SB 548 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise laws regarding foreign governments

SB 548 would have required individuals or groups acting on behalf of foreign governments (e.g., advocating on U.S. policy, elections, or state-foreign relations) to register with Montana’s Secretary of State, pay a fee, and submit monthly reports. It also barred certain foreign corporations from receiving state economic development incentives. The bill defined key terms like "foreign agent," "foreign government," and "public policy matter" to clarify scope. However, the bill was withdrawn in March 2025 and ultimately died in process, so these requirements never took effect.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025
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LC4265.pdf SB0548_1.pdf · 3 edits
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This bill revision primarily reorganizes and renumbers the definitions section of the legislation, converting a flat list of definitions into a structured format with numbered subsections. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the main difference being improved formatting and organization for clarity.
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Definition numbering was restructured from a flat list to a hierarchical format with subsections (a), (b), (c) for multi-part definitions.

Bill header changed from LC 4265 to SB 548.1, indicating a different bill number and version.

Minor formatting adjustments including removal of extra line breaks and reorganization of text layout.

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Mar 26, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
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Mar 25, 2025
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(S) Introduced
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Ken Bogner
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