Montana Legislature Interim During the 18 month interim between legislative sessions, Montana legislators are actively working on many issues in their districts and on a state level. Listed here are state level committee, council, and commission assignments held by legislators for the 1999 -- 2001 interim.
Interim Assignments for members of the House of Representatives Name (Party) Committee Adams, Darrel (R) Ahner, Chris (R) Andersen, Joan (R) Education and Local Government Interim Committee Anderson, Shiell (R) Arnott, Peggy (R) Barnett, Joe (R) Barnhart, Beverly (D) Audit Committee Beck, Gary (D) Legislative Oversight Committee on Montana-ARCO Litigation Bergsagel, Ernest (R) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee Bitney, Rod (R) Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee Bookout-Reinicke, Sylvia (R) Brainard, Matt (R) State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee Brown, Roy (R) Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee Buzzas, Rosalie "Rosie" (D) Clark, Bob (R) Clark, Edith J. (R) State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee Clark, Paul (D) Environmental Quality Council Cobb, John (R) Curtiss, Aubyn (R) Dale, Rick (R) Davies, Bob (R) Dell, Tom (D) State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee; Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee Eggers, Bill (D) Erickson, Ron (D) Court Funding and Structure Committee Ewer, David (D) Facey, Tom (D) Education and Local Government Interim Committee Fisher, Stanley M. (R) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee Fuchs, Daniel (R) Future Fisheries Review Panel Gallus, Steven (D) Legislative Consulting Panel to the Microbusiness Advisory Council Galvin-Halcro, Kathleen (D) Gillan, Kim (D) Environmental Quality Council Golie, George (D) Grinde, Larry Hal (R) Gaming Advisory Council Guggenheim, Mary Anne (D) Legislative Audit Committee ; Local Government Funding and Structure Committee Gutsche, Gail (D) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee Hagener, Antoinette R. "Toni" (D) Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission Haines, Dick (R) Legislative Audit Committee ; Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program Advisory Committee Hanson, Marian W. (R) Harper, Hal (D) Harrington, Dan W. (D) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee Hedges, Donald (R) Hibbard, Chase (R) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee Holden, John (R) Hurdle, Joan (D) Health Care Advisory Council Jackson, Verdell (R) Workforce Investment Board Johnson, Royal C. (R) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee; Legislative Consumer Committee Jore, Rick (R) Juneau, Carol (D) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee Kasten, Betty Lou (R) Kitzenberg, Sam (R) Krenzler, Billie (D) Legislative Council Lawson, Bob (R) Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee Lenhart, Ralph (D) Lindeen, Monica J. (D) Environmental Quality Council Mangan, Jeff (D) Education and Local Government Interim Committee ; Workforce Investment Board Masolo, Gay Ann (R) Education and Local Government Interim Committee Matthews, Gary (D) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee McCann, Matt (D) Legislative Finance Committee McCulloch, Linda (D) Education and Local Government Interim Committee McGee, Daniel W. "Dan" (R) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee McKenney, Joe (R) Education and Local Government Interim Committee , Legislative Consulting Panel to the Microbusiness Advisory Council Menahan, William T. "Red" (D) Legislative Council Mercer, John A. (R) Molnar, Brad (R) Mood, Doug (R) Environmental Quality Council Noennig, Mark (R) Legislative Council ; Legislative Branch Computer Systems Planning Council Ohs, Karl (R) Legislative Council ; Montana Heritage Preservation and Development Commission Orr, Scott J. (R) Pavlovich, Robert J. "Bob" (D) Legislative Audit Committee Peck, Ray (D) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Council Quilici, Joe (D) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Council; Legislative Consumer Committee Raney, Bob (D) Legislative Finance Committee Rehbein, Jr., William (R) Rose, John "Sam" (R) Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission Ryan, Brennan (D) Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee Schmidt, Trudi (D) Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee Shockley, Jim (R) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee Simon, Bruce T. (R) Legislative Audit Committee Sliter, Paul (R) Legislative Council Smith, Frank J. (D) Soft, Loren L. (R) Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee Somerville, Roger (R) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; Legislative Oversight Committee on Montana-ARCO Litigation Squires, Carolyn M. (D) Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee Story, Jr., Robert R. (R) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; Local Government Funding and Structure Committee Stovall, Jay (R) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee Swanson, Emily (D) Legislative Council ; Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee Tash, Bill (R) Environmental Quality Council Taylor, Lila V. (R) Legislative Finance Committee Thomas, Bill (R) Trexler, Cliff (R) Tropila, Joe (D) Legislative Finance Committee Tuss, Carley (D) Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee Vick, Steve (R) Legislative Audit Committee Wagner, Douglas T. (R) Walters, Allan (R) Health Care Advisory Council Williams, Carol (D) State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee Witt, John E. (R) Legislative Finance Committee ; Court Funding and Structure Committee Wyatt, Diana E. (D) Younkin, Cindy (R) Environmental Quality Council Zook, Tom (R) Legislative Finance Committee
