House bill NO. 529
INTRODUCED
BY T. Brockman
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO OFFICIALS COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNOR; AMENDING SECTION 2-16-204, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 2-16-204, MCA, is amended to read:
"2-16-204. Gubernatorial commissions. (1) The governor must shall commission:
(a) all officers elected by the people whose commissions are not otherwise provided for;
(b) all officers of the militia;
(c) all officers appointed by the governor or agency heads appointed by the governor with consent of the senate;
(d) United States senators.
(2) The commissions of all officers commissioned by the governor must be issued in the name of the state and must be signed by the governor and attested by the secretary of state under the great seal."
Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.