Montana SB 25 (2025) – AI Disclosure Requirements for Election Communications
Montana · Mont. SB 25, 69th Leg., 2025 Reg. Sess.; enrolled bill: legiscan.com/MT/text/SB25/id/3212547
Montana prohibits unlabeled deepfakes in election and electioneering communications within 60 days of an election. If AI-generated media is labeled as such, it is permitted. Candidates falsely depicted can obtain court injunctions, the Commissioner of Political Practices can investigate and impose fines, and repeat offenders face criminal prosecution.
Technical detail
Mont. SB 25, 69th Leg. (2025), revises election laws to define and prohibit deceptive AI-generated or manipulated media in election/electioneering communications within 60 days of election; administrative fine up to $500 (initial violation); third violation constitutes felony with up to 2 years imprisonment; candidates may seek injunctive relief.
Who is protected: Candidates falsely depicted in election deepfakes; Montana voters
Who must comply: Any person or entity publishing electioneering communications containing AI-generated or manipulated media in Montana
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Montana |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Enacted | 2025-01-01 |
| Citation | Mont. SB 25, 69th Leg., 2025 Reg. Sess.; enrolled bill: legiscan.com/MT/text/SB25/id/3212547 |
| Enforced by | Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (administrative); district courts (criminal/injunctive) |
| Private right of action | Yes — individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Administrative fine up to $500 (initial); felony up to 2 years imprisonment (third offense) |
| Topics | deepfakes · AI-generated images · election deepfakes |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | Montana SB25 | 2025 | Regular Session | LegiScan ↗ |
More AI rules in Montana
- Montana MCDPA · In effect
- MT Right to Compute Act · In effect
- Montana SB 413 (crime to share explicit deepfakes) · In effect
- Montana HB 514 (sextortion deepfakes in privacy crime) · In effect
- Montana HB 178 (limits on government AI use) · In effect
- Montana HB 513 (property right in voice & likeness vs. deepfakes) · In effect
Related deepfakes rules elsewhere
- Arkansas Frank Broyles Act AI amendment — voice and likeness protection (2025) · In effect
- Doe v. X.AI (Grok NCII deepfakes class action) · In effect
- xAI v. Harwood (Grok NCII Counter-Suit 2026) · Blocked / in litigation
- Arizona HB 2133 deepfake sexual content — vetoed 2026 · Vetoed
- NY AG · In effect
- MI SOS Deepfake Election Policy · In effect
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