List of Montana state legislatures
The legislature of the U.S. state of Montana has convened many times since statehood became effective on November 8, 1889.
Legislatures
| Name[1][2] | Start date[1][2] | End date | Last election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 Constitution of Montana [nb 1] | |||
| 1st Montana legislature [Wikidata] | November 23rd, 1889[4][5] | February 20, 1890[4] | 1889 |
| 2nd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1891[5] | ||
| 3rd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1893 | ||
| 4th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1895 | ||
| 5th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1897 | ||
| 6th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1899 | ||
| 7th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1901 | ||
| 8th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1903 | ||
| 9th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1905 | November 1904 [6] | |
| 10th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1907 | ||
| 11th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1909 | ||
| 12th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1911 | ||
| 13th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1913 | ||
| 14th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1915 | ||
| 15th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1917 | ||
| 16th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1919 | ||
| 17th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1921 | ||
| 18th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1923 | ||
| 19th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1925 | ||
| 20th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1927 | ||
| 21st Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1929 | ||
| 22nd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1931 | ||
| 23rd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1933 | ||
| 24th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1935 | ||
| 25th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1937 | ||
| 26th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1939 | ||
| 27th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1941 | ||
| 28th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1943 | ||
| 29th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1945 | ||
| 30th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1947 | ||
| 31st Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1949 | ||
| 32nd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1951 | ||
| 33rd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1953 | ||
| 34th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1955 | ||
| 35th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1957 | ||
| 36th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1959 | ||
| 37th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1961 | ||
| 38th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1963 | ||
| 39th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1965 | ||
| 40th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1967 | ||
| 41st Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1969 | ||
| 42nd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1971 | ||
| 1972 Constitution of Montana[7] | |||
| 43rd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1973 | ||
| 44th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1975 | ||
| 45th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1977 | ||
| 46th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1979 | ||
| 47th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1981 | ||
| 48th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1983 | ||
| 49th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1985 | ||
| 50th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1987 | ||
| 51st Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1989 | November 1988[8] | |
| 52nd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1991 | ||
| 53rd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1993 | ||
| 54th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1995 | ||
| 55th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1997 | ||
| 56th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 1999 [9] | ||
| 57th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2001 | November 7, 2000: House | |
| 58th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2003 | November 2002: House | |
| 59th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2005 [10] | November 2004: House | |
| 60th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2007 | November 2006: House | |
| 61st Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2009 | November 2008: House | |
| 62nd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2011 | November 2, 2010:[11] House | |
| 63rd Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2013 | November 6, 2012:[11] House | |
| 64th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2015[12] | November 4, 2014:[11] House | |
| 65th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2017[13] | November 8, 2016:[11] House, Senate | |
| 66th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2019[14] | November 6, 2018:[11] House, Senate | |
| 67th Montana legislature [Wikidata] | 2021[15] | November 3, 2020:[11] House, Senate | |
| 68th Montana legislature[16] | 2023 | November 8, 2022:[11] House, Senate | |
| 69th Montana legislature | 2025 | November 5, 2024:[11] House, Senate | |
See also
- List of speakers of the Montana House of Representatives
- List of governors of Montana
- Politics of Montana
- Elections in Montana
- Montana State Capitol
- Timeline of Montana history
- Lists of United States state legislative sessions
Notes
- ^ The 1889 Constitution of Montana, Article V, specified that sessions began in January. Legislators' terms of office began the day after election.[3]
References
- ^ a b Montana legislative biographies collection, 1871-1977, 1903-1977, Montana Historical Society, retrieved 2024-08-04 – via archiveswest.orbiscascade.org
- ^ a b "Legislator Roster", leg.mt.gov, Montana Legislature, retrieved 2024-08-04
- ^ Francis Newton Thorpe, ed. (1909), "Constitution of Montana, 1889", The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States and Territories now or heretofore forming the United States of America, Washington: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b Montana Legislative Assembly (1st: 1889-1890) records, 1889-1890, Montana Historical Society, retrieved 2024-08-09 – via archiveswest.orbiscascade.org
- ^ a b Montana Blue Book: A Biographical, Historical and Statistical Book of Reference, Helena: Journal Publishing Company, 1891 – via Internet Archive
- ^ Greeley, Horace; Cleveland, John Fitch; Ottarson, F. J.; Schem, Alexander Jacob; McPherson, Edward; Rhoades, Henry Eckford (1901), "States and territories: general information", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1901, New York, p. 407
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Constitution of the State of Montana (PDF), 1972 – via courts.mt.gov
- ^ Returns by district for legislative candidates, Montana general election, Montana Secretary of State, 1988 – via Internet Archive
- ^ "Montana Legislature: Current Session Information", leg.state.mt.us, archived from the original on 1999-01-17 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "Montana Legislature", leg.mt.gov, archived from the original on 2005-12-24 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Montana State Legislature", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-08-04
- ^ Montana legislative review: a summary of enactments in the 64th Montana Legislature...2015, Montana Legislative Services Division, 2015 – via Internet Archive
- ^ Montana legislative review: a summary of enactments in the 65th Montana Legislature...2017, Montana Legislative Services Division, 2017 – via Internet Archive
- ^ Montana legislative review: a summary of enactments in the 66th Montana Legislature...2019, Montana Legislative Services Division, 2019 – via Internet Archive
- ^ Montana legislative review: a summary of enactments in the 67th Montana Legislature...2021, Montana Legislative Services Division, 2021 – via Internet Archive
- ^ Montana legislative review: a summary of enactments in the 68th Montana Legislature...2023, Montana Legislative Services Division, 2023 – via Internet Archive
Further reading
- "Highlights from Legislative History", Guide to the Montana Legislature (PDF), Montana Legislative Services Division, 2019
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Montana Legislature.
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Montana Legislature
- "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Montana: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress
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