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Disability Rights Mont: Montana lobbying record
In the 2025-2026 session, Disability Rights Mont was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 5 lobbyists, and filed 3 L-5 reports reporting $2,953.45 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.
Disability Rights Mont's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/818867
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
None on record.
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Education | Not recorded | None named |
| Health/mental health/human services | Not recorded | None named |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest | Not recorded | None named |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
- Michael Lahr, authorized 2025-01-16, ended 2025-04-30
- Tal Goldin, authorized 2025-02-11, ended 2025-04-30
- Christa Gariel, authorized 2024-12-19, ended 2025-04-30
- David Carlson, authorized 2025-02-14, ended 2025-04-30
- Andrew Franks-Ongoy, authorized 2025-02-14, ended 2025-04-30
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 103, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 103, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| All matters in which the principal has an interest | Not recorded | None named |
| HB236 | Oppose | HB 236 |
| HB237 | Oppose | HB 237 |
| HB186 Increase size of parole board | Oppose | HB 186 |
| HB395 Generally revise voting laws related to unsound mind | Oppose | HB 395 |
| SB486 Revise equal opportunity education savings acount funding | Monitor | SB 486 |
| SB504 Provide grants for permanent supportive housing facilities | Monitor | SB 504 |
| SB524 Revise laws relating to Category D assisted living facilities | Support | SB 524 |
| HB574 certified community based behavioral health clinic mode | Support | HB 574 |
| HB576 Revise funding for Medicaid and health and support services | Support | HB 576 |
| HB208 Providing authority for municipalities | Monitor | HB 208 |
| HB671 Revise Able Act | Monitor | HB 671 |
| SB125 | Support | SB 125 |
| HB168 | Support | HB 168 |
| HB310 | Support | HB 310 |
| HB121 | Oppose | HB 121 |
| HB76 Revise laws related to the board of behavioral health | Monitor | HB 76 |
| SB187 Generally revise Medicaid laws | Monitor | SB 187 |
| SB191 Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers | Monitor | SB 191 |
| HB576 Revise funding for Medicaid and health and support services | Monitor | HB 576 |
| SB387 Create a tribal relations management team at DPHHS | Oppose | SB 387 |
| Business/labor | Not recorded | None named |
| Education | Not recorded | None named |
| Government/regulation | Not recorded | None named |
| Health/mental health/human services | Not recorded | None named |
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 50 of 103, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 50 of 103, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| SB244 Revise laws related to health insurance coverage of behavioral health screening | Monitor | SB 244 |
| SB62 Cap enrollment for Medicaid | Monitor | SB 62 |
| SB72 Provide presumptive eligibility for Medicaid coverage of home and community based services | Monitor | SB 72 |
| SB82 Establish adjustment to blindness program | Monitor | SB 82 |
| SB296 Enhance penalty for crimes against vulnerable person | Monitor | SB 296 |
| SB299 Revise laws related to enhancing transparency in education | Monitor | SB 299 |
| SB325 Creating family and medical leave act | Monitor | SB 325 |
| SB334 Providing Medicaid expansion to able-bodied adults who comply with community engagement requir | Monitor | SB 334 |
| HB236 Provide for evaluations of defendants in detention centers or state prisons | Oppose | HB 236 |
| HB237 Prohibit placement of sentenced defendants in the state forensic mental health facility | Oppose | HB 237 |
| HB940 Prohibit overnight camping on state highway right-of-way | Oppose | HB 940 |
| HB488 Allowing a disabled voter to electronically vote | Support | HB 488 |
| HB310 Grant program to increase community shelter | Support | HB 310 |
| HB151 Revise education laws pertaining to recruitment and retention | Monitor | HB 151 |
| HB601 Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid | Monitor | HB 601 |
| HB606 Revise school district reorganization laws | Monitor | HB 606 |
| HB749 Revise procurement laws for public assistance and human services contractors | Monitor | HB 749 |
| SB238 Allow hunters to donate funds to disabled bowhunters | Monitor | SB 238 |
| SB300 Providing protections to service dogs and handlers | Support | SB 300 |
