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Montana Economic Developers Association: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Montana Economic Developers Association was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 1 lobbyist, and filed 4 L-5 reports reporting $5,335.80 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 Economic Developers Association's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/818895

Montana Economic Developers Association, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

Montana Economic Developers Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 29, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
Montana Economic Developers Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 29, data through 2026-10-02
HB 21 Establish a Montana workforce housing tax credit Support HB 21
HB 16 Revise infrastructure loan program and tax credit MO HB 16
SB 205 Revise laws related to voter approval for property tax levies and bonds Monitor SB 205
All matters in which the principal has an interest Not recorded None named
HB 120 Revise commercial property assessed clean energy laws Monitor HB 120
SB 62 Provide phaseout of Medicaid expansion program Monitor SB 62
SB 72 Provide presumptive eligibility for Medicaid coverage of home and community based services Monitor SB 72
SB 3 Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing Support SB 3
HB 19 Require public hearing before certain tax increment financing bonding Support HB 19
SB 117 Revise government entity limitations on property tax increases Oppose SB 117
SB 1 Revise definition of 'blighted area' Support SB 1
HB 11 providing grants and appropriations through the MT coal endowment program Support HB 11
SB 104 Expanding access to low-cost capital to certain eligible projects and entities Monitor SB 104
HB 162 Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax Support HB 162
HB 154 Establish a housing fairness tax credit Monitor HB 154
HB 200 Provide increase in total MEDIA act film tax credits Monitor HB 200
HB 308 Maintain the county distribution level of metal mines license tax Support HB 308
HB 245 Revise Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date Support HB 245
SB 90 Redistribute certain tax state revenue to primary residence property tax relief Support SB 90
HB 25 Require exempt entities to report beneficial use property Monitor HB 25
HB 29 Revise administration of property tax exemptions Monitor HB 29
SB 204 Sunset or reapprove existing voter approved property tax levies Monitor SB 204
HB 306 Provide tax credit to landlords that rent below market rate Monitor HB 306
HB 246 Provide for standardization of substantial equivalency determinations in professional licensi Support HB 246
SB 93 Revise income taxes related to retired military members Support SB 93

Montana Economic Developers Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 29 of 29, data through 2026-10-02

Subject Position declared Bills named
Montana Economic Developers Association, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 29 of 29, data through 2026-10-02
HB 357 Provide funding for middle school career and technical education Monitor HB 357
SB 155 Create food safety panel Monitor SB 155
SB 78 Revise laws related to marking hides and meat Monitor SB 78
SB 2 Revise treatment of tax increment upon expiration of tax increment financing provision Oppose SB 2

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

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

Report Session Received Total for report
Montana Economic Developers Association: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02
Session Year End 2025-2026 2026-02-18 $0.00
Post Session 2025-2026 2025-05-14 $3,554.80
Monthly 2025-2026 2025-03-28 $0.00
Initial Report 2025-2026 2025-02-15 $1,781.00

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.

Montana Economic Developers Association, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-18: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Montana Economic Developers Association, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-18: 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

Montana Economic Developers Association, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Montana Economic Developers Association, 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 $3,200.00
2. Other Pay $0.00
3. Travel $354.80
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 $3,554.80

Montana Economic Developers Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-28: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Montana Economic Developers Association, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-28: 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

Montana Economic Developers Association, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

Line Amount
Montana Economic Developers Association, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
1. Total Lobbyist Pay $800.00
2. Other Pay $0.00
3. Travel $981.00
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 $1,781.00

What this record does not say about Montana Economic Developers Association, 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.