Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

67th Legislature                                                                                                    HB 483.1
  1                                                      HOUSE BILL NO. 483
  2          INTRODUCED BY C. KNUDSEN, M. BLASDEL, J. COHENOUR, D. KARY, C. SMITH, G. VANCE, K.
  3       ABBOTT, D. BARTEL, B. BEARD, S. BERGLEE, A. BUCKLEY, W. GALT, J. KASSMIER, B. TSCHIDA, S.
  4                                                              VINTON
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  6     A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO EXEMPT PERSONAL STAFF;
  7     AUTHORIZING EXEMPT PERSONAL STAFF FOR MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERSHIP IN THE
  8     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE; REDUCING THE NUMBER OF EXEMPT PERSONAL
  9     STAFF FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO OFFSET THE NUMBER OF EXEMPT STAFF FOR
 10     THE LEGISLATURE; AMENDING SECTION 2-18-104, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
 11
 12     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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 14                Section 1. Section 2-18-104, MCA, is amended to read:
 15                "2-18-104.    Exemption for personal staff -- limit. (1) Subject to the limitations in subsections (2) and
 16     (3), members of a personal staff are exempt from parts 1 through 3 and 10.
 17                (2)   The personal staff who are exempted by subsection (1) may not exceed 10 unless otherwise
 18     approved by the department according to criteria developed by the department. Under no circumstances may
 19     the total exemptions of each elected official exceed 15.
 20                (3)   The number of members of the personal staff of the public service commission who are exempted
 21     by subsection (1) may not exceed 10 6.
 22                (4)   The number of members of the personal staff of the leadership of the legislature who are
 23     exempted by subsection (1) may not exceed:
 24                (a)   one personal staff for the speaker of the house of representatives;
 25                (b)   one personal staff for the minority leader of the house of representatives;
 26                (c)   one personal staff for the president of the senate; and
 27                (d)   one personal staff for the minority leader of the senate."
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                                                                   -1-                     Authorized Print Version – HB 483
67th Legislature                                                                                             HB 483.1
  1                NEW SECTION. Section 2.   Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2021.
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                                                             -2-                      Authorized Print Version – HB 483
Statutes affected: 
HB0483_1.pdf: 2-18-104
HB0483_2.pdf: 2-18-104
HB0483_3.pdf: 2-18-104
HB0483_X.pdf: 2-18-104
Amended: 2-18-104
Introduced: 2-18-104