phone:(406)444-3064
FAX:(406)444-3036
e-mail: sheffelfinger@mt.gov

General Information

Statutory Duties

Membership

Updated Work Plan

Meeting Information

*NOTE: Meeting notices, agendas, minutes and staff reports are posted below as soon as they become available. Minutes are generally not available until 2 or 3 weeks after the meeting. Audio tapes of the meetings are available upon request.

Meeting dates	Locations	Study/ Activity	Agendas	Minutes	Staff Reports
Calendar 2005
July 26	Rm 102, Capitol	Study Plan	Agenda	Minutes	Study Plan Proposal
Sep. 21	Rm 102, Capitol	SJR 6	Agenda	Minutes	SJR 6: Background Report: Civil Legal Services PowerPoint Slides PDF or PPT
Sep. 22	Rm 102, Capitol	SJR 40	Agenda	Minutes	SJR 40: Background Report: County Attorney Services PowerPoint Slides PDF or PPT
Nov. 17	Rm 102, Capitol	SJR 6 & SJR 40	Agenda	Minutes	SJR 6: Defining Needs and What Comes Next SJR 40: Spreadsheets & Analysis of County Data (EXCEL Workbook & PDF of Bullet Points)
Calendar 2006
Jan. 19	Rm 102, Capitol	SJR 6	Agenda	Minutes	SJR 6: Options to Support Pro Se Statewide
Feb. 17	Rm 152, Capitol	SJR 6: Subcommittee	Agenda	Minutes
March 22-23	Billings Sheraton	SJR 6, SJR 40	Agenda	3/22/06 Sub 3/23/06 Full	Pro Se Subcommittee: LCpro1 bill draft and Comments
May 11-12	Rm 137 Capitol	SJR 6, SJR 40 Agency Legislation. JDIP	Agenda	5/11/06 5/12/06	SJR40 LC 71 - Bill Draft Summary of LC 71 SJR6 LC 72 - Subcommittee Mark-up LC 72 - Clean Bill Draft Subcommittee Report on LC 72 Rule Review Issue Legal memo on JDIP Audit Report on JDIP Audit Summary on JDIP
June 29-30	44 W. Park St., Butte	SJR 6, SJR 40 Public Defender HJR 15	Agenda	6/29/06 6/30/06	LC71rv -- prosecution services LC72rv -- self-help law project Public Defender Info. Packet HJR 15
August 7	MACo Conference Room	Public Defender Subcommittee	Agenda	Minutes	LSD staff report MACo summary Gov's Budget Office chart
Aug. 31	Rm 102 Capitol	Final Recommendations	Agenda	Minutes	LC0071-Prosecution Services Act LC0072-Access to Civil Justice Act LC8888 - funding adjustments, public defender system Summary of LC8888 Discussion

Committee Activities

Assigned Studies

SJR 6 - Civil Legal Services for Moderate to Low Income Montanans
SJR 40 - County Attorney Services for the State and Counties
HJR 15 - Sentencing Equity

State Agency Monitoring - Rule Review Matters

Judicial Branch
Department of Justice
Department of Corrections
Public Defender Commission

Committee Legislation

LC 71 - General Revision of Prosecution Services Act
LC 72 - Access to Civil Legal Services Act
LC888 - Entitlement share adjustment, Public Defender Act (official LC # pending)

How to Contact Us

Legislative Services Division
PO Box 201706
Helena, MT 59620-1706
Phone: (406)444-3064
FAX: (406)444-3036

Last Modified: 9/15/2008 2:56:22 PM

Law & Justice Interim Committee 2005-2006