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Montana Family Foundation: Montana lobbying record
In the 2025-2026 session, Montana Family Foundation was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 2 lobbyists, and filed 5 L-5 reports reporting $78,324.38 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 Family Foundation's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/817881
Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 87, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 87, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| HB 284 - Establish an Interim Committee to Investigate Civil Rights Violations and Censorship |
Support |
HB 284 |
| HB 316 - Constitutional Amendment to Define Person |
Support |
HB 316 |
| HB 288 - Recognize Obligation of Fatherhood and Provide for Child Support During Pregnancy |
Support |
HB 288 |
| HB 320 - Establish the Montana's Academic Prosperity Program for Scholars Act |
Support |
HB 320 |
| HB 82 -- Generally Revise Laws Related to Crimes Against Children |
Support |
HB 82 |
| HB 284 - Establish an Interim Committee to Investigate Civil Rights Violations and Censorship |
Support |
HB 284 |
| HB 377 - Generally Revise Access by Parent to Child Patient Healthcare Information |
Support |
HB 377 |
| HB 446 - Revise Indecent Exposure Laws |
Support |
HB 446 |
| SB 299 - Revise Laws Related to Enhancing Transparency in Education |
Support |
SB 299 |
| HB 179 - Revise Election Laws Related to Inactive Voter Status |
Support |
HB 179 |
| HB 201 - Require Disclosure of Paid Signature Gatherers for Initiatives |
Support |
HB 201 |
| HB 555 - Generally Revise Laws Related to Chemical Abortion |
Support |
HB 555 |
| HB 557 - Revise Education Laws Related to PIR Days and Meetings of Teacher Organizations |
Support |
HB 557 |
| HB 598 - Require Ballot Issue Signers to be Active Registered Voters |
Support |
HB 598 |
| SB 396 - Provide Requirements for Public Library Resources Containing Material of Sexual Nature |
Support |
SB 396 |
| SB 474 - Require Acceptance of Religious and Personal Medical Exemptions to Immunizations |
Support |
SB 474 |
| SB 507 - Revise Laws Related to School and Public Library Standards |
Oppose |
SB 507 |
| HB 655 - Prohibit discriminatory action against persons providing adoption or foster care services |
Support |
HB 655 |
| HB 675 - Revise Laws Related to Hyper-Sexualized Shows |
Support |
HB 675 |
| HB 82 -- Generally Revise Laws Related to Crimes Against Children |
Support |
HB 82 |
| SB 114 - Provide for Display of Ten Commandments in Public Schools |
Support |
SB 114 |
| HB 388 - Create Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act |
Support |
HB 388 |
| HB 609 - Establish Criminal Offense of Abortion Trafficking |
Support |
HB 609 |
| HB 637 - Provide for Medical Aid in Dying |
Oppose |
HB 637 |
| HB 371 - Ban MRNA Vaccinations in Montana for Humans |
Support |
HB 371 |
Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 50 of 87, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 50 of 87, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| SB 218 - Private Right of Action for Medical Interventions to Treat Gender Dysphoria |
Support |
SB 218 |
| HJ 10 - Resolution on Sports Laws |
Support |
HJ 10 |
| HB 471 - Revise Education Laws Related to Human Sexuality and Identity Instruction |
Support |
HB 471 |
| HB 343 - Require Schools to Provide Religious Instruction Released Time Program |
Support |
HB 343 |
| HB 408 - Revise Laws to Protect Children from Obscene Content through Electronic Devices |
Support |
HB 408 |
| SB 240 - Revise Laws Related to Equality in Financial Services |
Support |
SB 240 |
| HB 653 - Provide for Parental Right to Access Child's Healthcare Information |
Support |
HB 653 |
| SJ 15 - Resolution on Obergerfel |
Support |
SJ 15 |
| HB 655 - Prohibit discriminatory action against persons providing adoption or foster care services |
Support |
HB 655 |
| HB 201 - Require Disclosure of Paid Signature Gatherers for Initiatives |
Support |
HB 201 |
| HB 331 -- Generally Revise Laws Relating to Marijuana Advertising |
Support |
HB 331 |
| SB 385 - Create a General Claims Court |
Support |
SB 385 |
| HB 682 - Generally Revise Laws Regarding Gender Transition Treatment |
Support |
HB 682 |
| HB 388 - Create Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act |
Support |
HB 388 |
| HB 400 - Enact the Free to Speak Act |
Support |
HB 400 |
| HB 476 - Establish Grant Program for Newborn Safety Devices |
Support |
HB 476 |
| HB 925 - Generally Revise Social Media Laws for Minors |
Support |
HB 925 |
| SB 299 - Revise Laws Related to Enhancing Transparency in Education |
Support |
SB 299 |
| HB 400 - Enact the Free to Speak Act |
Support |
HB 400 |
| SB 479 - Generally Revise Laws Related to Chemical Abortion |
Support |
SB 479 |
| HB 300 - Generally Revise Laws Related to Discrimination in Education |
Support |
HB 300 |
| SB 549 - Provide Income Tax Credit for K-12 Education Expenses |
Support |
SB 549 |
| HB 723 - Establish Annual Reporting Requirements of Infants Born Alive |
Support |
HB 723 |
| HJ 44 - Interim Study of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Water Quality |
Support |
HJ 44 |
| HJ 10 - Resolution on Sports Laws |
Support |
HJ 10 |
Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 51 to 75 of 87, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 51 to 75 of 87, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| HB 682 - Generally Revise Laws Regarding Gender Transition Treatment |
Support |
HB 682 |
| SB 218 - Private Right of Action for Medical Interventions to Treat Gender Dysphoria |