Interim Assignments for members of the Senate Name (Party) Bartlett, Sue (D) Law, Justice and Indian Affairs Interim Committee; State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee Beck, Thomas A. "Tom" (R) Legislative Council ; Legislative Finance Committee Berry, Dale (R) Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee ; Legislative Consulting Panel to the Microbusiness Advisory Council; Workforce Investment Board Bishop, Al (R) Bohlinger, John (R) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee Christiaens, B. F. "Chris" (D) Legislative Council ; Legislative Finance Committee Cocchiarella, Vicki (D) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; Workforce Investment Board Cole, Mack (R) Legislative Council ; Environmental Quality Council Crippen, Bruce D. (R) Legislative Council Crismore, William S. "Bill" (R) Environmental Quality Council Depratu, Bob (R) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee Devlin, Gerry (R) Doherty, Steve (D) Legislative Council ; Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Council Eck, Dorothy (D) Ekegren, E.P. "Pete" (R) State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee Ellingson, Jon (D) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; Legislative Oversight Committee on Montana-ARCO Litigation; Legislative Consulting Panel to the Microbusiness Advisory Council Ellis, Jr., Alvin A. (R) Education and Local Government Interim Committee Franklin, Eve (D) Legislative Finance Committee ; Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee ; Health Care Advisory Council Glaser, Wm. E. (Bill) (R) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee Grimes, Duane (R) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee Grosfield, Lorents (R) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee ; Local Government Funding and Structure Committee Halligan, Mike (D) Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee Hargrove, Don (R) State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee Harp, John G. (R) Hertel, John R. (R) Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee Holden, Ric (R) Jabs, Reiny (R) Legislative Audit Committee Jergeson, Greg (D) Legislative Finance Committee ; Education and Local Government Interim Committee Keating, Thomas F. (R) Keenan, Bob (R) Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee ; Health Care Advisory Council Lynch, John "J.D." (D) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Council; Legislative Consumer Committee Mahlum, Dale (R) Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee; Legislative Oversight Committee on Montana-ARCO Litigation; Montana Heritage Preservation and Development Commission; Gaming Advisory Council McCarthy, Bea (D) Environmental Quality Council ; Education and Local Government Interim Committee ; Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission McNutt, Walter L. (R) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Council; Legislative Consumer Committee; Court Funding and Structure Committee Mesaros, Kenneth "Ken" (R) Environmental Quality Council Miller, Ken (R) Legislative Audit Committee Mohl, Arnie A. (R) Legislative Finance Committee Nelson, Linda (D) Legislative Audit Committee ; Law, Justice, and Indian Affairs Interim Committee ; Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program Advisory Committee; Local Government Funding and Structure Committee Roush, Glenn (D) Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee; State Administration, Public Retirement, and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee Shea, Debbie (D) Legislative Council ; Business, Labor, and Agriculture Interim Committee Sprague, Mike (R) Education and Local Government Interim Committee ; Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee Stang, Barry "Spook" (D) Legislative Audit Committee ; Environmental Quality Council Swysgood, Charles "Chuck" (R) Legislative Finance Committee ; Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission Taylor, Mike (R) Legislative Audit Committee Tester, Jon (D) Legislative Audit Committee ; Environmental Quality Council ; Education and Local Government Interim Committee ; Court Funding and Structure Committee Thomas, Fred (R) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Committee Toews, Daryl (R) Education and Local Government Interim Committee Waterman, Mignon (D) Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee ; Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee Wells, Jack (R) Future Fisheries Review Panel Wilson, Bill (D) Electric Utility Restructuring Transition Advisory Council
