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Zero to Five Montana: Montana lobbying record
In the 2025-2026 session, Zero to Five Montana was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 2 lobbyists, and filed 5 L-5 reports reporting $10,000.00 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.
Zero to Five Montana's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/815900
Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02
Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 102, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 25 of 102, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| SB 269 (Generally revise laws regarding family & group day-care homes) |
Oppose |
SB 269 |
| HB 881 (Revise Medicaid buy-in program to include children with disabilities) |
Support |
HB 881 |
| HB 835 (Extend at-home infant care program) |
Support |
HB 835 |
| Business/labor |
Not recorded |
None named |
| Economic development |
Not recorded |
None named |
| Education |
Not recorded |
None named |
| LC 1057 (Revise child care laws) |
Support |
LC 1057 |
| HB 340 (Establish MT's BEST program to bolster educator support & training) |
Support |
HB 340 |
| HB 945 (Create the early childhood education and child care infrastructure) |
Support |
HB 945 |
| SB 565 (Creating the MT endowment for early childhood and related structure) |
Support |
SB 565 |
| HB 220 (Provide for a child tax credit) |
Support |
HB 220 |
| SB 321 (Provide tax credits for children and child care) |
Support |
SB 321 |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest |
Not recorded |
None named |
| HB 456 (Provide best beginnings scholarships to child care workers) |
Support |
HB 456 |
| SB 325 (Creating family & medical leave act) |
Support |
SB 325 |
| HB 457 (Revise best beginnings eligibility) |
Support |
HB 457 |
| SB 187 (Generally revise Medicaid laws) |
Support |
SB 187 |
| SB 180 (Generally revise laws related to determination of best interests of the child in custody) |
Support |
SB 180 |
| HB 386 (Revising laws related to continuous Medicaid eligibility) |
Support |
HB 386 |
| HB 927 (General revise laws related to illegal aliens) |
Oppose |
HB 927 |
| HB 747 (Authorize certain day care centers to adopt policy regarding certain immunization exemptions |
Oppose |
HB 747 |
| SB 319 (Generally revise health care laws related to doulas) |
Support |
SB 319 |
| HB 537 (Provide for a birthday tax credit for the birth of a child) |
Support |
HB 537 |
| HB 628 (Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws) |
Support |
HB 628 |
| HB 601 (Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid) |
Support |
HB 601 |
Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 50 of 102, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 26 to 50 of 102, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| HB 537 (Provide for a birthday tax credit for the birth of a child) |
Support |
HB 537 |
| HB 835 (Extend at home infant care) |
Support |
HB 835 |
| HB 360 (Establish child care workforce recruitment & retention support payment program) |
Support |
HB 360 |
| SB 180 (Generally revise laws related to determination of best interests of the child in custody) |
Support |
SB 180 |
| HB 386 (Revising laws related to continuous Medicaid eligibility) |
Support |
HB 386 |
| HB 340 (Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training) |
Support |
HB 340 |
| HB 357 (Provide funding for middle school career and technical education) |
Support |
HB 357 |
| HB 601 ( Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid) |
Support |
HB 601 |
| HB 230 (Generally revise Medicaid laws) |
Support |
HB 230 |
| LC 1689 (Generally revise childcare laws) |
Support |
LC 1689 |
| HB 262 (Establish state policy on evidence-based reading instruction) |
Support |
HB 262 |
| HB 381 (Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home) |
Support |
HB 381 |
| Health/mental health/human services |
Not recorded |
None named |
| LC 1057 (Revise child care laws) |
Support |
LC 1057 |
| LC 426 (Provide childcare tax credits) |
Support |
LC 426 |
| HB 357 (Provide funding for middle school career & technical education) |
Support |
HB 357 |
| HB 654 ( increase access to early literacy targeted intervention programs) |
Support |
HB 654 |
| HB 457 (Revise best beginnings eligibility) |
Support |
HB 457 |
| HB 262 (Establish state policy on evidence-based reading instruction) |
Support |
HB 262 |
| HB 360 (Establish child care workforce recruitment & retention support payment program) |
Support |
HB 360 |
| LC 426 (Provide childcare tax credits) |
Support |
LC 426 |
| SB 285 (Generally revise child care administrative rules) |
Oppose |
SB 285 |
| SB 269 (Generally revise laws regarding family & group day-care homes) |
Oppose |
SB 269 |
| SB 467 (Generally revise child care laws) |
Oppose |
SB 467 |
| SB (382) Requiring acceptance of religious or conscience exemptions to immunizations) |
Oppose |
None named |
Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 51 to 75 of 102, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 51 to 75 of 102, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| HB 456 (Provide best beginnings scholarships to child care workers) |
Support |
HB 456 |
| SB 187 (Generally revise Medicaid laws) |
Support |
SB 187 |
| SB 319 (Generally revise health care laws related to doulas) |
Support |
SB 319 |
| HB 628 (Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws) |
Support |
HB 628 |
| HB 601 (Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid) |
Support |
HB 601 |
| SB 285 (Generally revise child care administrative rules) |
Oppose |
SB 285 |
| SB 467 (Generally revise child care laws) |
Oppose |
SB 467 |
| SB 382 (Requiring acceptance of religious or conscience exemptions to immunizations |
