Allow audio and video recording of public events
HB 32 amends Montana law to clarify that government entities (like schools) may record children at public events without parental consent. It specifically adds "an event open to the public" (such as school sports, performances, or rehearsals) to the list of circumstances where recording is permitted. This directly affects parents of children participating in such public school activities, as it removes the prior requirement for parental consent for these recordings. The bill focuses on defining when government recordings of children are allowed, not on general public recording rights. The law was signed by the Governor on February 27, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Dec 10, 2024
Signed Feb 27, 2025
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The diff shows a minor formatting adjustment where a trailing semicolon was removed from the text describing a government entity's ability to make audio or video recordings of public events. This change does not alter the substantive policy, legal requirements, or scope of the bill.
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Removed a trailing semicolon from the end of a sentence regarding public event recordings.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2025 · House Jan 14, 2025
How they voted
43–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 15, 2025
D
Democratic18
66% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Feb 27, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 15, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-5-2)
senate
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Jan 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 10, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Regier
RRepublican
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