republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2025/hb-392.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children"
description: "Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 392"
citation: "Montana HB 392 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications", "Discrimination", "Family Law", "Liability", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katie Zolnikov"]
version_count: 51
action_count: 41
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-24T14:27:48+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T19:58:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/384f8504-e362-4010-98d9-efebc5cbf55b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0299?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "025900a8d1171d345209d05ea23bcbabc808e5d007e7e69a8a0799e936dfa23d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 392 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0392.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281356)
2. **HB0392.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298464)
3. **HB0392.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297866)
4. **HB0392_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279274)
5. **HB0392_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282101)
6. **HB0392_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282102)
7. **HB0392_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282103)
8. **HB0392_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282104)
9. **HB0392_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279073)
10. **HB0392_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282106)
11. **HB0392_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299542)
12. **HB0392_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299543)
13. **HB0392_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299544)
14. **HB0392_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299545)
15. **HB0392_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282112)
16. **HB0392_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282113)
17. **HB0392_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282130)
18. **HB0392_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282131)
19. **HB0392_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282133)
20. **HB0392_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282142)
21. **HB0392_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285764)
22. **HB0392_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298455)
23. **HB0392_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282105)
24. **HB0392_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299547)
25. **HB0392_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304905)
26. **HB0392_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309886)
27. **HB0392_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309888)
28. **HB0392_3(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314530)
29. **HB0392_3(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314531)
30. **HB0392_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299550)
31. **HB0392_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299551)
32. **HB0392_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299567)
33. **HB0392_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299574)
34. **HB0392_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299575)
35. **HB0392_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299621)
36. **HB0392_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303429)
37. **HB0392_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304904)
38. **HB0392_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299546)
39. **HB0392_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314533)
40. **HB0392_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325037)
41. **HB0392_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325711)
42. **HB0392_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314534)
43. **HB0392_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317189)
44. **HB0392_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317442)
45. **HB0392_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317443)
46. **HB0392_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320862)
47. **HB0392_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323172)
48. **HB0392_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323173)
49. **HB0392_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323174)
50. **HB0392_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314532)
51. **LC0299.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278795)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Katie Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-09-24T14:27:48+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-09-25T21:08:07+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-21T21:09:12+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-01-31T23:25:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-02T20:36:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-04T19:06:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-04T22:06:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-04T22:28:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-05T14:49:30+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-05T16:52:36+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-05T18:05:47+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-05T18:27:33+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05T19:59:26+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06T15:08:37+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2025-02-12T23:18:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-12T23:43:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-13T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-20T20:28:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T22:09:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-21T22:30:32+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-24T20:27:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-03T18:11:19+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T17:50:46+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
- **2025-03-25T21:02:37+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
- **2025-03-27T19:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T20:03:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02T21:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-02T23:08:36+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-18T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T18:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T16:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T21:20:28+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T20:17:07+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-01T18:00:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-02T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-12T17:18:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T19:58:11+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/384f8504-e362-4010-98d9-efebc5cbf55b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).