Montana § 5-12-202 - Appointment Of Members
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§ 5-12-202. Appointment Of Members
Appointment of members. (1) The legislative finance committee consists of: (a) four members of the senate finance and claims committee appointed by the presiding officer; (b) subject to 5-5-234 , two members of the senate appointed at large by the committee on committees; (c) four members of the house of representatives appropriations committee appointed by the presiding officer; and (d) subject to 5-5-234 , two members of the house appointed at large by the speaker. (2) These members must be appointed before the end of each legislative session. Three members of each house, two committee members and one at-large member, must be from the majority party and the other three members appointed from that house must be from the minority party. (3) Presiding officers of interim budget committees are ex officio nonvoting members of the legislative finance committee.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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