| SB317 Prohibit health insurers for prior authorization for psychiatric drugs in shortage | Monitor | SB 317 |
| HB168 Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities | Support | HB 168 |
| HB230 Generally revise Medicaid laws | Support | HB 230 |
| HB245 Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce | Support | HB 245 |
| HB273 Act limiting collection actions for patient's debt | Support | HB 273 |
| HB385.1 Establishing school mental health promotion pilot | Support | HB 385 |
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 51 to 75 of 103, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 51 to 75 of 103, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| HB488 Allowing a disabled voter to electronically vote | Monitor | HB 488 |
| HB492 Revise municipal zoning laws related to parking requirements | Monitor | HB 492 |
| HB642 Revise civil liability laws | Monitor | HB 642 |
| SB430 Revise laws related to civil commitment and emergency detention of mentally ill persons | Monitor | SB 430 |
| SB547 Revise eligibility for disabled parking permit laws | Oppose | SB 547 |
| SB8 Allowing online voter registration | Monitor | SB 8 |
| SB125 Revise laws related to community home for people with developmental disabilities | Oppose | SB 125 |
| HB332 Generally revise youth court laws | Monitor | HB 332 |
| HB341 Revise laws relating to brain injuries | Monitor | HB 341 |
| HB38 Revise laws relate to disability parking | Monitor | HB 38 |
| HB381 Provide for educational credit for students in health care | Support | HB 381 |
| HB643 Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers | Monitor | HB 643 |
| HB881 Revise Medicaid buy-in program to include children with disabilities | Support | HB 881 |
| SB100 Revise funding for assisted living services | Monitor | SB 100 |
| SB101 Revise laws related to squatting | Monitor | SB 101 |
| HB777 Revise guardian and conservator laws | Monitor | HB 777 |
| SB126 Revise tenant moveout laws | Monitor | SB 126 |
| SB138 | Oppose | SB 138 |
| SB149 | Oppose | SB 149 |
| HB245 | Support | HB 245 |
| HB230 | Support | HB 230 |
| HB250 Revise laws related to out of district attendance | Monitor | HB 250 |
| HB273 Act limiting collection actions for patient's debt | Support | HB 273 |
| HB274 Provide coverage for medical respite care_homeless people | Monitor | HB 274 |
| HB297 Establish requirement for paid sick days | Monitor | HB 297 |
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 76 to 100 of 103, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 76 to 100 of 103, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Justice system | Not recorded | None named |
| Transportation | Not recorded | None named |
| SB513 Increase capacity in the family education and support services program | Monitor | SB 513 |
| SB522 Revise Medicaid laws to reduce or eliminate waiting lists | Monitor | SB 522 |
| SB526 Establish the community health aide provider education grant program | Monitor | SB 526 |
| SB533 Generally revise accessibility laws related to trails/roads | Monitor | SB 533 |
| HB21 Resolution to secure and strengthen social security and the social trust fund | Support | HB 21 |
| HB156 Revise education funding laws by replacing base | Monitor | HB 156 |
| HB385.1 Establishing school mental health promotion pilot | Monitor | HB 385 |
| HB574 certified community based behavioral health clinic mode | Monitor | HB 574 |
| SB138 Revise education laws related to a teacher's authority to maintain positive | Oppose | SB 138 |
| SB144 Change name of mental health advisory council to behavioral health | Monitor | SB 144 |
| SB149 Revise emotional support animal laws | Oppose | SB 149 |
| SB177 Allows community choice school commission to seek public funding | Monitor | SB 177 |
| SB194 An act eliminating The Board of Public Assistance | Monitor | SB 194 |
| SB199 Revise the Medicaid expansion program | Monitor | SB 199 |
| HB398 Generally revise insurance laws related to prior authorization | Monitor | HB 398 |
| HB403 Generally revise laws related to state hospital | Monitor | HB 403 |
| HB429 Revise laws related to fitness in criminal proceedings | Monitor | HB 429 |
| HB765 Network of guardianship stakeholders | Support | HB 765 |
| HB825 Revise laws related to health care proxy | Monitor | HB 825 |
| HB386 Revising laws related to continuous Medicaid eligibility | Monitor | HB 386 |
| HB851 Create department of health servcies | Monitor | HB 851 |
| HB828 Revise consumer rights laws to repair powered wheelchairs | Support | HB 828 |
| HB843 Create Montana emergency solutions grant for rapid re-housing | Monitor | HB 843 |
