Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB488: Generally revise consumer protection laws
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws relating to consumer protection; providing that unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices include false, misleading, or otherwise deceptive consumer reviews or testimonials in contradiction of federal law; revising statutes of limitations for filing actions relating to unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce; providing a statute of limitations for the department of justice to bring an action; clarifying what timeframe applies to an individual to bring an action…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION; PROVIDING THAT UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES INCLUDE FALSE, MISLEADING, OR OTHERWISE DECEPTIVE CONSUMER REVIEWS OR TESTIMONIALS IN CONTRADICTION OF FEDERAL LAW; REVISING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS FOR FILING ACTIONS RELATING TO UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES IN THE CONDUCT OF ANY TRADE OR COMMERCE; PROVIDING A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO BRING AN ACTION; CLARIFYING WHAT TIMEFRAME APPLIES TO AN INDIVIDUAL TO BRING AN ACTION; AMENDING SECTIONS 30-14-104, 3014-111, 30-14-133, AND 30-14-159, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 30-14-104, MCA, is amended to read: "30-14-104. Federal interpretation -- rules determining unfair competition and deception. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that in construing 30-14-103 due consideration and weight shall must be given to the interpretations of the federal trade commission and the federal courts relating to section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C., 45(a)(1)), as amended. (2) The department may make rules interpreting the provisions of 30-14-103. Such The rules shall may not be inconsistent with the rules, regulations, and decisions of the federal trade commission and the federal courts in interpreting the provisions of section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C., 45(a)(1)), …