Montana State Legislature
Senate Select Committee on Judicial Oversight and Reform
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MEETING INFORMATION
Council meetings are open to the public.
All meetings are streamed and archived under the "Watch & Listen" tab of the leg.mt.gov site.
NEXT MEETING
July 15, 2024
8:00 a.m.
Montana Capitol Room TBD and Zoom
Helena, MT
MEETING MATERIALS
Meeting Materials will be posted once available.
FUTURE MEETING DATES
TBD
Voting Members
- Senate President Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton (Chair)
- Senate Majority Whip Barry Usher, R-Yellowstone/Musselshell (Vice Chair)
- Senate Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick, R-Great Falls
- Senate Majority Whip Tom McGillvray, R-Billings
- Senate Majority Whip Steve Hinebauch, R-Wibaux
- Sen. Wendy McKamey, R-Great Falls
- Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila
- Sen. Chris Friedel, R-Billings
- Sen. Mark Noland, R-Bigfork
- Sen. Daniel Emrich, R-Great Falls
- Sen. Jen Gross, D-Billings
- Sen. Shane Morigeau, D-Missoula
- Sen. Mary Ann Dunwell, D-Helena
- Sen. Janet Ellis, D-Helena
- Sen. Andrea Olsen, D-Missoula
Non-voting Members
- House Majority Leader Sue Vinton, R-Billings
- Rep. Lyn Hellegaard, R-Missoula
- Rep. Fiona Nave, R-Columbus
- Andrew Billstein, Billings, Public Member
- Joan Mell, Hamilton, Public Member
- Jim Ramlow, Whitefish, Public Member
Staff
- Jerry Howe, Executive Director, Legislative Services Division
- Rachel Weiss, Research Director, Legislative Services Division
Past Meetings and Materials:
June 12, 2024
Overview of Marbury v. Madison
Overview of Certain Legal Terms
Bill Litigation Materials
- Legal Review of Montana Proposed Legislation Presentation
- 2024 Bill Draft Legal Review Memo
- MDC v. Jacobsen: Synopsis of Case
- MDC v. Jacobsen: Opinion
- Standard of Review
- 2021 Election Law Litigation at the District Court Level
- 2021 Litigation Tracking
- 2023 Litigation Tracking
- 2023 Legislative Session Facts
- Veto Memo
Enacted Legislation Regarding Court Rules of Procedures and Article VII, Section 2, of the MT Constitution
Overview of Legal Review Notes, Amendments with Legal Challenges, and Litigation Relating to the 2021 and 2023 Sessions, Including SB 442 (2023)
June 13, 2024
Overview of Court Opinions on Ballot Initiatives (Legislative and Citizen)
- Initiative and Referendum Overview
- Ballot Issue No. 14 (2023) (now CI-128)
- Legislative Services Division Review Letter for CI-128
- Attorney General Legal Insufficiency Letter for CI-128
- Montana Supreme Court Opinion Finding Legal Sufficiency for CI-128
- Montana Supreme Court Opinion Revising Ballot Statements for CI-128
- Letter from Secretary of State to Speaker and President Regarding CI-128
- Legislative Subpoena to Secretary of State dated April 2, 2024
- Montana Supreme Court Order dated April 3, 2024 for CI-128
- Law and Justice Interim Committee Letter to Secretary of State for CI-128
Meeting Materials
Federal Constitution
Amendments to Federal Constitution
Montana Constitution, including Amendments
U.S. and Montana Constitutions - page numbers added
Constitutions 101 - Jim Ramlow
Legislative Authority MEMO - Todd Everts, Chief Legal Counsel
Legislative Investigative Powers General Statutory Provisions
Voter Information Pamphlet Montana Constitution - June 6, 1972
Documentary History of the Ratification of the Montana Constitution - Miscellaneous Documents
Barrett v. State of Montana, 2024 MT 86
Letter from Democratic Senators
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