Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB759: Revise campaign finance laws
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising campaign finance laws; providing limitations that only a limited liability company that is taxed as a sole proprietorship or a partnership, or a partnership taxed as a partnership, may make contributions to a candidate and that the contributions must be reported under the name of the member or partner making the contribution; and clarifying contribution limits.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS THAT ONLY A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THAT IS TAXED AS A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP OR A PARTNERSHIP, OR A PARTNERSHIP TAXED AS A PARTNERSHIP, MAY MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO A CANDIDATE AND THAT THE CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE REPORTED UNDER THE NAME OF THE MEMBER OR PARTNER MAKING THE CONTRIBUTION; AND CLARIFYING CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. Section 1. Limitations on limited liability company and partnership contributions to candidates -- reporting requirements. (1) A candidate may only accept a contribution from a limited liability company or partnership if the limited liability company is classified and taxed as a sole proprietorship or a partnership, or the partnership is taxed as a partnership, for federal tax purposes. A candidate may not accept a contribution from a limited liability company or partnership that is taxed as a C. corporation or an S. corporation for federal tax purposes. (2) A contribution from a limited liability company taxed as a sole proprietorship or partnership, or a partnership taxed as a partnership, for federal tax purposes must be reported under the name of the member or partner making the contribution subject to the disclosure requirements under 13-37-229. (3) The member or partner reported as making a contribution to a candidate is subject to individual contribution limitations under 13-37-216. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section …
Sponsors
- Gregg, Randyn (R, 78) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 59 yea, 39 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 40 yea, 10 nay, passed
- ReconsAction -McGillvray (April 11, 2025): 30 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 40 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 10, 2025): 40 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections
Common questions
- What is HB759?
- HB759 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise campaign finance laws.
- What does HB759 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising campaign finance laws; providing limitations that only a limited liability company that is taxed as a sole proprietorship or a partnership, or a partnership taxed as a partnership, may make contributions to a candidate and that the contributions must be reported under the name of the member or partner making the contribution; and clarifying contribution limits.
- What is the status of HB759?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB759?
- Gregg, Randyn (R, 78).
- Where is the official record for HB759?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0599
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