MT SR5

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

Establishes Senate leadership structure including President, President pro tempore, majority and minority leaders, and whips, with terms lasting until the succeeding Legislature is organized

Requires 3 legislative days notice for committee hearings, mandates all committee meetings be open to the public and recorded, and allows both in-person and remote participation by members

Sets bill processing timelines including 3 legislative days for committee referral after introduction, 5 legislative days for fiscal note requests, and 14 legislative days for President to sign enrolled bills

Specifies voting thresholds for special actions: three-fifths vote to suspend rules, two-thirds to override Governor's veto, three-fourths to appropriate coal trust fund principal, and two-thirds for constitutional amendments