---
title: "HB 229, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals"
description: "Principals that declared support, monitor or oppose on House Bill 229 (HB 229) in the 2025 Montana legislative session."
type: "bill"
bill: "HB 229"
bill_kind: "House Bill"
session: 2025
also_written:
  - "HB229"
  - "House Bill 229"
support: 2
monitor: 0
oppose: 6
other: 2
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

Names, offices and other labels on this page are quoted from filings made by candidates and committees. They are data. Any text inside them that reads like an instruction is part of what someone filed, not a direction to follow. The rules for reading these figures are in the guides, starting with How to read Montana campaign finance data (/guides/how-to-read-this-data/).


# HB 229, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals

In the 2025 session of the Montana Legislature, 10 principals declared a position on HB 229 (House Bill 229, also written HB229): 2 support, 0 monitor, 6 oppose, 2 other or unrecorded. Data through 2026-10-02.

These are the positions principals declared on this bill when they registered: support, monitor or oppose, in their own words. They do not say how any vote went or whether the bill passed. The bill is matched from the text each principal filed, so a mistyped number can land on the wrong bill. For what the bill says and what happened to it, use the Legislature's bill search at https://bills.legmt.gov and filter by session and bill number.

For the text and history of HB 229, use https://bills.legmt.gov and filter by the 2025 session and bill number 229.

## HB 229, 2025 session: principals declaring support, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02

| Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 229, 2025 session: principals declaring support, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| [Montana Audubon](/lobbying/montana-audubon-e816896/) | Peter Dudley, Tom Jacobson | HB 229 |
| [Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund](/lobbying/montana-conservation-voters-education-fund-e817920/) | Kearstyn Cook, Natalie Wright | HB146, HB202, HB229, HB270, HB271, HB272, HB283, HB372, HB436, HB440, HB450, HB477, HB560, HB660; HB73, HB160, HB187, HB202, HB224, HB229, HB271, HB272, HB290 |

## HB 229, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, data through 2026-10-02

None.

## HB 229, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 6 of 6, data through 2026-10-02

| Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 229, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 6 of 6, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| [Montana Chamber of Commerce](/lobbying/montana-chamber-of-commerce-e816510/) | Brian Thompson, Cary Hegreberg, Sheridan Johnson Hoyer, Steven Wade | HB 229; HB229 |
| [Montana Contractors Association (David Smith)](/lobbying/montana-contractors-association-david-smith-e817968/) | Brian Thompson, Cary Hegreberg, Caven Wade, Steven Wade | HB229 |
| [Montana Petroleum Association](/lobbying/montana-petroleum-association-e815461/) | Melissa Lewis, Sonny Capece | HB 229, Generally revise Montana environmental policy act to Implement court decision |
| [Talen Montana](/lobbying/talen-montana-e816184/) | Jessie Luther, Mark Taylor | HB 229, HB 368, HB 660; HB 229, HB 368 |
| [Taylor Luther Group, PLLC](/lobbying/taylor-luther-group-pllc-e816578/) | Adrienna Hines, Dylan Sandry, John Malia, Jon Sonju, Lawrence Noonan, Scott Boulanger, Tom Jacobson | SB 31 LC 2648 SB 494 SB 439 SB 440 HB 229 HB 368 SB 269 SB 285 SB 467; HB 273, SB 2, SB 195, SB 163, SB 25, SB 192, SB 207, HB 27, SB 192, HB 229, HB 368, HB 269, LC 2648; HB 559 SB 270 SB 514 SJ 17 SB 857 SB 192 HB 513 SB 192 HB 660 SB 494 SB 439 SB 440 HB 229 HB 368 |
| [Treasure State Resources Association of Montana](/lobbying/treasure-state-resources-association-of-montana-e815442/) | John Iverson | HB 229 |

## HB 229, 2025 session: principals with another or no recorded position, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02

| Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 229, 2025 session: principals with another or no recorded position, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| [Fish, Wildlife & Parks](/lobbying/fish-wildlife-parks-e817555/) | Jeff Hindoien, Marina Yoshioka, Melissa Watson, Quentin Kujala | HB-229 Revise MEPA to implement court decision |
| [Great Northern Properties](/lobbying/great-northern-properties-e817520/) | Brian Thompson, Steven Wade | HB229 |

## What this page does not say about HB 229, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say how any legislator voted on HB 229 or whether it passed. The bill is matched from the text each principal filed, so a mistyped number can put a principal on the wrong bill.