MT SR1

Adopts the operating rules for the Montana Senate for the 69th Legislature (2025 session), covering administration, decorum, committees, legislation procedures, floor action, and gubernatorial nominations

Establishes Senate officers (president, president pro tempore, majority/minority leaders, whips) with terms lasting until the succeeding Legislature is organized

Creates 14 standing committees classified into three tiers based on meeting frequency, plus three on-call committees (Ethics, Legislative Administration, Rules)

Requires three readings for bill passage, with committee hearings requiring 3 legislative days' public notice, and specifies that a three-fifths vote is needed to suspend rules during regular session

Removes the Executive Branch Review Committee from the list of Class 1 standing committees (shown as stricken text in the document)