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State-Tribal Relations Committee adopts interim rules, elects officers and approves 2025 meeting schedule
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting in Helena the legislative State‑Tribal Relations Committee adopted interim rules, elected officers for the 2025–2026 interim and unanimously approved a draft 2025 meeting calendar. Vice Presiding Officer Gayle Lammers presided in the absence of Rep. Tyson Running Wolf.
The State‑Tribal Relations Committee adopted the Rules, Procedures and Guidelines for Interim Committees for the 2025–2026 interim and moved on to elect interim leadership and calendar items during its Aug. 25 meeting in Helena.
Acting Presiding Officer Susan Webber moved to adopt the interim rules; the motion "carried unanimously by voice vote," the minutes log records. Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy and Rep. Lyn Bennett moved for Rep. Tyson Running Wolf to serve as the committee's Presiding Officer for the interim; the nomination carried by unanimous voice vote. Sen. Josh Kassmier moved to elect Sen. Gayle Lammers as Vice Presiding Officer, and that motion likewise passed unanimously. Because Rep. Tyson Running Wolf was excused, Vice Presiding Officer Gayle Lammers assumed the presiding duties for the session.
Later in the afternoon, Dr. Casey Pallister (Lead Staff, Legislative Services Division) presented the committee's draft STRC work plan and 2025 calendar. Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy moved to approve the 2025 draft meeting schedule; the motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Committee members discussed timing and priorities for interim work and asked staff to refine the calendar and exhibit materials.
The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:20 p.m. The committee recessed for lunch and for a mid‑morning break during the session. The minutes log notes Exhibits 1–3 and Exhibit 14 as supporting materials for administrative and work‑plan discussions.
