Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB413: Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act creating the crime of disclosing explicit synthetic media; providing definitions; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT CREATING THE CRIME OF DISCLOSING EXPLICIT SYNTHETIC MEDIA; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Disclosing explicit synthetic media. (1) A person commits the offense of disclosing explicit synthetic media when the person knowingly or purposely: (a) discloses explicit synthetic media and knows or reasonably should know that an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media did not consent to the disclosure and that disclosure of the explicit synthetic media would cause the identifiable person substantial emotional distress; (b) discloses explicit synthetic media with the intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media; or (c) possesses and threatens to disclose explicit synthetic media with the intent to obtain money or other valuable consideration from an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media. (2) (a) Except as provided in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c), a person convicted of the offense of disclosing explicit synthetic media shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both. (b) On a second or subsequent conviction of the offense of disclosing explicit synthetic media, a …
Sponsors
- Smith, Laura (D, 40) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur As Amended (April 22, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AMD-SB0413.003.001 Regier DO PASS (April 22, 2025): 99 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Courts, Information Technology
Common questions
- What is SB413?
- SB413 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media.
- What does SB413 do?
- In its own words: An act creating the crime of disclosing explicit synthetic media; providing definitions; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of SB413?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB413?
- Smith, Laura (D, 40).
- Where is the official record for SB413?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1066
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