Montana Code Annotated
Title 5. Legislative Branch
Chapter 2. Legislature -- Composition and Organization

Part 1. General

5-2-101. Composition of legislature - 5-2-101. Composition of legislature. The legislature consists of senators and...

5-2-102. Term of office - 5-2-102. Term of office. The term of office of a...

5-2-103. Time and place of meeting - 5-2-103. Time and place of meeting. Each regular session of...

5-2-104. Appointment to or candidacy for other offices - 5-2-104. Appointment to or candidacy for other offices. (1) A...

5-2-105. Facsimile signatures authorized - 5-2-105. Facsimile signatures authorized. (1) As used in this section,...

Part 2. Organization

5-2-201. Presession caucus - 5-2-201. Presession caucus. Not later than December 1 of each...

5-2-202. Presession activity - 5-2-202. Presession activity. (1) Members of the legislature nominated to...

5-2-203. Compensation and expenses -- definition - 5-2-203. Compensation and expenses -- definition. (1) Members of the...

5-2-204. Constituent services stipend and reimbursement - 5-2-204. Constituent services stipend and reimbursement. (1) Each legislator is...

5-2-205. Authority for standing committees to meet during interim - 5-2-205. Authority for standing committees to meet during interim. (1)...

5-2-206. through 5-2-210 reserved - 5-2-206 through 5-2-210 reserved.

5-2-211. Certified rosters - 5-2-211. Certified rosters. The secretary of state shall prepare certified...

5-2-212. Organization of senate - 5-2-212. Organization of senate. At 12 noon on the day...

5-2-213. Organization of house of representatives - 5-2-213. Organization of house of representatives. At the time specified...

5-2-214. Oath to be entered on journals - 5-2-214. Oath to be entered on journals. An entry of...

5-2-215. Election of officers - 5-2-215. Election of officers. In all elections of officers of...

5-2-216. Tie vote - 5-2-216. Tie vote. If there is a tie vote for...

5-2-217. through 5-2-220 reserved - 5-2-217 through 5-2-220 reserved.

5-2-221. Officers and employees of the senate and house of representatives - 5-2-221. Officers and employees of the senate and house of...

5-2-222. Powers and duties of officers - 5-2-222. Powers and duties of officers. The president and president...

Part 3. Compensation and Expenses of Members and Officers

5-2-301. Compensation and expenses for members while in session - 5-2-301. Compensation and expenses for members while in session. (1)...

5-2-302. Compensation and expenses when legislature not in session - 5-2-302. Compensation and expenses when legislature not in session. When...

5-2-303. Participation in state benefits group -- employer contribution made to other plan - 5-2-303. (Subsection (2)(c) effective on occurrence of contingency) Participation in...

5-2-304. Participation in public retirement systems - 5-2-304. Participation in public retirement systems. (1) The purpose of...

Part 4. Vacancies

5-2-401. Definitions - 5-2-401. Definitions. (1) As used in 5-2-406, "term" means the...

5-2-402. Appointment by board of county commissioners -- county central committee role -- timeframes - 5-2-402. Appointment by board of county commissioners -- county central...

5-2-403. Appointee to be of same political party - 5-2-403. Appointee to be of same political party. (1) Whenever...

5-2-404. Procedure upon failure of one candidate to receive majority vote - 5-2-404. Procedure upon failure of one candidate to receive majority...

5-2-405. Term of appointee - 5-2-405. Term of appointee. (1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in...

5-2-406. Elections to fill vacancies in senate - 5-2-406. Elections to fill vacancies in senate. (1) Whenever a...

5-2-407. Anticipated vacancy - 5-2-407. Anticipated vacancy. (1) Whenever it appears that a vacancy...

Part 5. Legislative Branch Consolidation

5-2-501. Declaration of policy and purpose - 5-2-501. Declaration of policy and purpose. It is the public...

5-2-502. Structure of legislative branch - 5-2-502. Structure of legislative branch. The legislature established in Article...

5-2-503. Consolidation of legislative branch entities for specified purposes - 5-2-503. Consolidation of legislative branch entities for specified purposes. (1)...

5-2-504. Legislative branch consolidated - 5-2-504. Legislative branch consolidated. The following legislative branch entities are...