---
title: "HB 489, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals"
description: "Principals that declared support, monitor or oppose on House Bill 489 (HB 489) in the 2025 Montana legislative session."
type: "bill"
bill: "HB 489"
bill_kind: "House Bill"
session: 2025
also_written:
  - "HB489"
  - "House Bill 489"
support: 1
monitor: 2
oppose: 11
other: 0
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 489, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals

In the 2025 session of the Montana Legislature, 14 principals declared a position on HB 489 (House Bill 489, also written HB489): 1 support, 2 monitor, 11 oppose. 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 489, use https://bills.legmt.gov and filter by the 2025 session and bill number 489.

## HB 489, 2025 session: principals declaring support, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02

| Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 489, 2025 session: principals declaring support, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| [City-County of Butte-Silver Bow](/lobbying/city-county-of-butte-silver-bow-e818288/) | Lawrence Noonan | HB489 |

## HB 489, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02

| Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 489, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| [Anheuser-Busch Companies](/lobbying/anheuser-busch-companies-e816168/) | Grace Berner, Jessie Luther, Mark Taylor | HB 608 HB 489 |
| [Enterprise Holdings, Inc.](/lobbying/enterprise-holdings-inc-e816173/) | Grace Berner, Jessie Luther, Mark Taylor | HB 489 |

## HB 489, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02

| Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 489, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| [Big Sky Resort Area District](/lobbying/big-sky-resort-area-district-e816170/) | Grace Berner, Jessie Luther, Mark Taylor | HB 489 |
| [Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC](/lobbying/molson-coors-beverage-company-usa-llc-e816450/) | Melissa Lewis, Robert Hunt | HB 489 |
| [Montana Chiropractic Association](/lobbying/montana-chiropractic-association-e815601/) | Brad Griffin, Brad Griffin | HB489 |
| [Montana Equipment Dealers Association](/lobbying/montana-equipment-dealers-association-e815604/) | Brad Griffin, Brad Griffin | HB489 |
| [Montana Outfitters & Guides Association](/lobbying/montana-outfitters-guides-association-e816516/) | Jessie Luther, Mark Taylor, Will Israel | HB 907, HB 27, HB 145, HB 489, HB 559, SB 270, SB 514, SJ 17, SB 857, LC 2405 |
| [Montana Restaurant Association](/lobbying/montana-restaurant-association-e815602/) | Brad Griffin | HB489 |
| [Montana Retail Association](/lobbying/montana-retail-association-e815593/) | Brad Griffin, Brad Griffin | HB489 |
| [Montana Taxpayers Association](/lobbying/montana-taxpayers-association-e816566/) | Robert Story | HB489 |
| [Montana Tire Dealers Advisory Council](/lobbying/montana-tire-dealers-advisory-council-e815606/) | Brad Griffin, Brad Griffin | HB489 |
| [National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)](/lobbying/national-federation-of-independent-business-nfib-e816987/) | Ronda Wiggers | HB 489 |
| [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 334 SB 372 SB 417 SB 430 SB HB 273 HB 470 SB 453 HB 662 435 HB 489 HB 540 SB 282; SB 452 HB 752 HB 925 HB 408 SB 439 HB 852 HB 907 HB 27 HB 145 HB 489; SB 334, SB 372, SB 417, SB 430, SB 435, HB 489, HB 660, HB 27, HB 145, HB 489, HB 669, SB 270; SB 199 SB 334 SB 372 SB 417 SB 430 SB 435 HB 489 SB 282 HB 662 HB 540 HB 273 HB 470 SB 453; SB 212 SB 452 HB 752 HB 925 HB 408 SB 439 HB 852 HB 907 HB 27 HB 145 HB 489 |

## What this page does not say about HB 489, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say how any legislator voted on HB 489 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.
