Montana State Legislature
Interim Budget Committee Section A
Upcoming meetings:
- Sept. 14, 2022
- Dec. 7, 2022
June 15, 2022
Quarterly Reports
- Legislative Branch
- Consumer Counsel
- Commissioner of Political Practices
- State Auditor
- Department of Military Affairs
- Governor's Office
- Department of Administration
- Secretary of State
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Department of Revenue
Other Reports
March 16, 2022
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes
- FY 2022 Budget Status Reports
- Secretary of State
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Labor & Industry
- Department of Military Affairs
Dec. 15, 2021
- Agenda
- FY 2022 Quarterly Summary Reports
- MYCA Staff Turnover
- MYCA Admissions Trends
- MT Guard Deployments and Military Family Relief Fund Status-Based Grants
- SITSD
- Risk Management and Tort Defense Division
- Montana Heritage Commission
Sept. 15, 2021
- Agenda
- Section A Work Plan
- SITSD Rate Presentation
- SITSD Agency Actuals Q4 FY 2021
- 2021 Fiscal Year End Financial Reports
Written public comment will be posted here.
- Sen. Lang, vice chair
- Sen. Flowers
- Rep. Gist
- Sen. Kary
- Rep. Ricci
- Rep. Stewart Peregoy
- Rep. Tschida
LFD Staff:
- Kris Wilkinson
- Molly DelCurto
- Katie Guenther
- Prudence Gildroy, clerk
OBPP Staff:
- Sonia Powell
- Amy Sassano
- Angie Nelson
The Interim Budget Committees are authorized by HB 497. The committee duties are outlined in section 4:
(1) Each interim budget committee in [section 1(2)(a) through (2)(e)] shall:
(a) oversee the expenditures included in the budget for the agencies overseen by the interim budget committees established in [section 1];
(b) review implementation of new programs by the agencies overseen by the interim budget committees established in [section 1] that were approved by the legislature immediately preceding the interim;
(c) review programs discussed in the respective subcommittee during the legislative session;
(d) review quarterly expenditures and budget transactions and compare those transactions to the budget adopted by the legislature;
(e) report budget observations and recommendations to the legislative finance committee at each quarterly meeting; and
(f) forward any recommendations for proposed legislation to the legislative finance committee or relevant interim committee and may not directly request legislation.
(2) Beginning in September of each odd-numbered year, each interim budget committee in [section 1(2)(a) through (2)(e)] shall meet within the week prior to the quarterly legislative finance committee meetings.
(3) Beginning in September of each odd-numbered year, the interim budget committee provided for in [section 1(2)(f)] shall meet each December and June within the week prior to the quarterly legislative finance committee meetings to review project status implementation throughout the interim and report budget considerations and recommendations to the legislative finance committee.
(4) The legislative fiscal division shall:
(a) provide staff assistance to the interim budget committees; and
(b) keep accurate records of the activities and proceedings of each interim budget committee.
(5) If an interim budget committee produces a report or receives a report from an agency, the report must also be provided to the appropriate interim committee that has agency oversight over the subject matter discussed in the report.
(6) The legislative finance committee may delegate specific studies or analysis to an interim budget committee and must consider all recommendations for potential legislation