{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-15-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-15-302","heading":"Powers and duties of lieutenant governor.","body":"(1) The lieutenant governor may:\n(a) prescribe rules for the administration of the office;\n(b) hire personnel for the office and establish policy to be followed by the personnel; and\n(c) compile and submit a budget for the office.\n(2) The lieutenant governor shall perform the duties provided by law and those delegated to the lieutenant governor by the governor.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 15. EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICERS AND AGENCIES","Part 3. Lieutenant Governor"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0150/part_0030/section_0020/0020-0150-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:53Z","sha256":"2a06e64f77219281346df6d9651d7b1f26acc9ae4e679456aad8b01853e98185","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-15-301","next":"us-mt/2-15-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}