1-1-208. Terms relating to legislature. (1) Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply in the Montana Code Annotated:
(a) "Majority leader" means the leader of the majority party, elected by the caucus as provided in 5-2-221.
(b) "Majority party" means the party with the most members in a house of the legislature, subject to subsection (2).
(c) "Minority leader" means the leader of the minority party, elected by the caucus as provided in 5-2-221.
(d) "Minority party" means the party with the second most members in a house of the legislature, subject to subsection (2).
(2) If there are an equal number of members of each party in a house of the legislature, then the majority party is the party of the president of the senate or the speaker of the house and the minority party is the other party with an equal number of members.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, Sp. L. May 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 1. General Laws and Definitions
Part 2. General Definitions of Terms Used in Code
1-1-201. Terms of wide applicability
1-1-202. Terms relating to procedure and the judiciary
1-1-203. Terms relating to instruments and other writings
1-1-204. Terms denoting state of mind
1-1-205. Terms relating to property and decedents' estates
1-1-206. Terms relating to obligations and transactions
1-1-208. Terms relating to legislature
1-1-209. through 1-1-213 reserved
1-1-215. Residence -- rules for determining
1-1-216. Legal holidays and business days
1-1-217. Notice -- actual and constructive
1-1-218. Words giving joint authority
1-1-219. Relationship by affinity
1-1-220. through 1-1-223 reserved
1-1-224. Observance of right to keep and bear arms
1-1-225. Arbor Day as official day of observance
1-1-226. Official observance of Montana's hunting heritage
1-1-228. American Indian heritage day
1-1-229. State teen driver safety day
1-1-230. Welcome home Vietnam veterans day