United States of America: Bill codifying grooming as distinct offence and expanding child sexual abuse provisions to include digital depictions (HB 82) was introduced to Montana House of Representatives

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Bill codifying grooming as distinct offence and expanding child sexual abuse provisions to include digital depictions (HB 82) was introduced to Montana House of Representatives

On 18 December 2024, a Bill codifying grooming as a distinct offence and expanding child sexual abuse provisions to include digital depictions (HB 82) was introduced to the Montana House of Representatives. The Bill would amend several provisions of…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-12-18
under deliberation

On 18 December 2024, a Bill codifying grooming as a distinct offence and expanding child sexual abu…

2025-04-01
adopted

On 1 April 2025, the Montana legislature adopted the Bill codifying grooming as a distinct offence …

2025-04-07
adopted

On 7 April 2025, the Governor of Montana signed the Bill codifying grooming as a distinct offence a…

2025-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2025, the Act codifying grooming as a distinct offence and expanding child sexual abuse p…