Title 5, Title 5

(1) Appointments are for 2 years, and a member of the committee shall serve until the member's term of office as a legislator ends or until a successor is appointed, whichever occurs first. (2) The committee shall elect one of its members as presiding officer and other officers t…

If a vacancy occurs on the committee when the legislature is not in session, the remaining members shall select a member of the appropriate political party and appropriate committee, as provided in 5-12-202, to complete the unexpired term. If there is a vacancy on the committee a…

The committee: (1) may organize, adopt rules to govern its proceedings, form subcommittees, and meet as often as necessary, upon the call of the presiding officer, to advise and consult with the legislative fiscal analyst; (2) may employ and, in accordance with the rules for clas…

(1) To document the impacts and process associated with compliance with information requests made pursuant to Article II, section 9, of the Montana constitution and Title 2, chapter 6, each quarter, each executive branch agency, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch sha…

There is a legislative fiscal division. The legislative fiscal analyst shall manage the legislative fiscal division to support the legislative finance committee, the interim budget committees identified in 5-12-501, and the modernization and risk analysis committee and carry out …

The legislative fiscal analyst shall: (1) provide for fiscal analysis of state government and accumulate, compile, analyze, and furnish information bearing upon the financial matters of the state that is relevant to issues of policy and questions of statewide importance, includin…

(1) The legislative fiscal analyst may investigate and examine the costs and revenue of state government activities and may examine and obtain copies of the records, books, and files of any state agency, including confidential records. (2) When confidential records and informatio…

The legislative fiscal analyst may engage personnel and consultants to fulfill the duties of the division within the limits of appropriations for the division. The legislative fiscal analyst may define the duties of personnel engaged and shall fix the salaries of employees in acc…

All budget amendments for state agencies must be submitted through the budget director to the legislative finance committee as soon as received by the budget director. No state agency shall expend in excess of its legislative appropriation, which includes a lawfully approved and …

(1) During an interim when the legislature is not in session, the committees listed in subsection (2) are the interim budget committees of the legislature. They are empowered to sit as committees and may act in their respective areas of responsibility. (2) The following are the i…

(1) The composition of each interim budget committee is the full membership of the joint budget subcommittee that considers agency budgets consistent with the agency oversight established in 5-12-501 during each legislative session. (2) Members of the committees are entitled to r…

(1) The presiding officer and vice presiding officers of the interim budget committee shall be the presiding officer and vice presiding officers of the joint budget subcommittee that consider agency budgets consistent with the agency oversight established in 5-12-501 during the l…

(1) Each interim budget committee in 5-12-501(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 5-12-501; (b) review implementation of new programs by the agencies overseen by …

(1) There is a modernization and risk analysis committee. The committee shall study the long-term future budget and revenue needs of the state with changing economics and demographics. (2) The modernization and risk analysis committee is a bipartisan committee consisting of the f…

(1) Except for interim committee members invited pursuant to 5-12-601(2)(c), appointments to the modernization and risk analysis committee are for 2 years, and a member of the committee shall serve until the member's term of office as a legislator ends or until a successor is app…