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HB 542, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals

In the 2025 session of the Montana Legislature, 5 principals declared a position on HB 542 (House Bill 542, also written HB542): 3 support, 1 monitor, 0 oppose, 1 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 542, use https://bills.legmt.gov and filter by the 2025 session and bill number 542.

HB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring support, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02

HB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02

HB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, data through 2026-10-02

None.

HB 542, 2025 session: principals with another or no recorded position, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02

What this page does not say about HB 542, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say how any legislator voted on HB 542 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.