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The Interim Is Published By: Legislators-Elect in the House and Senate Chose Their Leadership for the 2011 Legislative Services Division Session Thhee Innterimterim December 2010 A monthly newsletter of the Montana Legislative Branch In This Issue Legislators Elect 2011 Leadership 1 Housing Options for Legislators 2 Committee Chair Announcements 2 New Staff Attorneys, Fiscal Analyst 3 Legislative Audit Committee 3 At party caucuses on Nov. 17, legislators selected their leadership for the 2011 session. From left to right are Sen. Jim Peterson, Senate president; Sen. Jeff Essmann, Legislative Council 5 Senate majority leader; Rep. Mike Milburn, speaker of the House; and Rep. Tom Legislative Finance Committee 5 McGillvray, House majority leader. Revenue & Transportation Committee 6 Back Page: Ballot Measures 8 Caucuses Elect Leadership for 2011 Session: Interim Calendar 11 Peterson Senate President, Milburn Speaker At separate party caucuses held Nov. 17, Democrat and Republican The Interim is published by: legislators-elect in the House and Senate chose their leadership for the 2011 Legislative Services Division session. The full membership of the House and Senate must confi rm the Room 110, State Capitol selections at the outset of the session, which convenes at noon Jan. 3. PO Box 201706 Helena, MT 59620-1706 Republicans, who hold a majority in both chambers, chose Sen. Jim (406) 444-3064 Peterson, R-Buffalo to serve as president of the Senate, while Rep. Mike For more information: Milburn, R-Cascade, was named speaker of the House. Legislative Information Offi ce (406) 444-2957 Other offi cers elected by their caucuses were: [email protected] HOUSE The Interim, along with up-to-date information about interim committees, is also • Majority Leader: Rep. Tom McGillvray, R-Billings available on the Legislative Branch website at • Speaker Pro Tem: Rep. Janna Taylor, R-Dayton leg.mt.gov. • Minority Leader: Rep. Jon Sesso, D-Butte New Online: Legislators can now fi ll out • Caucus Leader: Rep. Betsy Hands, D-Missoula and print bill draft requests at their own • Republican Whips: Rep. Gerald Bennett, Libby; Rep. Keith Regier, convenience using an online form available at Kalispell; Rep. Cary Smith, Billings; and Rep. Wendy Warburton, leg.mt.gov under “For Legislators.” Completed requests should be submitted to the Havre Legislative Services Division. • Democratic Whips: Rep. Chuck Hunter, Helena; and Rep. Margaret MacDonald, Billings Last Issue: This is the fi nal issue of this newsletter for the 2009-2010 interim. We will resume publication next June, following the SENATE 2011 legislative session. • Majority Leader: Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings • President Pro Tem: Sen. Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell 2 The Interim December 2010 • Minority Leader: Sen. Carol Williams, D-Missoula a map of Helena, a local Chamber of Commerce booklet, • Republican Whips: Sen. Taylor Brown, Huntley; and Sen. a session housing request form, the Helena area transit Chas Vincent, Libby service schedule, and other pertinent information. To request • Democratic Whip: Sen. Kim Gillan, Billings a packet, contact Fletcher at 406-444-3064 or dfl etcher@ • Committee on Committees: Sens. Joe Balyeat, mt.gov. R-Bozeman; John Brenden, R-Scobey; Dave Lewis, R-Helena; Rick Ripley, R-Wolf Creek; Jim Shockley, Housing is one of the more diffi cult and important details R-Victor; and Donald Steinbeisser, R-Sidney to consider when making the transition to life in Helena as a legislator. The earlier a legislator begins considering housing options, the greater the likelihood of fi nding acceptable accommodations. Legislative Leadership Announces Names of New Committee Chairs The newly elected leadership of the Montana House and Senate has released the names of lawmakers who will serve as presiding offi cers of 2011 session committees. SENATE Sen. John Brenden, chair of the Senate Committee on Committees, announced the following presiding offi cer appointments in the Senate: Committee Presiding Offi cer Also elected to leadership were, top to bottom, left to right: Sen. Carol Williams, Senate minority leader; Rep. Jon Sesso, House minority Finance and Claims .................................Dave Lewis, R-Helena leader; Rep. Betsy Hands, House minority caucus leader; Sen. Bruce Tutvedt, Senate president pro tempore; and Rep. Janna Taylor, House Business and Labor ..............................Joe Balyeat, R-Bozeman speaker pro tempore. Judiciary ................................................... Jim Shockley, R-Victor Housing Options for Legislators Available State Administration ..............................Jim Shockley, R-Victor from Legislative Services Division Staff Taxation ............................................Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell The Legislative Services Division has made it as easy as Education, Cultural Resources .......Rick Ripley, R-Wolf Creek possible for legislators to fi nd housing for the 2011 session. Staff has developed a database compiling information about Public Health ....................................Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell available housing. Natural Resources ...............................Debby Barrett, R-Dillon Housing options range from furnished sleeping rooms to Agriculture, Livestock, Irrigation .Don Steinbeisser, R-Sidney single-family residences. Rent prices are set by owners of the properties. Highways and Transportation ................Llew Jones, R-Conrad Many legislators choose to share housing. Other factors that Fish and Game ....................................John Brenden, R-Scobey may affect lodging requirements are the amount of time Local Government ..................................Jon Sonju, R-Kalispell a legislator expects to spend away from the Capitol and whether visitors from home are expected. Energy ...................................................Alan Olson, R-Roundup Donna Fletcher, LSD receptionist, will provide legislators Rules ......................................................Jeff Essmann, R-Billings with an information packet that includes housing options, December 2010 The Interim 3 Legislative Administration ................Taylor Brown, R-Huntley “We regret losing experienced staff,” said Susan Byorth Fox, executive director of LSD, Ethics ...................................................................... not yet named “but we welcome the new staff who have HOUSE excellent experience in private practice and state government.” Rep. Mike Milburn, speaker-elect for the House of Representatives, along with Rep. Tom McGillvray, majority Burkhardt graduated from Sweet Briar College in Virginia in 1987 and received her Julianne leader-elect, announced the following presiding offi cer Burkhardt appointments for House committees: law degree in 1994 from the University of Montana. She was previously a partner with Committee Presiding Offi cer the Helena law fi rm of Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman. She will be the staff Appropriations ..................................Walter McNutt, R-Sidney attorney for the Public Health, Welfare, and Judiciary ...............................................Ken Peterson, R-Billings Safety Committee in the Montana Senate. Taxation ................................................Mark Blasdel, R-Somers Whyte graduated from Carroll College in 1985 and received his law degree in 1988 from Dan Whyte Business and Labor ............................Elsie Arntzen, R-Billings the University of Idaho. He comes to the legislative branch from the Keller Law Firm State Administration ..........Pat Ingraham, R-Thompson Falls in Helena. He will be the staff attorney for Education ..........................................Scott Reichner, R-Bigfork the Education Committee in the Montana House of Representatives. Natural Resources ....................Gordon Hendrick, R-Superior The Legislative Fiscal Division has hired Federal Relations, Energy, Quinn Holzer as a fi scal analyst. He replaces Quinn Holzer and Telecommunications ..............Harry Klock, R-Harlowton Matt Stayner, who has taken a job with the Oregon Legislature. Transportation ..............................Gordon Vance, R-Bozeman Holzer has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural Agriculture...........................................Krayton Kerns, R-Laurel fi elds from Montana State University. He received a master’s Human Services.............................David Howard, R-Park City degree in business administration from the University of Montana in 2009. He comes to the legislative branch from Fish, Wildlife, and Parks ...............Ted Washburn, R-Bozeman the Bank of the Rockies, where he has served as a mortgage Local Government ...........................Gary MacLaren, R-Victor loan representative. He interned as a student lobbyist during the 1997 session. Ethics ...................................................Keith Regier, R-Kalispell Legislative Audit Committee Reviews Rules ...................................Michael More, R-Gallatin Gateway Results of 10 Audits of State Operations A full list of members of the session committees is expected The Legislative Audit Committee held hearings Nov. 15-16 to be released soon. on 10 audits of state programs and operations. These audits found: Legislative Branch Hires Two New • Early implementation by the Department of Attorneys, One New Fiscal Analyst Administration of a new accounting principle caused errors in state accounting records, and internal controls The Legal Services Offi ce of the Legislative Services of contractors funded by federal grants (including Division welcomes two new attorneys to its staff, Julianne American Recovery and Reinvestment Act fund) are Burkhardt and Dan Whyte. They replace Lisa
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