Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB207: Establish laws related to a digital public square
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting the banning of users from digital public squares; providing definitions; providing exceptions; and providing penalties.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE BANNING OF USERS FROM DIGITAL PUBLIC SQUARES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Digital public squares -- prohibition against banning access -- definitions. (1) A business or entity providing a digital public square may not limit or abridge an individual user's right to assemble or exercise freedom of speech in a digital public square through digital prohibition, as defined in this section, unless in violation of state or federal laws. (2) A business or entity providing a digital public square may not censor user-created content through any means, including prohibiting other users from viewing user-created content. (3) A business or entity may not create community standards, contracts, or terms and conditions that violate subsection (2) or (3). (4) A business or entity in violation of subsection (2), (3), or (4) may be liable for actual and punitive damages in an action brought by a user of a digital public square. (5) A business or entity is not in violation of subsection (2) if it offers advertisements to users of a digital public square. (6) A digital public square may be terminated by the business or entity providing the digital public square. (7) For the …
Sponsors
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Introduced
Subjects: Information Technology
Common questions
- What is SB207?
- SB207 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish laws related to a digital public square.
- What does SB207 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting the banning of users from digital public squares; providing definitions; providing exceptions; and providing penalties.".
- What is the status of SB207?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB207?
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11).
- Where is the official record for SB207?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0065
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