Prohibit access to child pornography in Montana

Added a specific definition for 'Victim' to clarify that the term refers to persons depicted in child sexual abuse material who are minors at the time of depiction.

Removed the previous definition of 'Victim' that did not include the specific clarification regarding the age of the person at the time of depiction.

Added internet service providers as defined in 2-17-602 to the list of entities considered content providers.

Added ownership, maintenance, or operation of physical internet infrastructure, including fiber optic lines, routers, satellites, and cell towers, to the list of content providers.

The deadline for removing child sexual abuse material after being notified was extended from 48 hours to 96 hours.

A new provision clarifies that content providers are not liable for reporting child sexual abuse material to law enforcement.

The bill was renumbered from HB 0752.3 to HB 752 and updated to 'Enrolled Bill' status.

Added specific definitions for 'Social Media Platform', 'Hosting', 'Internet Services Provider', 'Ownership/Maintenance of Physical Internet Infrastructure', and 'Search Engine'.

Created a new exemption for internet infrastructure owners and operators (e.g., fiber lines, routers, satellites, cell towers).

Created a new exemption for search engines that index third-party websites.

Added an exemption for content providers who generate 50% or more of their income from sexually explicit content and earn at least $500,000.

Increased the 'substantial amount' threshold for child sexual abuse material from 5% to 30% of total visual content.

Added a new provision stating that producing a hyperlink to a third-party website is not a violation if the link does not appear with visual content.

Extended the required time to remove illegal content from 48 hours to 96 hours.

The definition of 'child sexual abuse material' was expanded to include obscene matter depicting minors, not just material defined as child pornography under federal law.

The definition of 'content provider' was broadened to include owners and operators of physical internet infrastructure like fiber optic lines and cell towers.

New requirements mandate that content providers remove illegal content within 48 hours of notification, down from the previous 96 hours.

A new threshold was added stating that a single piece of illegal content counts as a violation, regardless of whether it is a duplicate.

Specific exemptions were added for general browser use, basic hosting services, and internet service providers, clarifying who is not liable.

The statute of limitations for victims to file a lawsuit was increased to 50 years from the date of the violation.

The deadline for content providers to remove child sexual abuse material was extended from 48 hours to 96 hours.

A new exemption was added stating that producing, publishing, distributing, or maintaining a hyperlink to a third-party website is not a violation if the hyperlink does not appear with visual content.

Specific terms in the definitions section were capitalized for emphasis, and the list of excluded hosting services was expanded to include 'application hosting' and 'container hosting'.

The definition of 'substantial amount' was altered to include '5% 30%', indicating a potential change in the threshold for liability.

Added 'social media platform' and 'search engine' to the list of entities considered content providers under the new definitions.

Increased the threshold for 'substantial amount' of prohibited content from 5% to 30% of total visual content.

Updated the definition of 'sexually explicit' to include bestiality, masturbation, and sadistic or masochistic abuse.

Extended the deadline for removing prohibited content from 48 hours to 96 hours after receiving notice.

Added a new restriction prohibiting content providers who earn 50% or more of their income from sexually explicit content from distributing child sexual abuse material.

Removed redundant numbering prefixes from the start of several subsections to standardize the text format.

Removed redundant parentheses and spacing inconsistencies in the definition section to improve readability without changing the law's substance.

Subsection numbers were renumbered sequentially (e.g., from (2) to (7) in the new version) and blank lines were removed, indicating a formatting update rather than a policy change.

Added a new definition for 'Internet Service Provider' and redefined 'Private Person' to exclude state or local government employees.

Expanded the definition of 'Child sexual abuse material' to include obscene matter depicting minors, not just child pornography.

Adjusted the statute of limitations: private actions must be filed within 50 years, while department actions must be filed within 40 years.

Updated the bill number from HB 752.1 to HB0752.2 and added a provision for an effective date.

Reordered and renumbered sections, shifting the focus of Section 3 to enforcement and Section 4 to remedies.

Bill number changed from LC 1729 to HB 752.

Added a header identifying the document as an 'Authorized Print Version - HB 752'.

Added new sponsors (L. Schubert, V. Ricci, K. Love, R. Gregg, T. Millett, D. Emrich, C. Hinkle, L. Jones, G. Nikolakakos, M. Noland) to the list of primary sponsors.