Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB32: Allow audio and video recording of public events
Status: Signed into law, February 27, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the circumstances in which a government entity may make an audio or video recording of a child without obtaining parental consent; establishing that a government entity may make an audio or video recording as part of an event open to the public; and amending section 40-6-701, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A GOVERNMENT ENTITY MAY MAKE AN AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING OF A CHILD WITHOUT OBTAINING PARENTAL CONSENT; ESTABLISHING THAT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY MAY MAKE AN AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING AS PART OF AN EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; AND AMENDING SECTION 40-6-701, MCA. Section 1. Section 40-6-701, MCA, is amended to read: "40-6-701. Interference with fundamental parental rights restricted -- cause of action. (1) A government entity may not interfere with the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children unless the government entity demonstrates that the and (b) is narrowly tailored and is the least restrictive means available for the furthering of the compelling governmental interest. (2) All fundamental parental rights are exclusively reserved to the parent of a child without obstruction or interference by a government entity, including but not limited to the rights and responsibilities to do the following: (a) direct the education of the child, including the right to choose public, private, religious, or home schools and the right to make reasonable choices with public schools for the education of the child; (b) access and review all written and electronic education records relating to the child that are controlled by or in the possession of a school; (c) direct the …
Sponsors
- Regier, Amy (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Ricci, Vince (R, 27)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
Votes
- Do Concur (February 15, 2025): 43 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 14, 2025): 39 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 14, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 13, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Family Law, State Government
Common questions
- What is HB32?
- HB32 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allow audio and video recording of public events.
- What does HB32 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the circumstances in which a government entity may make an audio or video recording of a child without obtaining parental consent; establishing that a government entity may make an audio or video recording as part of an event open to the public; and amending section 40-6-701, mca.
- What is the status of HB32?
- Signed into law as of February 27, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB32?
- Regier, Amy (R, 6), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB32?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0316
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