{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-12-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-12-204","heading":"Vacancies.","body":"If a vacancy occurs on the committee when the legislature is not in session, the remaining members shall select a member of the appropriate political party and appropriate committee, as provided in 5-12-202, to complete the unexpired term. If there is a vacancy on the committee at the beginning of a legislative session because a member's term of office as a legislator has ended, a member of the same political party must be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment, no later than the 10th legislative day, to serve until a successor is appointed under 5-12-202.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 12. LEGISLATIVE FINANCE AND DATA ANALYTICS ACT","Part 2. Legislative Finance Committee"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0120/part_0020/section_0040/0050-0120-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:59Z","sha256":"978e6e43e17ab24f5bbcd7e1facc9c71e97d2c7b75977a4413b2aa97ecc32b2b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-12-203","next":"us-mt/5-12-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}