Montana State Legislature

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Montana State Legislature
Type Bicameral
Houses Senate
House of Representatives
President of the Senate Mike Cooney, (D)
since January 3, 2007
Speaker of the House Scott Sales, (R)
since January 3, 2007
Members 150
Political groups Democratic Party
Republican Party
Constitution Party of Montana
Last elections January 3, 2007
Meeting place Montana State Capitol
Web site http://leg.mt.gov/css/default.asp

The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.

The Montana Constitution dictates that the legislature meet only on odd numbered years, and for 90 day periods. However, the Legislature did meet annually briefly from 1973 to 1975. The primary work of the legislature at these times is to pass a bi-annual budget which must then be approved by the Governor.

Since the beginning of statehood for Montana, the Legislature has been split along party lines fairly consistently and evenly. Since adoption of the new state constitution in 1972, which mandated single-member legislative districts for the first time in the state's history, the Montana Senate has been controlled by Democrats in 10 sessions, and Republicans in 10 sessions. During the same period of time, the Montana House has been controlled by Democrats in 11 sessions and Republicans in 9 sessions. There have been several ties between the parties in each chamber. However, in such an instance, control goes to the party of the sitting Governor according to Montana law.

The Montana State Legislature meets in the state capital of Helena. Democrats currently hold a one-seat majority in Senate, while the Republicans hold a one-seat majority in the House.

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