# Montana HB 392: Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children Montana HB 392, Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Katie Zolnikov (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB392-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 392 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Katie Zolnikov (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Discrimination, Family Law, Communications, Liability, Minors - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (487 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Sue for violations: at least $1,500: benefit, high. 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… - At 18 delete your childhood videos: benefit, low. 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… - Parents must save child video earnings: mixed, medium. 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 gr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Katie Zolnikov (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-24: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-02: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-01: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-21: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-06: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-05: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e166f2d6-0fa1-421f-bb9c-2e8f8e248063) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=73e125bd-f2c4-493a-b992-714e3b38563f) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d50d621-cfc2-490f-96cd-894101e5812c) - Introduced, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b733cb83-8fbe-4af6-ab99-06fb281cc668) ## Related bills - SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed) - HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed) - HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed) - SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e166f2d6-0fa1-421f-bb9c-2e8f8e248063) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=73e125bd-f2c4-493a-b992-714e3b38563f) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d50d621-cfc2-490f-96cd-894101e5812c) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b733cb83-8fbe-4af6-ab99-06fb281cc668) ## Related - [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025) - [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025) - [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025) - [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB392-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).