# Montana SB 25: Revise election laws regarding disclosure requirements for the use of AI in elections Montana SB 25, Revise election laws regarding disclosure requirements for the use of AI in elections, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Janet Ellis (Democrat); 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-SB25-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 25 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise election laws regarding disclosure requirements for the use of AI in elections - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-10 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Janet Ellis (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Elections, Communications, Crimes, Information Technology, Liability - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (376 yes, 114 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fast enforcement and penalties for deepfakes: mixed, low. A candidate or political party can bring a fast court case to stop a violation. They must prove it by clear and convincing evidence, and they do not need to show money harm to get an order. Courts can award costs and reasonable attorney fees, actual damages if proved, and up to $10,000 in punitive… - New rules for AI election ads: mixed, low. The law defines AI-generated content and deepfakes used in election ads. It bans paying for, making, or sharing deepfake election messages within 60 days after voting starts for that election. You can share such content only with a clear notice that AI edited it and that it falsely looks real. The… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Janet Ellis (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 45 | 3 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Do Concur | pass | 80 | 17 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Do Concur | pass | 79 | 19 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | AMD-SB0025.003.002 Schubert DO PASS | fail | 46 | 52 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 38 | 11 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 38 | 12 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-18: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-18: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2024-12-10: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a6fd4245-8fa1-4fbf-a6c0-cc223bab6ab3) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=58b71ea2-5494-4212-9a3e-9fe26980fb1a) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5d5372ce-e5da-4498-b02c-9189acedbd07) - Introduced, 2024-12-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=22e1cdbf-5a48-4138-8d97-e220728f63aa) ## 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=a6fd4245-8fa1-4fbf-a6c0-cc223bab6ab3) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=58b71ea2-5494-4212-9a3e-9fe26980fb1a) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5d5372ce-e5da-4498-b02c-9189acedbd07) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=22e1cdbf-5a48-4138-8d97-e220728f63aa) ## 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-SB25-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).