HB392

Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children

Complete·5/12/25

Montana HB392 establishes the Child Digital Protection Act, ensuring minors receive compensation for their likeness in profitable family videos.

Montana HB392, known as the Child Digital Protection Act, revises laws to ensure minors receive compensation for their likeness in profitable family videos. The act requires content creators to maintain records of video segments featuring minors and deposit a percentage of gross earnings into a trust fund for the minor's benefit. The deposit percentage varies based on the minor's presence in the video, ranging from 10% to 50% of gross earnings.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

98 Yea

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0 Nay

2 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 18, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate Energy, Technology & Federal Relations Hearing

Feb 10, 2025

3:00 PM

House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Hearing

History

May 16, 2025

House

Chapter Number Assigned

May 12, 2025

House

(H) Signed by Governor

May 5, 2025

House

(H) Transmitted to Governor