# Montana HB 752: Prohibit access to child pornography in Montana Montana HB 752, Prohibit access to child pornography in Montana, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Lukas Schubert (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB752-2025 - 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 752 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Prohibit access to child pornography in Montana - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Lukas Schubert (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Crimes, Minors, Communications, Utilities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (390 yes, 102 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New bans and thresholds for content platforms: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, content platforms face strict bans on child sexual abuse images (CSAM) that are reachable in Montana. A provider that hosts a substantial amount of sexually explicit visual content (set at 30% or more) cannot make CSAM reasonably accessible in the state. Any provider is a… - Victims can sue and claim damages: mixed, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, a person pictured as a minor in CSAM is a victim and can sue. If the victim is under 18 now, a parent or guardian can bring the case. If a private suit happened and the victim did not join it and got no relief, the victim can later claim restitution, compensatory damages,… - Defenses and link rules for platforms: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, each CSAM image counts as its own violation, which can raise penalties. Platforms have a defense if they remove CSAM within 96 hours after it becomes reasonably accessible in Montana. Posting a hyperlink alone does not violate the law if it does not appear with visual con… - Private suits allowed; strict filing deadlines: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, a private person (not a government worker) can sue if a victim does not. The filer must send a copy of the complaint to any victim who can be reasonably identified. Victims must file within 15 years of the violation. Private persons must file within 10 years of the violat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lukas Schubert (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 82 | 16 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Vote | pass | 59 | 40 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 51 | 46 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-10: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-17: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-25: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=61c08693-977d-4bc8-bd4d-88f78bec542b) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ebc2c470-aa7c-474f-b650-09e9e57cdc73) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fad61250-3c64-45a4-992d-a61223502409) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7b210a4c-7a0d-4e7c-b8d1-dff8cdaf6834) ## 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=61c08693-977d-4bc8-bd4d-88f78bec542b) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ebc2c470-aa7c-474f-b650-09e9e57cdc73) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fad61250-3c64-45a4-992d-a61223502409) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7b210a4c-7a0d-4e7c-b8d1-dff8cdaf6834) ## 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-HB752-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).