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 101 to 103 of 103, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 101 to 103 of 103, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| HB884 Establish a behavioral health trust fund | Support | HB 884 |
| HB885 Revise Medicaid laws to improve customer service | Support | HB 885 |
| HB184 Revise laws for dignity of individuals who are deaf | Monitor | HB 184 |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
- Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, authorized 2023-03-14, ended 2023-05-02
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 36, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 36, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| SB129, Education | Monitor | SB 129 |
| HB 147 Mental Health | Support | HB 147 |
| HB 252 Mental Health | Monitor | HB 252 |
| SB298 | Monitor | SB 298 |
| HB 835 System of Care | Monitor | HB 835 |
| HB 872 System of Care | Oppose | HB 872 |
| HB 334 Education | Monitor | HB 334 |
| HB 195 Consumer Rights | Support | HB 195 |
| HB 218 System of Care | Support | HB 218 |
| HB 391 System of Care | Oppose | HB 391 |
| SB 284 Mental Health | Support | SB 284 |
| HB 5 System of Care | Oppose | HB 5 |
| HB 10 System of Care | Oppose | HB 10 |
| HB 17 System of Care | Support | HB 17 |
| HB147, Mental Health | Support | HB 147 |
| HB252, Mental Health | Monitor | HB 252 |
| SB284, Hunting | Support | SB 284 |
| SB 210 System of Care | Support | SB 210 |
| SR 19 System of Care | Support | SR 19 |
| HB 171 Education | Support | HB 171 |
| HB 203 Education | Support | HB 203 |
| HB 393 Education | Oppose | HB 393 |
| HB 449 System of Care | Support | HB 449 |
| Education | Not recorded | None named |
| Government/regulation | Not recorded | None named |
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 36 of 36, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 36 of 36, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Health/mental health/human services | Not recorded | None named |
| SB 298 Hunting | Monitor | SB 298 |
| SB 129 Education | Monitor | SB 129 |
| HB 562 Education | Oppose | HB 562 |
| HB 822 Education | Support | HB 822 |
| HB 29 Mental Health | Support | HB 29 |
| SB 4 Mental Health | Support | SB 4 |
| SB 6 Mental Health | Monitor | SB 6 |
| HB 308 Mental Health | Oppose | HB 308 |
| HB 649 System of Care | Support | HB 649 |
| HB 380 System of Care | Support | HB 380 |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
None on record.
Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, principal, session 2023-2024: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02 | ||
| Education | Not recorded | None named |
| Government/regulation | Not recorded | None named |
| Health/mental health/human services | Not recorded | None named |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Disability Rights Mont: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 6 of 6, data through 2026-10-02
| Report | Session | Received | Total for report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 6 of 6, data through 2026-10-02 | |||
| Monthly | 2025-2026 | Not recorded | $0.00 |
| Post Session | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-12 | $2,402.29 |
| Initial Report | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-14 | $551.16 |
| Post Session | 2023-2024 | 2023-05-15 | $5,128.39 |
| Monthly | 2023-2024 | 2023-04-14 | $0.00 |
| Monthly | 2023-2024 | 2023-03-15 | $0.00 |
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.
Disability Rights Mont, L-5 Monthly received date not recorded: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, L-5 Monthly received date not recorded: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $0.00 |
| 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 | $0.00 |
Disability Rights Mont, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-12: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-12: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $2,380.35 |
| 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 | $1.87 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $20.07 |
| Total for report | $2,402.29 |
Disability Rights Mont, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Disability Rights Mont, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 | |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $551.16 |
| 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 | $551.16 |
What this record does not say about Disability Rights Mont, 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.