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Biotechnology Innovation Organization: Montana lobbying record
In the 2025-2026 session, Biotechnology Innovation Organization was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 2 lobbyists, and filed 5 L-5 reports reporting $14,190.11 in total, as the state totals each report. Data through 2026-10-02.
A principal is a person or organization that pays someone to lobby the Montana Legislature. Principals register with the Commissioner of Political Practices and file the L-5 Lobbying Financial Report, which lists what they paid their lobbyists and what they spent to support lobbying.
Biotechnology Innovation Organization's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/818020
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
- Primo Castro, authorized 2025-04-02, ended 2025-12-31
- Brian Warren, authorized 2025-01-15, ended 2025-11-30
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 12 of 12, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| HB 943 Establish the Montana rare disease advisory council | Support | HB 943 |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest | Not recorded | None named |
| All matters related to biotechnology | Monitor | None named |
| SB 154 Revise prohibition on sale or purchase of human body parts under the revised Uniform Anatomic | MO | SB 154 |
| SJ 23 Interim study on market-sensitive crops and ag technology | Oppose | SJ 23 |
| Monitored all bills of interest to the biotechnology industry. | Monitor | None named |
| SB 410 Provide for Montana Genomic Security Act | Oppose | SB 410 |
| SB 163 Privacy laws related to biometric, genetic, and neural data | MO | SB 163 |
| HB 371 Ban mRNA vaccinations in Montana for humans | Oppose | HB 371 |
| SB 474 Require acceptance of religious and personal medical exemptions to required immunizations | Oppose | SB 474 |
| HB 943 Establish the Montana rare disease advisory council | Support | HB 943 |
| SB 163 Privacy laws related to biometric, genetic, and neural data | MO | SB 163 |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Biotechnology Innovation Organization: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02
| Report | Session | Received | Total for report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02 | |||
| Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2026-02-16 | $5,716.34 |
| Monthly | 2025-2026 | 2025-11-11 | $3,767.03 |
| Post Session | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-14 | $3,822.12 |
| Non Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-17 | $0.00 |
| Initial Report | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-17 | $884.62 |
The L-5 Lobbying Financial Report is filed by the principal. It reports payments to lobbyists and the costs of supporting lobbying on nine lines, and itemizes entertainment by who was paid and whom it was for.
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-16: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-16: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $5,716.34 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $5,716.34 |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Monthly received 2025-11-11: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Monthly received 2025-11-11: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $1,045.67 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $2,721.36 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $3,767.03 |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $3,822.12 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $3,822.12 |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2025-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | Not filed |
| 2. Other Pay | Not filed |
| 3. Travel | Not filed |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | Not filed |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | Not filed |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | Not filed |
| 7. Postage | Not filed |
| 8. Printing | Not filed |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | Not filed |
| Total for report | $0.00 |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $884.62 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $884.62 |
What this record does not say about Biotechnology Innovation Organization, data through 2026-10-02
It does not say how any legislator voted or whether any bill passed. A declared subject position is the principal's own statement of interest. L-5 totals are the nine lines the principal reported, as the state totals each report.