Montana Code 5-12-202. Appointment of members
5-12-202. Appointment of members. (1) The legislative finance committee consists of:
Terms Used In Montana Code 5-12-202
- Committee on committees: Committees formed in each party conference and responsible for nominating the party's Senators to committee membership and committee leadership positions. Nominations are subject to approval by the full party conference and to a formal vote of the Senate.
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Majority party: means the party with the most members in a house of the legislature, subject to subsection (2). See Montana Code 1-1-208
- Minority party: means the party with the second most members in a house of the legislature, subject to subsection (2). See Montana Code 1-1-208
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
(a)four members of the senate finance and claims committee appointed by the presiding officer;
(b)subject to 5-5-234, two members of the senate appointed at large by the committee on committees;
(c)four members of the house of representatives appropriations committee appointed by the presiding officer; and
(d)subject to 5-5-234, two members of the house appointed at large by the speaker.
(2)These members must be appointed before the end of each legislative session. Three members of each house, two committee members and one at-large member, must be from the majority party and the other three members appointed from that house must be from the minority party.
(3)Presiding officers of interim budget committees are ex officio nonvoting members of the legislative finance committee.