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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructure"
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description: "Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructure"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 212"
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citation: "Montana SB 212 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Information Technology"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
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version_count: 34
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-09-23T13:28:45+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-04-17T20:59:29+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a29922b8-d7e7-419c-a477-8b5715a595fa"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0292?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "bb3b52513a5bff7fd9b1b70106bb86fc5786807b564bad5a3214940ed85991d3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana SB 212 (2025) — Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructure
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **LC0292.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272962)
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2. **SB0212.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290380)
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3. **SB0212.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278615)
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4. **SB0212.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285190)
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5. **SB0212_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274811)
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6. **SB0212_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275603)
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7. **SB0212_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276639)
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8. **SB0212_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288416)
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9. **SB0212_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288417)
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10. **SB0212_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288418)
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11. **SB0212_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288419)
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12. **SB0212_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274189)
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13. **SB0212_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288421)
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14. **SB0212_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296600)
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15. **SB0212_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300606)
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16. **SB0212_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288424)
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17. **SB0212_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288425)
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18. **SB0212_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288443)
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19. **SB0212_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288484)
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20. **SB0212_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288494)
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21. **SB0212_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288495)
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22. **SB0212_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288519)
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23. **SB0212_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290430)
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24. **SB0212_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288420)
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25. **SB0212_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300605)
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26. **SB0212_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316586)
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27. **SB0212_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317487)
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28. **SB0212_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317488)
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29. **SB0212_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317489)
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30. **SB0212_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320875)
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31. **SB0212_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324352)
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32. **SB0212_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325737)
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33. **SB0212_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327304)
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34. **SB0212_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310631)
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## Votes
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- Do Concur — **61–38** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- be_concurred_in — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **61–39** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-09-23T13:28:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2025-01-13T17:29:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-01-16T19:37:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-01-20T23:51:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-01-21T14:51:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-01-23T20:15:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-01-24T15:04:08+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-01-24T19:58:18+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-01-24T20:00:54+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2025-01-27T19:35:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-27T19:44:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-30T20:38:30+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
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- **2025-02-25T23:06:24+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-26T20:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-28T20:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-01T15:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-01T17:11:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2025-03-03T17:25:09+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-03T20:15:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-13T22:52:16+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-03-21T17:33:18+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-03-21T19:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27T21:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-28T19:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-28T19:36:29+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-03-30T16:15:47+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-02T18:00:52+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-04-08T15:45:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-08T22:56:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-16T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-17T20:59:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a29922b8-d7e7-419c-a477-8b5715a595fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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