--- title: "SB 542, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals" description: "Principals that declared support, monitor or oppose on Senate Bill 542 (SB 542) in the 2025 Montana legislative session." type: "bill" bill: "SB 542" bill_kind: "Senate Bill" session: 2025 also_written: - "SB542" - "Senate Bill 542" support: 2 monitor: 3 oppose: 17 other: 3 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/). # SB 542, 2025 session: positions declared by Montana lobbying principals In the 2025 session of the Montana Legislature, 25 principals declared a position on SB 542 (Senate Bill 542, also written SB542): 2 support, 3 monitor, 17 oppose, 3 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 SB 542, use https://bills.legmt.gov and filter by the 2025 session and bill number 542. ## SB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring support, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02 | Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed | |---|---|---| | SB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring support, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02 | | | | [AARP Montana](/lobbying/aarp-montana-e816643/) | Kristin Page-Nei, Rob Cook, Tim Summers | SB542 | | [Big Sky 55+](/lobbying/big-sky-55-e816553/) | Faith Scow, Margaret MacDonald | SB 542 - Property Tax Reform | ## SB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 | Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed | |---|---|---| | SB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring monitor, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 | | | | [Avista Corp.](/lobbying/avista-corp-e816431/) | Aimee Grmoljez, Brian Thompson, Hertha Lund | SB542 Generally revise property tax laws; SB542 Freeze property values for two years | | [Montana Grain Growers Association](/lobbying/montana-grain-growers-association-e816163/) | John Semple | SB542 property tax rebate | | [Montana Petroleum Association](/lobbying/montana-petroleum-association-e815461/) | Melissa Lewis, Sonny Capece | SB 542, Freeze property values for 2 years | ## SB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 17 of 17, data through 2026-10-02 | Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed | |---|---|---| | SB 542, 2025 session: principals declaring oppose, rows 1 to 17 of 17, data through 2026-10-02 | | | | [Airbnb, Inc.](/lobbying/airbnb-inc-e816562/) | Aidan Myhre, Alexandra Folsom, Dan Stusek, Lauren Bouton, Maria Manjarrez, Mark Baker, Shane Scanlon | SB542 | | [Andrew & Kathryn Johnson](/lobbying/andrew-kathryn-johnson-e819610/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [Angela & Peter Brosseau](/lobbying/angela-peter-brosseau-e819608/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [BNSF Railway Company](/lobbying/bnsf-railway-company-e817510/) | Brian Thompson, Cary Hegreberg, Matthew Jones, Steven Wade | SB542 | | [Burk & Teera Young](/lobbying/burk-teera-young-e819612/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [Exxon Mobil Corporation](/lobbying/exxon-mobil-corporation-e816550/) | Aidan Myhre, Dan Stusek, Mark Baker, Shane Scanlon | SB 542 | | [Linda (and Tim) Babiak](/lobbying/linda-and-tim-babiak-e821593/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [Linda Shaw Meuret](/lobbying/linda-shaw-meuret-e819604/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [Montana County Treasurer's Association](/lobbying/montana-county-treasurers-association-e816579/) | Rebecca Meyers | SB 542 | | [Montana Mining Association](/lobbying/montana-mining-association-e816506/) | Emilia Gilsdorf, Jon Sonju, Matt Vincent, Sarah Clerget | HB 52, 528; SB 542 | | [Montana Taxpayers Association](/lobbying/montana-taxpayers-association-e816566/) | Robert Story | SB 542 | | [Mountain Home Vacation Rentals](/lobbying/mountain-home-vacation-rentals-e819616/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [Paul Beck](/lobbying/paul-beck-e819607/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [Rampart Solutions](/lobbying/rampart-solutions-e816512/) | Dylan Sandry, Emilia Gilsdorf, Jon Sonju, Mark Taylor | HB 52, 528; SB 542 | | [Sibanye-Stillwater](/lobbying/sibanye-stillwater-e818823/) | Amy Nerison, Heather McDowell, Jocelyn Cahill, Jon Metropoulos | SB 542 - Generally revise property tax laws | | [Tara Aamot](/lobbying/tara-aamot-e819606/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | | [Timothy & Pamela Schuler](/lobbying/timothy-pamela-schuler-e819617/) | Robin Hogan, Stephanie Baucus | HB 614, HB 791, SB 542, HB 231 | ## SB 542, 2025 session: principals with another or no recorded position, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 | Principal | Lobbyists authorized | Subject as filed | |---|---|---| | SB 542, 2025 session: principals with another or no recorded position, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 | | | | [Berkshire Hathaway Energy Montana, LLC](/lobbying/berkshire-hathaway-energy-montana-llc-e818386/) | Charles Denowh | SB542 | | [BHE Transmission](/lobbying/bhe-transmission-e817794/) | Charles Denowh | SB542 | | [Pattern Energy](/lobbying/pattern-energy-e818393/) | Charles Denowh | SB 542 | ## What this page does not say about SB 542, data through 2026-10-02 It does not say how any legislator voted on SB 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.