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MDU Resources Group, Inc.: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, MDU Resources Group, Inc. was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 3 lobbyists, and filed 1 L-5 report reporting $2,500.00 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.

MDU Resources Group, Inc.'s lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/816849

MDU Resources Group, Inc., principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

MDU Resources Group, Inc., principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
MDU Resources Group, Inc., principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 7 of 7, data through 2026-10-02
Economic development Not recorded None named
Energy/conservation Not recorded None named
Government/regulation Not recorded None named
All matters in which the principal has an interest Not recorded None named
Business/labor Not recorded None named
Natural resources/land use/water Not recorded None named
Taxation 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.

MDU Resources Group, Inc., principal, session 2021-2022: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

MDU Resources Group, Inc., principal, session 2021-2022: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 13 of 13, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
MDU Resources Group, Inc., principal, session 2021-2022: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 13 of 13, data through 2026-10-02
Business/labor Not recorded None named
Economic development Not recorded None named
Energy/conservation Not recorded None named
Government/regulation Not recorded None named
Natural resources/land use/water Not recorded None named
Taxation Not recorded None named
Transportation Not recorded None named
SB 354 Support SB 354
HB 85 Support HB 85
SB 85 Oppose SB 85
All matters in which the principal has an interest Not recorded None named
SB 376 Support SB 376
SB 59 Support SB 59

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

MDU Resources Group, Inc.: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02

Report Session Received Total for report
MDU Resources Group, Inc.: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-02
Session Year End 2025-2026 2026-02-04 $2,500.00
Post Session 2021-2022 2021-05-13 $1,000.00
Initial Report 2021-2022 2021-02-12 $2,000.00

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.

MDU Resources Group, Inc., L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-04: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
MDU Resources Group, Inc., L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-04: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $2,500.00
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 $2,500.00

What this record does not say about MDU Resources Group, Inc., 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.