Montana State Legislature

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The Montana State Legislature is the bicameral legislative body of the U.S. state of Montana, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget and government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Montana
authorityOver state budget of Montana
state laws of Montana
canHold special sessions
constitutionalBasis Montana Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Montana
convenes biennially
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electorate residents of Montana
establishedInJurisdiction Montana Constitution
governmentBranch legislative branch of Montana
hasLegislativeAuthorityIn Montana
hasLowerHouse Montana House of Representatives
hasPart Montana House of Representatives
Montana Senate
hasPower appropriate state funds
enact statutes
levy state taxes
propose constitutional amendments
hasUpperHouse Montana Senate
houseType upper house
jurisdiction Montana
surface form: State of Montana
languageUsed English
legislativeBodyOf Montana
surface form: State of Montana
legislativeChamber Montana House of Representatives
Montana Senate
legislatureOf Montana
legislatureType part-time legislature
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Helena
meetingPlace Montana State Capitol
meetsAt Montana State Capitol
surface form: Montana State Capitol in Helena
meetsIn Helena, Montana, United States
surface form: Helena, Montana
numberOfHouses 2
oversees state agencies of Montana
partOf Montana State Legislature self-linksurface differs
Montana State Legislature self-linksurface differs
responsibleFor creating state laws
overseeing the state budget
oversight of state government
role budgetary authority for Montana state government
lawmaking body of Montana
sessionType regular session
supervises executive branch of Montana through oversight
typeOfGovernmentBody subnational legislature
uses committee system
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://leg.mt.gov/

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Montana legislature Montana State Legislature
Montana State Legislature partOf Montana State Legislature self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Montana Senate
Montana State Legislature partOf Montana State Legislature self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Montana House of Representatives
Montana Senate partOf Montana State Legislature
Montana Senate legislativeChamberOf Montana State Legislature
Montana House of Representatives partOf Montana State Legislature
Montana State Capitol houses Montana State Legislature
government of Montana hasBranch Montana State Legislature
subject surface form: Government of Montana
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Montana
government of Montana hasLegislature Montana State Legislature
subject surface form: Government of Montana
this entity surface form: Montana Legislature