Oppose |
SB 382 |
| SB 474 (Require acceptance of religious & personal medical exemptions to required immunizations) |
Oppose |
SB 474 |
| HB 381 (Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home) |
Support |
HB 381 |
| SB 180 (Generally revise laws related to the determination of the best interests of the child) |
Support |
SB 180 |
| HB 386 (Revising laws related to continuous Medicaid eligibility) |
Support |
HB 386 |
| HB 456 (Provide best beginnings scholarships to childcare workers) |
Support |
HB 456 |
| SB 187 (Generally revise Medicaid laws) |
Support |
SB 187 |
| SB 319 (Generally revise health care laws related to doulas) |
Support |
SB 319 |
| HB 628 (Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws) |
Support |
HB 628 |
| HB 220 ( Provide for child tax credit) |
Support |
HB 220 |
| SB 321 ( Provide for a tax credit for children & childcare) |
Support |
SB 321 |
| HB 338 (Revise laws targeted early numeracy intervention) |
Support |
HB 338 |
| HB 924 (Generally revise state finance laws) |
Support |
HB 924 |
| SB 35 (Clarify enrollment counts for early literacy jumpstart programs) |
Support |
SB 35 |
| HB 945 (Create early childhood ed & child care infrastructure grant program) |
Support |
HB 945 |
| SB 565 (Create Montana endowment for early childhood & related structure) |
Support |
SB 565 |
| HB 942 (Establish a child income tax credit) |
Support |
HB 942 |
| HB 340 (Establish MT's BEST program to bolster educator support & training) |
Support |
HB 340 |
Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 76 to 100 of 102, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 76 to 100 of 102, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| HB 357 (Provide funding for middle school career & technical education) |
Support |
HB 357 |
| HB 381 (Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home) |
Support |
HB 381 |
| SB 181 (Generally revise Indian Education For All laws) |
Support |
SB 181 |
| SB 182 ( Generally revise MT Indian language preservation program) |
Support |
SB 182 |
| SB 147 ( Generally revise MT Indian child welfare laws) |
Support |
SB 147 |
| SB 325 (Creating family & medical leave act) |
Support |
SB 325 |
| HB 297 (Establish requirement for paid sick days) |
Support |
HB 297 |
| HB 76 (Generally revise laws related to board of behavioral health) |
Support |
HB 76 |
| HB 245 (Revise MT HELP Act workforce development provisions) |
Support |
HB 245 |
| HB 185 (Continue healthy MT kids plan eligibility for children under 6) |
Support |
HB 185 |
| HB 338 (Revise laws regarding targeted early numeracy intervention) |
Support |
HB 338 |
| HB 924 (Generally revise state finance laws) |
Support |
HB 924 |
| SB 35 (Clarify enrollment counts for early literacy jumpstart program) |
Support |
SB 35 |
| HB 942 (Establish a child income tax credit) |
Support |
HB 942 |
| HB 537 (Provide for a birth day tax credit for the birth of a child) |
Support |
HB 537 |
| HB 654 (Increase access to early literacy targeted intervention programs) |
Support |
HB 654 |
| HB 457 (Revise best beginnings eligibility) |
Support |
HB 457 |
| HB 262 (Establish state policy on evidence-based reading instruction) |
Support |
HB 262 |
| HB 360 (Establish the child care workforce recruitment and retention) |
Support |
HB 360 |
| SB 285 (Generally revise child care administration rules) |
Oppose |
SB 285 |
| SB 269 ( Generally revise laws regarding family and group day care homes) |
Oppose |
SB 269 |
| SB 467 (Generally revise child care laws) |
Oppose |
SB 467 |
| SB 382 (Requiring acceptance of religious or conscience exemptions to immunizations) |
Oppose |
SB 382 |
| LC 1092 (Generally revise health & human service laws) |
Support |
LC 1092 |
| HB 368 (Generally revise water supply requirements for coal-fired generating units) |
Support |
HB 368 |
Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 101 to 102 of 102, data through 2026-10-02
| Subject |
Position declared |
Bills named |
| Zero to Five Montana, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 101 to 102 of 102, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
| LC 1610 (Expand early literature) |
Support |
LC 1610 |
| HB 230 (Child tax credit) |
Support |
HB 230 |
Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.
Zero to Five Montana: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02
| Report |
Session |
Received |
Total for report |
| Zero to Five Montana: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 5 of 5, data through 2026-10-02 |
|
|
|
| Session Year End |
2025-2026 |
2026-01-20 |
$0.00 |
| Post Session |
2025-2026 |
2025-05-22 |
$2,500.00 |
| Monthly |
2025-2026 |
2025-04-15 |
$2,500.00 |
| Monthly |
2025-2026 |
2025-03-14 |
$2,500.00 |
| Initial Report |
2025-2026 |
2025-02-14 |
$2,500.00 |
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.
Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-01-20: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-01-20: 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 |
Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-22: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-22: 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 |
Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Monthly received 2025-04-15: 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 |
Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Monthly received 2025-03-14: 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 |
Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02
| Line |
Amount |
| Zero to Five Montana, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-14: 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 Zero to Five Montana, 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.