CSG‐West Committee 2021‐2022
For adoption by Legislative Council ‐‐ Recommendations based on preference forms
(in spite of CSG‐West rules, Montana Statute provides that the Legislative Council makes appointments to any interstate committee. Except for LCRG, an unlimited number of members may be recommended; and a legislator may be on more than 1 committee; by statute, # of legislators from each party must be equal)
Agriculture & Water Committee House R: R. Knudsen 1, McKamey 1, Custer 1, Kassmeier 1, Dooley 1, Malone 1, Ler 1, Galloway 2, Binkley 2, Read 3 Senate R: Salomon (w), Sweeney 3
House D: Curdy, Ferris-Olsen, France, Marler, Weatherwax Senate D: Webber, Boldman, Ellis, O'Brien, Coheour, Pomnichowski, Morigeau
Canada Relations Committee House R: Whitman 1, Sheldon-Galloway 1, C. Hinkle 1, Binkley 2, Kerns 2, Bertoglio 2, Read 3 Senate R:
House D: Sullivan 2, Abbott, Harvey Senate D: Jacobson 1, Fox, Morigeau, Boland
Education Committee House R: Binkley 1, Anders 1-only, Bertoglio 1, McKamey 2, Ler 2, Kerns 3 Senate R: Salomon 1
House D: Funk, Keogh, Hawk Senate D: McClafferty 1, O'Brien, Sweeney, Webber
Energy & Environment Committee House R: Kerns 1, Welch 1, Seekins-Crowe 1, Custer 1, Jones 1-only, Phalen 1, Galloway 1/3, Binkley 1/3, Gist 1/2, R. Knudsen 2, Kassmeir 2/3, C. Hinkle 2/3, Ler 3, McKamey 3, Whitman 3 Senate R: Ankney 1, Gauthier 2, Kary 1, Molnar 1, Sweeney 1
House D: Sullivan 1/3, Stafman, Dunwell, Funk, Keane, Buckley, Kortum, Olsen, Whitman-Pena Senate D: McNally 1-only, Flowers, Pope, Ellis, Cohenour, Pomnichowski, Lynch, Sweeney, Pomnichowski, Pope
Health Committee House R: Lenz 1, Sheldon-Galloway 2, Welch 2, Custer 2, Senate R:
House D: Buckley, Dunwell Senate D: Sands 2, Gross (w) Public Safety Committee House R: Whitman 2, Seekins-Crowe 2, Bertoglio 3, Sheldon-Galloway 3 Senate R:
House D: Harvey Senate D: Sands 1, Gross 1 , Bennett
Legislative Council on River Governance 5‐11‐305, MCA provides for 1 from each caucus and legislators related to Columbia River Basin (2019 Members: White, Hamlett, Welborn, McClafferty] House R: Putnam, Gist, Phalen, Read Senate R: Sweeney
House D: Jim Keane Senate D: McClafferty
Executive Committee (per Rules*, Also includes those appointed to chair committees) Senate President Mark Blasdel, President of the Senate Senator Jill Cohenour, Senate Minority Leader Speaker Wylie Galt, Speaker of the House Representative Kim Abbott, House Minority Leader
CSG National • Governing Board (You are a member per our governing rules, but you can designate someone on your behalf if you want) • Intergovernmental Affairs Committee • Interbranch Affairs Committee • Shared State Legislation Committee (one from each chamber, plus joint legislative staff appointee)
* Pursuant to the CSG West Rules, the Executive Committee is comprised by the Officers of CSG West, the chairs and vice chairs of the policy committees and WESTRENDS, the President of the Western Legislative Academy, the presiding legislative officers and ranking minority members of each member state, legislators appointed by the presiding legislative officers of member states, western legislators serving as an officer of CSG National, western lawmakers serving in CSG National Committees/task forces, western legislators who are former CSG or CSG West chairs and the CSG West delegate to the NCSL Executive Committee.