Montana State Legislature
2011-2012 Legislative Council
The Legislative Council is a statutory, bipartisan, legislative committee established in 1957. It provides ongoing leadership, direction, and foresight for the efficient operation and improvement of the Legislative Branch. It also is the administrative committee for the Legislative Services Division.
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- Agenda (As of October 31, 2012)
- Minutes -- Listen -- Watch
- Cost of 2013 Session Proceedings
- 2013 Session Employee Pay Matrix
- Caucus, Orientation, and Continuing Education Schedule
- 2012 New Legislator Orientation
- Presession Party Caucuses Schedule
- ELG Memo on K-12 Funding Study
- LC0322 - establish School Funding Interim Committee
Rules Subcommittee packet for 8/23 - Watch
- Agenda for August 24 full Legislative Council meeting
- August 23 Rules Subcommittee -- Listen - Watch
- August 24 Full Committee -- Minutes -- Listen - Watch
- Operations plan change notification
- CTA Retrocommissioning summary
- Land Transfer packet
- Computer System Plan
- Code Commissioner Report and Bill Draft
- LCLC02 - revising laws relating to legislative publications and printing
- LCLC03 - revising Computer System Planning Council laws
- LCLC04 - revising TVMT laws
- LCLC05 - revising laws relating to legislator compensation
- Standing Committee stats
- Job descriptions for legislative security proposal: Sgt-at-arms, Ass't Sgt-at-arms, Safety and Facilities Coord
- Social Media Pilot proposal
- Budget information - Budget considerations -- Legislative Branch Biennium Budget Comparison
- Proposed Rules: Table of recommended changes -- Joint Rules -- Senate Rules -- House Rules --
- Agenda
- Minutes for full Legislative Council meetings - May 2 - May 3
- Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - Rules Subcommittee - May 2 Security Subcommittee - May 2-3
- Potential caucus dates - [Adopted caucus dates]
- Legislative Orientation - proposed agenda
- 3 NEW 2013 Legislative Calendars - long transmittal - long april break - 4-day trans/5-day Easter [Adopted calendar]
- LC5555 - eliminating the publication requirement of court rules
- LCLC02 - revising laws relating to legislative publications and printing
- LCLC05 - revising laws relating to legislator compensation
- Proposed rule changes on joint revenue estimating subcommittee
- Proposed House, Senate, and Joint rule changes table
- Job descriptions for legislative security proposal: (see August 24, 2012 meeting for updated descriptions)
- Revenue estimate process (REP) roundtable
- Agenda
- March 7 Full Committee -- Minutes - Audio - Video
- March 8 Rules Subcommittee -- Minutes - Audio - Video
- Caucus, orientation, law school - proposed dates
- Legislative Calendar - proposed options and considerations
- Standing Committee Statistics - members and assigned bills
- Jan. 9 HB 642 Memo on Montana Data Center
- Jan. 23 Memo on Jurisdiction of Comm. of Pol. Practices
- Feb. 10 Memo on Revenue estimating process
- Agenda
- Minutes (Exhibits linked)
- Audio - Video
- Proposed Work Plan
- Code Commissioner statutes
- Capitol Security - Legislative Security officer proposal
- Rules, Procedures, and Guidelines for Interim Committees -- proposed amendment on phone testimony
- Business Meeting: September 15, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Room 137 State Capitol.
- Agenda
- Audio - Video
- Legislative Council Rules of Procedure - proposed change
- Minutes (Exhibits linked)
- Strategic Planning: September 15, 12:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m. & September 16, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Barrister Bed & Breakfast, 416 N. Ewing.
- Agenda
- Audio - Video
- Minutes
- Appointment to Interstate Committees: National Conference of State Legislatures and Council of State Governments, Legislative Council on River Governance.
• Committee appointments adopted: NCSL, CSG. [Review of leadership recommendations NCSL, CSG.]
• 2011 remaining budgets: NCSL, CSG, PNWER, NCCUSL, River Governance - 2011 Session Updates -- Susan Fox
•Session statistics
•Board of Labor Appeals complaint and other litigation
•2011 Feed Bill
•Ballot Issues for 11/6/2012, General Election - Interim Committee Updates -- Susan Fox
• Review of 2011 Biennium Interim Committee budgets - Budget Review
• Overview of LSD 2013 Biennium Budget
•Review and approval of LSD FY12 and FY13 operating budget:
• Program 20: 1st level, 2nd level
• Program 21: 1st level, Interim Activities & Committees
• Overview and approval of 2009 LSD Feed Bill and the Transfer of reverted appropriations to IT Reserve Account
• Approval of Request for funding from IT Reserve Account - Interim Work Plan -- potential action items
• Suggested General Work plan
- Interim Study Assignments to Interim Committees
- 2011-2012 Interim Appointments (as of 9/4/2012, subject to change, still some nonlegislative committee appointments pending)
- NCSL Appointments
- CSG Appointments
