House Bill No. introduced by B. Barker and G. Nikolakakos aims to enhance transparency regarding election-related contributions or expenditures made by attorneys of record in civil proceedings. The bill mandates that attorneys disclose any contributions or expenditures made in the past six years to the campaign committee of the presiding judge, as well as to any independent or incidental committees that supported the judge's campaign. If no contributions or expenditures have been made, attorneys must file a statement to that effect. These disclosures must be submitted with the attorney's first court appearance and updated promptly if any relevant information changes. Failure to comply may result in sanctions from the presiding judge, and parties involved in the proceeding are granted a private right of action against non-compliant attorneys.

Additionally, the bill provides definitions for key terms such as "contribution," "expenditure," "incidental committee," "independent committee," and "independent expenditure," all of which reference existing definitions in current law. The new section is intended to be codified as part of Title 25, chapter 4, part 1 of the Montana Code.