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Dry Prairie Rural Water: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Dry Prairie Rural Water was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 1 lobbyist, and filed 4 L-5 reports reporting $18,068.08 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.

Dry Prairie Rural Water's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/817768

Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02
HB 8, HB 11, HB 2 Support HB 8, HB 11, HB 2
All matters in which the principal has an interest Not recorded None named
HB 8, HB 11 Support HB 8, HB 11
HB 8, HB 11, HB 2 Support HB 8, HB 11, HB 2

Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.

Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 2021-2022: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 2021-2022: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 2021-2022: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02
HB 8 Support HB 8
HB 11 Support HB 11
All matters in which the principal has an interest Not recorded None named
HB 2 Support HB 2
HB 632 Support HB 632

Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.

Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 1999-2000: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

None on record.

Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 1999-2000: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
Dry Prairie Rural Water, principal, session 1999-2000: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 1 of 1, data through 2026-10-02
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.

Dry Prairie Rural Water: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02

Report Session Received Total for report
Dry Prairie Rural Water: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02
Session Year End 2025-2026 2026-01-15 $0.00
Post Session 2025-2026 2025-05-23 $4,000.00
Monthly 2025-2026 2025-05-12 $12,068.08
Initial Report 2025-2026 2025-01-22 $2,000.00
Session Year End 2021-2022 2022-01-05 $0.00
Post Session 2021-2022 2021-05-07 $10,000.00
Initial Report 2021-2022 2021-02-08 $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.

Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-01-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-01-15: 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

Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-23: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-23: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $4,000.00
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 $4,000.00

Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Monthly received 2025-05-12: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Monthly received 2025-05-12: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $12,068.08
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 $12,068.08

Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-01-22: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Dry Prairie Rural Water, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-01-22: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $2,000.00
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 $2,000.00

What this record does not say about Dry Prairie Rural Water, 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.