| Legislature | Called by | Duration | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65th | Gov. Steve Bullock | Nov 14 to Nov 15, 2017 | Approve fund balance and other transfers as submitted by the Office of Budget and Program Planning; provide for a two-month employer contribution holiday to the state employee group benefits plan; temporarily suspend employer share contributions to the judges' retirement system; revise the sale of new liquor licenses by requiring an auction of newly created licenses; eliminate the transportation and combined block grant payments and suspend the coal fired generating unit payment for the current biennium; revise the state fire assessment to apply to all parcels; temporarily increase the accommodations and rental car tax rates to increase general fund revenues to offset state fire costs; authorize a management fee on excess investment holdings of the Montana State Fund to offset state fire costs; provide appropriations for fire suppression costs and emergency funds for FY 2018 and FY 2019; require third-party reservation intermediaries to pay and remit the lodging facility use tax; and, confirm judicial appointments. |
| 60th | Gov. Brian Schweitzer | Sep, 5 2007 | Appropriate money for fire suppression and disaster response and recovery activities in 2008-2009; approve additional spending authority for emergencies and disasters and eliminate time restrictions applicable to disaster and emergency declarations during fire season. |
| 60th | Gov. Brian Schweitzer | May 10 to May 15, 2007 | Enact general appropriations bill for ordinary expenses of legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government and for public schools for biennium ending June 30, 2009; appropriate money for capital projects and information technology capital projects; provide funding for public elementary and secondary schools, authorize optional full-time kindergarten, establish quality educator loan and forgiveness program, and revise Governor's postsecondary scholarship program; enact tax legislation that provides both permanent and one-time-only tax reductions and rebates for Montanans, improves tax compliance, and expands business equipment property tax exemption; provide property tax incentives for new investment in conversion, transport, and manufacturing related to, and research and development of renewable energy, new technology energy, and clean coal energy; and create education trust fund with revenue raised by revisions to tax treatment of income and dividends of real estate investment trusts. |
| 59th | Gov. Brian Schweitzer | Dec, 14 2005 | Enact funding system for Montana public elementary and secondary schools based on definition of "quality" educationcontained in Senate Bill 152, in compliance with Article X, Section 1, of Montana Constitution and in fulfillment of requirements of Montana Supreme Court decision in Columbia Falls Elementary School v. State of Montana and remaining within a balanced budget, as required by Article VIII, Section 9, of Montana Constitution. |
| 57th | Gov. Judy Martz | Sep, 13 2002 | Amend House Bill 2, Chapter 23, Special Laws of August 2002, for sole purpose of providing immediate effective date and providing retroactive applicability date of Aug. 26, 2002. |
| 57th | Gov. Judy Martz | Aug 5 to Aug 11, 2002 | Consider action on legislation 1) approving fund balance transfers as submitted by Office of Budget and Program Planning; 2) reducing general fund expenditures, including those exempted by Section 17-7-140 MCA, House Bill 2, any other appropriation bill, statutory appropriation, or language appropriation; 3) reducing non-general fund appropriations and non-budgeted transfers when reduction will increase general fund balance and any necessary statutory amendments to effectuate legislative reductions; 4) reducing general fund shortfall in revenue; and 5) amending House Bill 41 and Senate Bill 495 to provide for guarantee account in state special revenue fund. |
