MT HB 408

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Revise laws to protect children from obscene content through electronic devices

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MT HB 408 pass?

No. MT HB 408 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): (H) Died in Process

What is MT HB 408 about?

MT HB 408 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Revise laws to protect children from obscene content through electronic devices”.

Who sponsors MT HB 408?

Amy Regier is the primary sponsor of MT HB 408.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-22 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-22
(H) Died in Process
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2025-04-25
(S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
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2025-04-25
(S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed
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2025-04-25
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-04-24
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Judiciary
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2025-04-23
(S) Motion Failed
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2025-04-08
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary
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2025-04-03
(S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
2025-04-02
(S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
2025-04-01
(S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
2025-03-27
(S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
2025-03-25
(S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
2025-03-24
(S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
2025-03-21
(S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
2025-03-01
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
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2025-02-28
(S) First Reading
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2025-02-27
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-02-27
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
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2025-02-27
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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2025-02-26
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
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2025-02-26
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-02-24
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary
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2025-02-24
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary
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2025-02-14
(H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
2025-02-07
(H) First Reading
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2025-02-07
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
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2025-02-06
(H) Introduced
2025-02-06
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-04
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-03
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-03
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-03
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-01
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-01-29
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-10-30
(LC) Drafter Assigned

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Votes

do_pass_as_amended
2025-02-24 · pass · 19-1
Member-level votes (20)
- Lee Deming: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- SJ Howell: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
Do Pass
2025-02-26 · pass · 87-13
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: no
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: no
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: no
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: no
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: no
- Denise Joy: yes
Do Pass
2025-02-27 · pass · 90-8
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: excused
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: no
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: absent
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
to_table
2025-04-08 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Barry Usher: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
Take HB 408 from Comm-Curdy
2025-04-23 · fail · 24-25
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: no
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: no
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: absent
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: no
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: no
- Josh Kassmier: no
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: no
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: no
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
Take HB 408 from Comm-McGillvray
2025-04-24 · pass · 27-23
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: no
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: no
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: no
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Ellie Boldman: no
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: no
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: no
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: no
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: no
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
Do Concur
2025-04-25 · fail · 23-27
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: no
- Denley Loge: no
- Janet Ellis: no
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: no
- Russ Tempel: no
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: no
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: no
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Ellie Boldman: no
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: no
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: no
- Gayle Lammers: no
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: no
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: no
- Jacinda Morigeau: no
Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray
2025-04-25 · pass · 32-17
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: no
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: no
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: no
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: excused
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: no
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: no
- Mike Yakawich: no
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: no
- Dave Fern: no
- Barry Usher: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: no
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes

Related bills

Replaces: LC 676

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0676?open_tab=sum

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