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Montana DPHHS: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Montana DPHHS was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 4 lobbyists, and filed 4 L-5 reports reporting $59,354.55 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.

Montana DPHHS's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/819251

Montana DPHHS, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

• Chad Parker, authorized 2025-03-05
• Douglas Harrington, authorized 2025-05-02
• Patrick Quinn, authorized 2025-03-04, ended 2025-04-30
• Jessie Counts, authorized 2025-03-04

Montana DPHHS, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 63, data through 2026-10-02

Montana DPHHS, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 50 of 63, data through 2026-10-02

Montana DPHHS, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 51 to 63 of 63, data through 2026-10-02

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

Montana DPHHS: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02

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.

Montana DPHHS, L-5 Monthly received 2025-05-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Montana DPHHS, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Montana DPHHS, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Montana DPHHS, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

What this record does not say about Montana DPHHS, 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.