# Montana SB 413: Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media Montana SB 413, Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Laura Smith (Democrat); 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-SB413-2025 - 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 413 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-21 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Laura Smith (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Courts, Criminal Procedure, Law Enforcement, Crimes, Information Technology - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (398 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Deepfake law now in effect: benefit, low. The law takes effect on passage and approval. It applies to offenses committed on or after that date. - New crime for sharing sexual deepfakes: benefit, low. The law makes it a crime to share sexual deepfakes of a real person without consent when it would cause serious emotional distress. It is also a crime to share them to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or injure someone, or to threaten release to get money or other things of value. "Explicit s… - Fines and jail for deepfake abuse: cost, low. Penalties apply on conviction. A first conviction can bring a fine up to $1,000, up to 1 year in county jail, or both. A second or later conviction can bring up to $10,000 in fines, up to 5 years in state prison, or both. If the person shown was under 18, punishment can be up to $10,000 and up to 1… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Smith (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | AMD-SB0413.003.001 Regier DO PASS | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-04-16: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-11: Hearing (House) - 2025-04-04: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-04-03: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5b4ea6fc-31c4-4ae8-82a3-edae8524fc1e) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b1d3216e-a485-475e-b6ac-eedbade381ef) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=17bc1546-0d23-4ffb-b914-d4af3382ab4c) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=91801c33-0023-475c-9530-4ed186ec5b98) - Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=60f6c38e-46b3-411e-ac7c-7edd51f181b6) ## 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=5b4ea6fc-31c4-4ae8-82a3-edae8524fc1e) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b1d3216e-a485-475e-b6ac-eedbade381ef) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=17bc1546-0d23-4ffb-b914-d4af3382ab4c) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=91801c33-0023-475c-9530-4ed186ec5b98) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=60f6c38e-46b3-411e-ac7c-7edd51f181b6) ## 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-SB413-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).