| 56th | Gov. Marc Racicot; Legislature | May 8 to May 11, 2000 | Governor: Appropriations for economic development programs funded by Chapter 563, Laws of 1999 (declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court Jan. 20, 2000); clarify Chapter 269 bonding authority; and confirm judicial appointees. Legislature: Reduce taxes; loans from coal tax fund to midsized businesses; alternative livestock license moratorium; open-pit mining reclamation; oppose Missouri River designation; aviation fuel tax; tobacco settlement trust fund; insurance information and privacy; and federal estate tax. |
| 56th | Gov. Marc Racicot | Jun 15 to Jun 16, 1999 | Ratify Crow-Montana reserved water rights compact; settlement for Crow claim regarding Montana coal severance tax; exempt certain speeding violations from surcharge. |
| 53rd | Gov. Marc Racicot | Nov 29 to Dec 18, 1993 | Balance 1994 biennium state budget; property tax reform; pension tax refunds; state building maintenance; oil drilling; confirmation of appointees; budget modifications. |
| 52nd | Gov. Stan Stephens | Jul 6 to Jul 18, 1992 | Update revenue estimates; balance 1992 biennium state budget; consider fund transfers; sales tax proposal; reform tax structure; hazardous waste moratorium; agency liquor store agreements; drought relief. |
| 52nd | Gov. Stan Stephens | Jan 6 to Jan 17, 1992 | Balance 1993 biennium state budget; consider privatization of liquor stores; revise payment schedule for estimated tax payments. |
| 51st | Gov. Stan Stephens | May 21 to May 25, 1990 | Correct exemptions on natural gas production taxation; workers' compensation unfunded liability; prison construction issues. |
| 51st | Gov. Stan Stephens | Jun 19 to Jul 14, 1989 | Education equalization; state spending limitations; new and ongoing revenue sources; office hours for cities and towns; disband Commerce Dept. litigation bureau; revise taxation of retirement income. |
| 49th | Gov. Ted Schwinden | Jun 16 to Jul 1, 1986 | State appropriations and budget changes; taxes on fuels and regulated utilities. |
| 49th | Gov. Ted Schwinden | Mar 24 to Mar 29, 1986 | Liability limits; revenue bonds; special elections; economic assistance. |
| 49th | Gov. Ted Schwinden | Jun, 28 1985 | To correct action on vehicle fees. |
| 48th | Gov. Ted Schwinden | Dec 12 to Dec 17, 1983 | Veterans' and Disabled Citizens' Law. |
| 47th | Gov. Ted Schwinden | Jun 21 to Jun 26, 1982 | Problems at Montana State Prison and in adult corrections programs. |
| 47th | Gov. Ted Schwinden | Nov 16 to Nov 24, 1981 | Appropriation of federal block grant funds. |
| 44th | Gov. Thomas Judge | Aug, 4 1975 | Six-mill levy for University System. |
| 43rd | Legislature | Mar, 12 1973 | Finish work of regular session. |
| 42nd | Gov. Forrest Anderson | Jun 7 to Jun 25, 1971 | Continuation of topics from previous special session. |
| 42nd | Gov. Forrest Anderson | Mar 8 to Apr 3, 1971 | Long-range building 23 days program; sales tax appropriations. |
| 41st | Gov. Forrest Anderson | Mar 10 to Mar 19, 1969 | Supplemental appropriation. |
| 40th | Gov. Tim Babcock | Mar 3 to Mar 18, 1967 | Miscellaneous appropriations. |
| 23rd | Gov. Frank Cooney | Nov 27, 1933 to Jan 19, 1934 | Depression and federal programs for relief and recovery; impeachment brought against Governor and Secretary of State |
| 18th | Gov. Joseph Dixon | Jan 2 to Jan 29, 1924 | Legislative appropriations null and void due to Supreme Court decision on gubernatorial veto. |
| 17th | Gov. Joseph Dixon | Mar 5 to Mar 22-1921 | Tuberculosis sanitarium; tax collection system; school funding; inheritance tax. |
| 16th | Gov. Sam Stewart | Jul 29 to Aug 11, 1919 | Drought relief; highway construction; women's suffrage. |
| 15th | Gov. Sam Stewart | Feb 14 to Feb 25, 1918 | Seed grain law; protect soldiers' and sailors' rights in their absence; state council of defense and state home guard; enact legislation to punish treasonable, seditious, and disloyal utterances and acts. |
| 11th | Gov. Edwin Norris | Dec 27 to Dec 30, 1909 | Additional bonds for construction of Capitol wings; appropriation for Publicity Department; Bureau of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry. |
| 8th | Gov. Joseph Toole | Dec 1 to Dec 11, 1903 | Labor disputes; mining litigation; district judges. |
| 8th | Gov. Joseph Toole | May, 26 2003 | Louisiana Purchase Exposition. |
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