# Montana HB 513: Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use Montana HB 513, Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jill Cohenour (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB513-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 513 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jill Cohenour (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Information Technology, Liability, Privacy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (884 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on selling or posting deepfakes: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2026, the law bans sharing tools mainly meant to make unauthorized digital voices or images of a person for commercial use when you know that is the purpose. It also bans posting or distributing a commercial deepfake of someone when you know it is not authorized. The law does no… - Damages and deadlines for lawsuits: mixed, medium. Starting January 1, 2026, if your voice or image is used without consent, you can recover your actual losses and the violator’s profits. You must show the revenue tied to the use; they can deduct proven expenses. Punitive damages and attorney fees are not available under this law. You, or someone y… - New rights to your name and image: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, Montana treats your name, voice, and image as property. If you live in Montana, or had your legal home in Montana at death, you control these rights. Only you control them while alive. You can sell them, license them, or leave them to others. After death, heirs or transfe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jill Cohenour (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 94 | 6 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | AMD-HB0513.002.001 Zolnikov D/PASS | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Rerefer to Energy-Zolnikov | pass | 46 | 3 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 1 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-05-02: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Governor's Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Governor's Amendments (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Governor's Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Governor's Amendments (House) - 2025-04-28: Returned with Governor's Amendments (House) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-12: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-02: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-18: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-14: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 5), 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=89d82d1a-9c71-48cd-b833-ac155a82285d) - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9d353f9b-2427-4972-9c7a-c126ad6c1d02) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=59a182cc-9e2f-4326-b36a-aa6e4de36cac) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e0af86f4-b6bc-4f4a-8a89-2e4bde7a302e) - Introduced, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1432483c-d8a5-4f48-90c4-7ea87b47dbb6) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Amended (Version 5) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=89d82d1a-9c71-48cd-b833-ac155a82285d) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9d353f9b-2427-4972-9c7a-c126ad6c1d02) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=59a182cc-9e2f-4326-b36a-aa6e4de36cac) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e0af86f4-b6bc-4f4a-8a89-2e4bde7a302e) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1432483c-d8a5-4f48-90c4-7ea87b47dbb6) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [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-HB513-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).