---
title: "Taxpayers Protection Alliance: Montana lobbying record"
description: "Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a lobbying principal in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "Taxpayers Protection Alliance"
slug: "lobbying/taxpayers-protection-alliance-e820956"
roles:
  - "principal"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/820956"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Taxpayers Protection Alliance: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Taxpayers Protection Alliance was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 2 lobbyists, and filed 2 L-5 reports reporting $1,733.16 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.

Taxpayers Protection Alliance's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/820956

## Taxpayers Protection Alliance, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

- [Hunter Hamberlin](/lobbying/hunter-hamberlin-e820955/), authorized 2025-04-02
- [David McGarry](/lobbying/david-mcgarry-e821229/), authorized 2025-04-04

## Taxpayers Protection Alliance, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02

| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Taxpayers Protection Alliance, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| Banking/finance/investment | Not recorded | None named |
| Business/labor | Not recorded | None named |
| Economic development | Not recorded | None named |
| Energy/conservation | Not recorded | None named |
| Government/regulation | Not recorded | None named |
| Taxation | Not recorded | None named |
| HB 408 Device Filter | Oppose | [HB 408](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-408/) |
| HB 231 - STR Taxes | Oppose | [HB 231](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-231/) |
| SB 90 - STR Taxes | Support | [SB 90](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-90/) |
| Broadband - HB 650 | Support | [HB 650](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-650/) |
| HB 149 - vapor products registration | Oppose | [HB 149](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-149/) |

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

## Taxpayers Protection Alliance: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02

| Report | Session | Received | Total for report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxpayers Protection Alliance: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 2 of 2, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |  |
| Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2026-02-04 | $0.00 |
| Post Session | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-06 | $1,733.16 |

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.

### Taxpayers Protection Alliance, 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 |
|---|---|
| Taxpayers Protection Alliance, 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 | 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 |

### Taxpayers Protection Alliance, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-06: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Taxpayers Protection Alliance, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-06: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $300.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $1,356.26 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $76.90 |
| 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 | $1,733.16 |

## What this record does not say about Taxpayers Protection Alliance, 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.