# Montana SB 254: Prohibit direct or indirect expenditure of public money to hire lobbyist

Montana SB 254, Prohibit direct or indirect expenditure of public money to hire lobbyist, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Hertz (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 254
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Prohibit direct or indirect expenditure of public money to hire lobbyist
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Legislature, Local Finance, State Finance, State Government, Courts, Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (22 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Take SB 254 from Comm-Hertz | fail | 22 | 28 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Motion (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-16: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4ff166b0-706a-4d71-92a7-0b94440fcc4f)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4ff166b0-706a-4d71-92a7-0b94440fcc4f)

## 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-SB254-2025 (as of 2026-10-11).