MT SB 254
deadProhibit direct or indirect expenditure of public money to hire lobbyist
Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · upper
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Quick answers
Did MT SB 254 pass?
No. MT SB 254 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (S) Died in Process
What is MT SB 254 about?
MT SB 254 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Prohibit direct or indirect expenditure of public money to hire lobbyist”.
Who sponsors MT SB 254?
Greg Hertz is the primary sponsor of MT SB 254.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Greg Hertzprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-23
(S) Died in Process
failure
2025-03-12
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
2025-03-06
(S) Motion Failed
failure
2025-03-04
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) State Administration
amendment-deferral
2025-02-22
(S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
2025-02-22
(S) Hearing Canceled - (S) State Administration
2025-02-16
(S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
2025-02-04
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration
referral-committee
2025-02-04
(S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
2025-02-03
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2025-01-31
(S) Introduced
2025-01-31
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-01-29
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-01-28
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-01-28
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-01-28
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-01-28
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-01-20
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-11-11
(LC) Drafter Assigned
Versions
Documents
Votes
to_table
2025-03-04 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Matt Regier: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
Take SB 254 from Comm-Hertz
2025-03-06 · fail · 22-28
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: no
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: no
- Denise Hayman: no
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: no
- Russ Tempel: no
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: no
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: no
- Susan Webber: no
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: no
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: no
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Ellie Boldman: no
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: no
- Barry Usher: no
- Josh Kassmier: no
- Laura Smith: no
- Shane Morigeau: no
- Gayle Lammers: no
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: no
- Cora Neumann: no
- Jacinda Morigeau: no
Related bills
- Replaces: LC 992
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