Committee: Legislative Finance Committee
Author: Amy Carlson
Posted on October 30, 2017
The Legislative Finance Committee met on October 4-5, 2017 in Helena. The committee had a full agenda both days, with the first day used to understand the proposed executive’s expenditure reductions and hear testimony on the reductions.
Read More
Committee: Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee
Author: Trevor Graff
Posted on October 18, 2017
The 2017-2018 Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee (ETIC) will hold a conference call October 26 to discuss a letter to the Montana congressional delegation concerning recently proposed federal solar tariffs.
Read More
Committee: Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee
Author: Trevor Graff
Posted on October 16, 2017
The Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee (ETIC) reviewed Montana’s actions in the Washington Utilities Commission Colstrip rate case and furthered its studies of utility decoupling and natural gas consumer choice in the state during its September 29 meeting in Helena.
Read More
Committee: Executive Director Updates
Author: Susan Byorth Fox
Posted on October 8, 2017
Your Montana Legislative Services Division serves as a source of information and assistance 365-days a year to all 150 members of the Legislature.
Read More
Committee: Environmental Quality Council
Author: Joe Kolman
Posted on October 4, 2017
The Environmental Quality Council wants the governor to explain how terminating the chair of the Montana State Parks and Recreation Board complies with state law.
Read More
Committee: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
Author: Sue O'Connell
Posted on October 4, 2017
A subcommittee of legislators and stakeholders has begun work on a study of transparency in health care pricing by setting out the purpose, topics, and goals of the study and hearing about factors influencing the cost of health care.
Read More
Committee: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
Author: Sue O'Connell
Posted on October 4, 2017
The Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee has delayed the adoption of administrative rules that would have reduced the rates paid to health care and human services providers.
Read More
Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on October 3, 2017
The State-Tribal Relations Committee travelled to southeast Montana in September to meet with Northern Cheyenne and Crow leaders and get a hands-on look at some startup businesses, language immersion classrooms, and rehabilitation programs for women in the state’s correctional system.
Read More
Committee: Law and Justice Interim Committee
Author: Rachel Weiss
Posted on October 2, 2017
Agency introductions and oversight topics dominated the recent Law and Justice Interim Committee (LJIC) meeting. LJIC members met agency directors and staff for several executive Branch agencies and also for the Judicial Branch.
Read More
Committee: Water Policy Interim Committee
Author: Jason Mohr
Posted on October 2, 2017
The legal landscape facing the use of exempt groundwater wells has changed over the last 3 years, and the Water Policy Interim Committee plans to survey the new playing field.
Read More
PDF versions of the archived Interim Newsletters are still available to view/download.
View the Archives
