# Montana HB 804: Revise laws for lobbyist payment threshold

Montana HB 804, Revise laws for lobbyist payment threshold, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 804
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws for lobbyist payment threshold
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (372 yes, 119 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher lobbyist threshold and inflation updates: mixed, low. The law sets the 2025 threshold for lobbying payments at $3,000. If your total payments for lobbying in 2025 are at or below $3,000, you are below key reporting and registration triggers. Every even-numbered year, the commissioner updates the threshold using the June CPI ratio, rounds to the neares…
- New electronic lobbying reports and deadlines: mixed, low. Principals who pay for lobbying must file reports electronically. You report only when your payments exceed the dollar amount set in 5-7-112. In a session year, a report is due by February 15 covering payments made before February 1 to influence legislative action. You must also file by the 15th of…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 56 | 42 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 59 | 41 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 39 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 92 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 91 | 7 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-11: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d9576a06-f594-4c87-856b-3f24915809e2)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f0695d8a-7bc3-467b-914b-e3887b389fef)
- Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d1536324-2a8d-4ec4-94a5-9770169e3319)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d9576a06-f594-4c87-856b-3f24915809e2)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f0695d8a-7bc3-467b-914b-e3887b389fef)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d1536324-2a8d-4ec4-94a5-9770169e3319)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB804-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).