Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB788: Require disclosure of certain election contributions by attorneys of record
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising disclosure of certain election-related contributions or expenditures made by attorneys of record in a proceeding; providing a private right of action; and providing definitions.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES MADE BY ATTORNEYS OF RECORD IN A PROCEEDING; PROVIDING A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION; AND PROVIDING DEFINITIONS." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Disclosure of certain campaign contributions -- private right of action -- definition. (1) An attorney of record in a civil action shall file and serve a disclosure statement that: (a) identifies all contributions or expenditures made by the attorney of record in the past 6 years to the presiding judge's campaign committee; and (b) all contributions made by the attorney of record in the past 6 years to an independent committee, incidental committee, or a third-party organization that made an independent expenditure to support the judge's campaign. (2) If the attorney of record has not made any contributions or expenditures listed in subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b), the attorney of record shall file and serve a statement reflecting that fact. (3) An attorney of record shall: (a) file the disclosure statements required by subsections (1) and (2) with the attorney of record's first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court; and (b) promptly file and serve a supplemental statement if any of the information required by subsection (1) …
Sponsors
- Barker, Brad (R, 55) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Judges and Justices, Courts, Elections, Juries and Jurors, Professions and Occupations A-D
Common questions
- What is HB788?
- HB788 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require disclosure of certain election contributions by attorneys of record.
- What does HB788 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising disclosure of certain election-related contributions or expenditures made by attorneys of record in a proceeding; providing a private right of action; and providing definitions.".
- What is the status of HB788?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB788?
- Barker, Brad (R, 55).
- Where is the official record for HB788?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3578
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