Senate Bill No. introduced by D. Harvey aims to amend Section 5-5-214 of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) by eliminating the ability of study committees, which are staffed by the Legislative Services Division, to meet during a legislative session. The bill specifies that interim committees are to perform their functions only when the legislature is not in session, and it introduces new language that prohibits any committee, council, commission, task force, work group, or other entity created by the legislature for policy study and recommendations from conducting their functions during legislative sessions.

However, the bill includes exceptions to this prohibition. Specifically, it states that the restrictions do not apply to the legislative council, legislative finance committee, legislative audit committee, or any entity created as authorized by legislative rules. This amendment aims to streamline legislative processes by ensuring that study committees do not operate concurrently with the legislative session, while still allowing certain key committees to function as needed.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 5-5-214
SB0068_1(1): 5-5-214
SB0068_1(2): 5-5-214
SB0068_1(3): 5-5-214
SB0068_1(4): 5-5-214
SB0068_1(5): 5-5-214
SB0068_1(6): 5-5-214
SB0068_1: 5-5-214