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House backs new offense for online grooming and AI‑generated exploitation, sponsor says bill helps law enforcement intervene earlier
Summary
House Bill 82, presented by Representative Love and brought at the Department of Justice's request, creates new offenses for online grooming, addresses AI‑generated child exploitation material and passed second reading unanimously, 100-0.
Representative Love presented House Bill 82 as a Department of Justice request to update Montana's criminal code for online child exploitation. Love said the bill “provides comprehensive protection by creating specific offenses for online grooming, addressing AI generated exploitation materials, enabling proactive law enforcement intervention, and establishing clear penalties for…
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