Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB938: Generally revise lobbying laws relating to state and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing that a lobbyist file a disclosure identifying if a state or local government or a nongovernmental organization to which the lobbyist provides services receives federal money and a verification that the lobbyist's compensation is not derived from federal money; requiring a filing fee; providing definitions; amending sections 5-7-102 and 5-7-112, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING THAT A LOBBYIST FILE A DISCLOSURE IDENTIFYING IF A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR A NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION TO WHICH THE LOBBYIST PROVIDES SERVICES RECEIVES FEDERAL MONEY AND A VERIFICATION THAT THE LOBBYIST'S COMPENSATION IS NOT DERIVED FROM FEDERAL MONEY; REQUIRING A FILING FEE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 5-7-102 AND 5-7-112, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." WHEREAS, the Anti-Lobbying Act, 18 U.S.C. 1913, provides that: "No part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress shall, in the absence of express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an official of any government, to favor, adopt, or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriation, whether before or after the introduction of any bill, measure, or resolution proposing such legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriation... "; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Government Efficiency has determined that state and local government agencies and nongovernmental organizations routinely receive federal funds that result from congressional appropriations; and WHEREAS, state and local government agencies and nongovernmental organizations routinely engage in lobbying in Montana; and WHEREAS, there exists …
Sponsors
- Nicol, Nelly (R, 53) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (H) Introduced
Subjects: Revenue, State, Federal Government, State Government, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB938?
- HB938 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise lobbying laws relating to state and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
- What does HB938 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing that a lobbyist file a disclosure identifying if a state or local government or a nongovernmental organization to which the lobbyist provides services receives federal money and a verification that the lobbyist's compensation is not derived from federal money; requiring a filing fee; providing definitions; amending sections 5-7-102 and 5-7-112, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB938?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB938?
- Nicol, Nelly (R, 53).
- Where is the official record for HB938?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3082
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