Rank 26 of 54

Montana

AI measures that would put AI under new government control.

The receipts

50bills and resolutions about AI since January 2025

9of them would put AI under new government control

2agencies and officials they would hand new power

9have passed, 6 of them carrying a control

Who benefits

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power, by number of bills.

1Montana Department of TransportationAgencymost common control: New agency powers1bill
2Montana Commissioner of Political PracticesAgencymost common control: Label or AI notice1bill

Already law

9 measures have passed. 6 of them carry a control.

SB 25Passed · 2025-05-13Revise election laws regarding disclosure requirements for the use of AI in electionsLabel or AI noticeUse limitsDeepfakesAI misinformationRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SB 212Passed · 2025-04-17Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructureUse limitsDeepfakesLoss of controlRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SB 67Passed · 2025-05-08Provide for the use of autonomous vehiclesNew agency powersSelf-driving vehiclesRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SB 413Passed · 2025-05-16Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated mediaUse limitsDeepfakesRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 513Passed · 2025-05-19Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized useUse limitsDeepfakesRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 514Passed · 2025-05-19Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit imagesUse limitsDeepfakesRead it on bills.legmt.gov

In their own words

The fear as each bill's official summary or text states it, and the controls the same bill would create.

Deepfakes
“AI-generated content may be used to create deepfakes that falsely depict a candidate's speech or action”
SB 25, MontanaPassedLabel or AI noticeUse limitsMontana Commissioner of Political Practices
Self-driving vehicles
“limit the use of fully autonomous vehicles in actual or predicted periods of dangerous road conditions”
SB 67, MontanaPassedNew agency powersMontana Department of Transportation
Deepfakes
“produce one or more digital voice replicas or digital depictions of the particular, identified individual”
HB 513, MontanaPassedUse limits
Loss of control
“ensuring critical infrastructure facilities controlled by an artificial intelligence system can be shut down and the critical infrastructure facility can be returned to human control”
SB 212, MontanaPassedUse limits
Algorithmic bias
“to classify a person or group based on behavior, socioeconomic status, or personal characteristics resulting in unlawful discrimination”
HB 178, MontanaPassed

What it's buying

The government controls written into these bills.

The fears they cite

The fears these bills cite, by number of bills.

Every bill

Most controls first, then what has passed, then the newest. Filter them by fear, control or status.

SB 25PassedRevise election laws regarding disclosure requirements for the use of AI in electionsLabel or AI noticeUse limitsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 513PassedRevise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized useUse limitsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 514PassedCriminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit imagesUse limitsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SB 413PassedCriminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated mediaUse limitsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SB 67PassedProvide for the use of autonomous vehiclesNew agency powersRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SB 212PassedCreating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructureUse limitsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SB 452Did not passRequire disclosures of AI use by online media manufacturersLabel or AI noticeRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 68Not passedRequire disclosures of AI use by online media manufacturersLabel or AI noticeRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 3983Not passedRevise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized useUse limitsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 424PassedRevise taxes for class 17 data center propertyRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 178PassedLimit government use of AI systemsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
SJ 16AdoptedJoint resolution on automated vehiclesRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 97PassedAllow for platooning vehiclesRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 503Not passedRevise infrastructure controlled by critical artificial intelligence system lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 582Not passedMontana Data Center Energy and Infrastructure Task Force ActRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 252Not passedRevise data center transparency and accountability lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 253Not passedRevise data center water use lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 285Not passedProtect utility ratepayers from data center costsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 250Not passedRevise data center development lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 359Not passedGenerally revise laws relating to artificial intelligence, digital assets, and critical infrastructureRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 251Not passedProtect ratepayers and provide fiscal protection from data centersRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 182Not passedGenerally revise data center lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 235Not passedProhibit data centers in areas that use tax increment financingRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 181Not passedGenerally revise data center lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 58Not passedRevise property taxation of data centersRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 71Not passedGenerally revise data center lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 22Not passedGenerally revise data center taxationRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 31Not passedGenerally revise data center lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 20Not passedGenerally revise law relating to data centersRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 2720Did not passRevise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 1870Did not passRevise property taxation of data centersRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 1795Did not passRevise artificial intelligence laws regarding electionsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 1677Did not passGenerally revise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 1679Did not passGenerally revise laws related to autonomous vehiclesRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 3790Did not passGenerally revise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 3778Did not passGenerally revise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 3779Did not passGenerally revise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 845Did not passEstablish artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 844Did not passEstablish artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 4290Did not passRevise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 4006Did not passGenerally revise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 3989Did not passGenerally revise artificial intelligence lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 4025Did not passGenerally revise the taxation of data centersRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HJ 46Did not passStudy resolution on data centersRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 556Did not passGenerally revise usage of artificial intelligence in certain health insuranceRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 877Did not passEstablish the Montana data center development actRead it on bills.legmt.gov
HB 263Did not passGenerally revise digital asset mining and data center ratemaking lawsRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 3970Not passedGenerally revise usage of artificial intelligence in certain health insuranceRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 1493Not passedInterim study of artificial intelligenceRead it on bills.legmt.gov
LC 179Not passedProvide for the use of autonomous vehiclesRead it on bills.legmt.gov