Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images” Read the full text
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2025 session
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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Dec 15, 2024
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Dec 30, 2024
(LC) Draft in Edit · Jan 1, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Jan 3, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Jan 5, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Jan 5, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Jan 6, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Feb 13, 2025
(H) Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Feb 17, 2025
(H) First Reading · Feb 17, 2025
(H) Hearing · Feb 18, 2025
(H) Fiscal Note Requested · Feb 20, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed · Feb 24, 2025
(H) Fiscal Note Received · Feb 27, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed · Feb 28, 2025
(H) Fiscal Note Signed · Feb 28, 2025
(H) Fiscal Note Printed · Mar 1, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Mar 3, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed · Mar 3, 2025
(H) Rereferred to Committee · Mar 3, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed · Mar 3, 2025
(H) Hearing · Mar 3, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed · Mar 3, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Mar 4, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed · Mar 4, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Mar 5, 2025
(S) Hearing · Mar 24, 2025
(S) Hearing Canceled · Mar 24, 2025
(S) Hearing · Mar 27, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Apr 4, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Apr 15, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 16, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred · Apr 16, 2025
(S) Rereferred to Committee · Apr 16, 2025
(S) Hearing · Apr 17, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Apr 18, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Apr 18, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 22, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 22, 2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 22, 2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 25, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · May 2, 2025
(S) Signed by President · May 6, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Governor · May 7, 2025
(H) Signed by Governor · May 13, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · May 19, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Jill Cohenour
Recorded votes
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-22 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 50
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-16 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 49, ABSENT 1
Do PassHouse · 2025-03-04 · BILL_PASSED · YES 99, ABSENT 1
Do PassHouse · 2025-03-03 · BILL_PASSED · YES 97, YES_EXCUSED 1, ABSENT 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).