Montana Code 2-4-112. Administrative rule review committee voting — objections
2-4-112. Administrative rule review committee voting — objections. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the speaker of the house and the president of the senate are ex officio voting members of each administrative rule review committee for the sole purpose of breaking a tie vote on a question before a committee involving an objection to an administrative rule pursuant to Title 2, chapter 4.
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-4-112
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
- Majority leader: means the leader of the majority party, elected by the caucus as provided in 5-2-221. See Montana Code 1-1-208
- Majority party: means the party with the most members in a house of the legislature, subject to subsection (2). See Montana Code 1-1-208
- Majority whip: See Whips.
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
(2)If the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, or both, are members of an administrative rule review committee, the highest ranking officer of the majority party that is not a member of the committee is an ex officio voting member for the purposes of subsection (1). The ranking order for the:
(a)house is speaker pro tempore, majority leader, and majority whip; and
(b)senate is president pro tempore, majority leader, and majority whip.