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Ability Montana: Montana lobbying record
In the 2025-2026 session, Ability Montana was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 1 lobbyist, and filed 3 L-5 reports reporting $32,612.38 in total, as the state totals each report. Data through 2026-10-02.
A principal is a person or organization that pays someone to lobby the Montana Legislature. Principals register with the Commissioner of Political Practices and file the L-5 Lobbying Financial Report, which lists what they paid their lobbyists and what they spent to support lobbying.
Ability Montana's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/817238
Ability Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
- Jennifer Hensley, authorized 2025-01-22
Ability Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 22 of 22, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Ability Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 22 of 22, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Business/labor | Not recorded | None named |
| Education | Not recorded | None named |
| Government/regulation | Not recorded | None named |
| Health/mental health/human services | Not recorded | None named |
| Guardianship | Monitor | None named |
| Home and Community Based Services | Support | None named |
| Medicaid | Other | None named |
| Insurance | Not recorded | None named |
| Justice system | Not recorded | None named |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest | Not recorded | None named |
| HB953 | Support | HB 953 |
| HB924 | Monitor | HB 924 |
| sb881 | Support | SB 881 |
| Buget | Monitor | None named |
| HB585 | Support | HB 585 |
| SB72 | Support | SB 72 |
| HB750 | Support | HB 750 |
| SB62 | Oppose | SB 62 |
| Issues that take away rights of people with disabilities | Oppose | None named |
| HB576 | Support | HB 576 |
| SB880 | Support | SB 880 |
| Issues that forward the rights of people with disabilities | Support | None named |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Ability Montana, principal, session 2023-2024: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
None on record.
Ability Montana, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Ability Montana, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Disability Service | Not recorded | None named |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Ability Montana: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02
| Report | Session | Received | Total for report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ability Montana: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 | |||
| Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2026-02-13 | $17,500.00 |
| Post Session | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-29 | $12,612.38 |
| Initial Report | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-18 | $2,500.00 |
The L-5 Lobbying Financial Report is filed by the principal. It reports payments to lobbyists and the costs of supporting lobbying on nine lines, and itemizes entertainment by who was paid and whom it was for.
Ability Montana, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-13: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ability Montana, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-13: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $17,500.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $17,500.00 |
Ability Montana, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-29: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ability Montana, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-29: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $12,500.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $112.38 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $12,612.38 |
Ability Montana, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-18: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ability Montana, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-18: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $2,500.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $2,500.00 |
What this record does not say about Ability Montana, data through 2026-10-02
It does not say how any legislator voted or whether any bill passed. A declared subject position is the principal's own statement of interest. L-5 totals are the nine lines the principal reported, as the state totals each report.