Support |
SB 218 |
| Government/regulation |
Not recorded |
None named |
| Justice system |
Not recorded |
None named |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest |
Not recorded |
None named |
| SB 136 - Prohibit Consent as a Defense for Physician Assisted Suicide |
Support |
SB 136 |
| HB 682 - Generally Revise Laws Regarding Gender Transition Treatment |
Support |
HB 682 |
| HB 723 - Establish Annual Reporting Requirements of Infants Born Alive |
Support |
HB 723 |
| HB 215 - Revise Laws on State Appointments and Vacancies of Executive Boards and Commissions |
Support |
HB 215 |
| SB 164 - Revise Offense of Endangering the Welfare of Children |
Support |
SB 164 |
| SB 218 - Private Right of Action for Medical Interventions to Treat Gender Dysphoria |
Support |
SB 218 |
| HB 377 - Generally Revise Access by Parent to Child Patient Healthcare Information |
Support |
HB 377 |
| SB 42 - Provide for the Partisan Election of Judges and Justices |
Support |
SB 42 |
| SB 437 - Revise Definition of Sex in Montana Law |
Support |
SB 437 |
| SB 154 - Revise Prohibition on Sale or Purchase of Human Body Parts |
Support |
SB 154 |
| SB 385 - Create a General Claims Court |
Support |
SB 385 |
| HB 921 - Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Distribution or Receipt of Child Pornography |
Support |
HB 921 |
| SB 549 - Provide Income Tax Credit for K-12 Education Expenses |
Support |
SB 549 |
| HB 408 - Revise Laws to Protect Children from Obscene Content through Electronic Devices |
Support |
HB 408 |
| HB 343 - Require Schools to Provide Religious Instruction Released Time Program |
Support |
HB 343 |
| HB 316 - Constitutional Amendment to Define Person |
Support |
HB 316 |
| HB 557 - Revise Education Laws Related to PIR Days and Meetings of Teacher Organizations |
Support |
HB 557 |
| SB 474 - Require Acceptance of Religious and Personal Medical Exemptions to Immunizations |
Support |
SB 474 |
| HB 446 - Revise Indecent Exposure Laws |
Support |
HB 446 |
| SJ 39 - Study Specialty Courts |
Support |
SJ 39 |
Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 76 to 87 of 87, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Montana Family Foundation, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 76 to 87 of 87, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| HB 471 - Revise Education Laws Related to Human Sexuality and Identity Instruction |
Support |
HB 471 |
| Education |
Not recorded |
None named |
| HB 121 -- Provide Privacy in Certain Restrooms, Changing Rooms, and Sleeping Quarters |
Support |
HB 121 |
| SB 42 - Provide for the Partisan Election of Judges and Justices |
Support |
SB 42 |
| SB 94 - Generally Revise Public Sector Union Laws |
Support |
SB 94 |
| SB 154 - Revise Prohibition on Sale or Purchase of Human Body Parts |
Support |
SB 154 |
| SB 164 - Revise Offense of Endangering the Welfare of Children |
Support |
SB 164 |
| HB 215 - Revise Laws on State Appointments and Vacancies of Executive Boards and Commissions |
Support |
HB 215 |
| SB 139 - Eliminate Clergy Exemption in Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect |
Oppose |
SB 139 |
| SB 136 - Prohibit Consent as a Defense for Physician Assisted Suicide |
Support |
SB 136 |
| HB 300 - Generally Revise Laws Related to Discrimination in Education |
Support |
HB 300 |
| HB 320 - Establish the Montana's Academic Prosperity Program for Scholars Act |
Support |
HB 320 |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Montana Family Foundation: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02
| Report |
Session |
Received |
Total for report |
| Montana Family Foundation: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
|
| Session Year End |
2025-2026 |
2026-02-17 |
$0.00 |
| Post Session |
2025-2026 |
2025-05-15 |
$19,315.16 |
| Monthly |
2025-2026 |
2025-04-14 |
$20,202.30 |
| Monthly |
2025-2026 |
2025-03-19 |
$19,810.92 |
| Initial Report |
2025-2026 |
2025-02-11 |
$18,996.00 |
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 Family Foundation, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-17: 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 Family Foundation, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay |
$18,871.00 |
| 2. Other Pay |
$0.00 |
| 3. Travel |
$0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) |
$0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) |
$444.16 |
| 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 |
$19,315.16 |
Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay |
$18,871.00 |
| 2. Other Pay |
$0.00 |
| 3. Travel |
$1,214.55 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) |
$0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) |
$116.75 |
| 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 |
$20,202.30 |
Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-19: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-19: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay |
$18,871.00 |
| 2. Other Pay |
$0.00 |
| 3. Travel |
$939.92 |
| 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 |
$19,810.92 |
Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-11: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Montana Family Foundation, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-11: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay |
$18,871.00 |
| 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 |
$125.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses |
$0.00 |
| Total for report |
$18,996.00 |
What this record does not say about Montana Family Foundation, 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.