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SB 297, Amendments to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act

Mont. Code Ann. sections 30-14-2802, 30-14-2803, 30-14-2804, 30-14-2808, 30-14-2812, 30-14-2816, 30-14-2817

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In force 12 months, effective 1 October 2025.

An age-appropriate design code rule binding private bodies.

As of 15 July 2026.

What this law does

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Amends Montana's consumer privacy law to require a controller that knows or willfully disregards that a consumer is a minor under 18 to use reasonable care to avoid a heightened risk of harm from an online service, product, or feature, and to complete a data protection assessment for offerings that pose such risk to minors.

If you get it wrong

Private right of actionNo

Penalties

Enforcement under the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act's existing civil penalty structure

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

Montana Department of Justice, Office of Consumer Protection

What it reaches

Age threshold

18

Covered services

Online services, products, or features offered to consumers known or reasonably believed to be minors

When LexLint raises it

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Read the law

Official Montana legislature session law chapter text

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