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HB 494, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals

In the 2025 session of the Montana Legislature, 4 principals declared a position on HB 494 (House Bill 494, also written HB494): 0 support, 0 monitor, 4 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 494, use https://bills.legmt.gov and filter by the 2025 session and bill number 494.

HB 494, 2025 session: principals declaring support, data through 2026-10-02

None.

HB 494, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, data through 2026-10-02

None.

HB 494, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02

Principal Lobbyists authorized Subject as filed
HB 494, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02
American Heart Association Jacqueline Semmens, Kali Wicks HB 494 (Revise tobacco settlement allocations); HB 494 (Revise tobacco settlements allocations)
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Aidan Myhre, Anna Whiting-Sorrell, Dan Stusek, Mark Baker HB 494
Confluence Public Health Alliance Amanda Cahill, Lisa Dworak, Rebecca Meyers HB 494
Montana DPHHS Chad Parker, Douglas Harrington, Jessie Counts, Patrick Quinn HB 494

What this page does not say about HB 494, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say how any legislator voted on HB 494 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.