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MontanaHB 39269th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children

Sponsored By: Katie Zolnikov (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Sue for violations: at least $1,500

If the trust or deletion rules are broken and you are harmed, you can sue. You can get a court order and money: the greater of $1,500 or your actual losses. You can also recover profits tied to the violation, minus the defendant’s proven expenses. To claim profits, you must show gross revenues from the violation. You must file within 7 years after you discover the violation or before you turn 26, whichever is later.

Parents must save child video earnings

The law requires content‑creating parents to set aside part of earnings for their child. This applies if, in the last 12 months, you meet a platform’s pay threshold or earn at least $0.10 per view, and in any 30‑day period 30% or more of your paid videos include your child. You must place 10% of gross earnings from those segments if the child appears in 30% to under 50% of compensated content in that period; 25% if 50% to under 75%; and 50% if 75% or more. If more than one qualifying child appears in a segment, split the required percent equally among them. The share is measured by the time the child appears or is the subject of narration compared with the total video length, and the money stays in trust until the child turns 18.

At 18 delete your childhood videos

When you turn 18, you can ask a platform to permanently delete any paid video segment that shows your likeness, name, or photo. This applies when the platform paid your parent for that content. The platform must take all reasonable steps to permanently delete the videos. Contracts that expect more than a small use of a minor’s content must tell the platform about the child’s future deletion rights.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Katie Zolnikov

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 487 • No: 8

House vote • 4/22/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 4/18/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 46 • No: 4

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 46 • No: 4

House vote • 2/21/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 100 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/16/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/12/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/5/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    5/2/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    5/1/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/24/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/22/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/22/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/18/2025House

  10. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/2/2025Senate

  11. 3rd Reading

    4/2/2025Senate

  12. 2nd Reading

    4/1/2025Senate

  13. Committee Report

    3/27/2025Senate

  14. Committee Executive Action

    3/25/2025Senate

  15. Hearing

    3/12/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Committee

    3/3/2025Senate

  17. 1st Reading

    2/24/2025Senate

  18. Transmitted to Senate

    2/21/2025House

  19. 3rd Reading

    2/21/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading

    2/20/2025House

  21. Committee Report

    2/13/2025House

  22. Committee Executive Action

    2/12/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action

    2/12/2025House

  24. Hearing

    2/6/2025House

  25. 1st Reading

    2/5/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    3/27/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    2/13/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/5/2025

    PDF

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