montana legislature
Montana Audubon works to ensure that wildlife programs and laws adequately protect all wildlife. We are the main voice at the Montana Legislature supporting nongame wildlife and their habitats and have had a lobbyist at the Montana Legislature since 1981.
The 2009 Montana Legislature is finished. If you are interested in what Montana Audubon worked on during the session, you can read about our priorities and other conservation bills that we worked on:
- Assessment of 2009 Montana Legislature. Montana Audubon championed several bills to protect streams, address wind farm siting, protect nongame wildlife, and address climate change. For an assessment of how Montana Audubon's issues faired during the 2009 Montana Legislature, click HERE >>
- Summary of Legislation Audubon Worked on. For a summary of all the bills we worked on during the 2009 Montana Legislature concerning wildlife, energy, and conservation (the good, the bad and the ugly), click HERE >>
- Voting Record. For a copy of our Voting Record for the 2009 Montana Legislature, click HERE > >.
How to Get Involved:
- Armchair Activist : sign up to recieve alerts regarding legislation, news and events.
- Contact information for the Montana Legislature HERE >>
- Contact our lobbyist Janet Ellis, 406-443-3949.
Useful Contact Information and Links:
- State of Montana official legislative website - listen live to the legislature in action!
- Look up who your Representative and/or Senator is for the 2009 Montana Legislature:
Voting Records:
At the end of each legislative session, Montana Audubon publishes a voting records; these voting records have been published since 1983. They describe how legislators voted on Audubon's primary issues during the Montana Legislature: general environmental protection, public land, and wildlife and wildlife habitat. Individual copies of the voting records are available FREE.
Voting records can be used as an educational tool for you and your legislators. Please take the time to observe where your legislators stand. Talk to them about any concerns you may have regarding their votes, as well as express your appreciation of votes in your favor. Keep the voting record as a tool to use in the future for you and your legislators.
The following Voting Records are available to download below:
- 2009 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
- 2007 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
- 2005 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
- 2003 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
- 2001 Montana Legislative Voting Record (pdf)
If you want a copy of any Voting Record by Mail (1983 to the present), contact Janet Ellis jellis@mtaudubon.org.