[1] The Montana Constitution dictates that the legislature meet in regular session for no longer than 90 days in each odd-numbered year.

[1] The primary work of the legislature is to pass a balanced biennial budget which must then be approved by the governor.

[1] Since the beginning of statehood for Montana, the Legislature has been split along party lines fairly consistently and evenly.

According to state law, in the instance of a tie, control goes to the party of the sitting governor.

[2] The 68th Legislature (2023-2024) was controlled by a Republican "supermajority," meaning that Republicans controlled two-thirds of the seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, allowing them to override gubernatorial vetoes and potentially pass proposals for amendments to the Montana Constitution.