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SB 509, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals

In the 2025 session of the Montana Legislature, 3 principals declared a position on SB 509 (Senate Bill 509, also written SB509): 0 support, 2 monitor, 1 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 SB 509, use https://bills.legmt.gov and filter by the 2025 session and bill number 509.

SB 509, 2025 session: principals declaring support, data through 2026-10-02

None.

SB 509, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02

Principal Lobbyists authorized Subject as filed
SB 509, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02
Montana Grain Growers Association John Semple SB509 establishmt of Ag Embedded Software Act
Safelite Group, Inc. Aidan Myhre, Dan Stusek, Mark Baker, Shane Scanlon SB 509: Agricultural Embedded Software Act

SB 509, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02

Principal Lobbyists authorized Subject as filed
SB 509, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02
Montana Chamber of Commerce Brian Thompson, Cary Hegreberg, Sheridan Johnson Hoyer, Steven Wade SB 509

What this page does not say about SB 509, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say how any legislator voted on SB 509 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.