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Senator Barry Usher, Senate District 19 (Northern Yellowstone County, Musselshell, Golden Valley, Petroleum and Fergus counties), described the NCSL as a resource for legislators and staff: \"NCSL is your organization our organization all legislators in The United States and territories are automatic members and so are our staff,\" he said, adding that NCSL provides research, a data warehouse, training and interstate policy forums.

Usher said Montana has played a role in NCSL since the organization's founding, and he noted that former Montana Senator Antoinette Roselle was one of the founding members. He also said he serves on the NCSL executive board in a leadership role and asked the committee for a favorable recommendation: \"So with that said, we'd like to recognize our fiftieth anniversary with this resolution, and I ask for a green.\"

There were no proponents or opponents in the room; Senator Usher noted that Kallie Wicks had asked him to register support but was unable to attend because she was in another hearing. No informational witnesses appeared and the committee took no formal vote at the hearing.

Why it matters: the resolution is ceremonial and recognizes an organization that provides research, training and policy services to state legislatures and staff. Usher emphasized NCSL's role in offering research support for legislatures that do not have extensive in-house staff and its annual summit where member legislatures vote on policy priorities.

The committee closed the hearing without action and the sponsor indicated he would seek a floor carrier for the resolution.

Votes at the hearing: none recorded.

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Senator Greg Hertz, Senate District 7 (Polson), told the committee, \"Today, we need to, match the statutes with what's in our actual rules now.\" He said the bill only addresses delivery of a vetoed bill and message, not the process for overriding a veto.

The bill text would remove earlier, broader delivery options and specify that the governor may deliver a vetoed bill and message to either the chief clerk of the House or the secretary of the Senate. Delivery is defined as successful if \"the originating house has adjourned for the day, but not for the session,\" or if either house is in session when the chief clerk or the secretary \"physically receives a bill with the message and the receipt attached to the bill, and the message is time stamped and dated,\" according to the sponsor's description. \"So that's all the bill does. It makes it very clear when you're gonna deliver a bill where it needs to go to, and then it needs to be time stamped and dated,\" Hertz said.

No proponents, opponents or informational witnesses signed up to speak in person or online. Senator Hurd asked whether the measure was related to a late veto by the governor in the prior session; Hertz said it was \"somewhat related\" and that the bill's purpose is to make clear when a particular vetoed bill was received and who received it.

The committee took no formal action on SB 344 during the hearing. Hertz closed by asking the committee to advance the bill to a floor carrier.

Why it matters: the bill seeks to remove ambiguity about the physical delivery and official receipt of vetoed legislation, including requiring a time stamp and receipt to establish when delivery occurred. Proponents of the change said clarity is intended to prevent procedural disputes about whether a veto was received in time to affect legislative action.

The hearing record shows limited debate: a sponsor presentation, one committee question tying the measure to a prior late veto, and no public testimony. The committee recessed after the hearing; no vote was recorded on SB 344.

Votes at the hearing: none recorded.

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Committee hears resolution honoring 50 years of the National Conference of State Legislatures

Committee hears bill to clarify where and when governor may deliver vetoed bills