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Montana bill would expand consumer data rights, tighten some financial exemptions
Summary
Sen. Daniel Zolnicov told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 297 would broaden and clarify Montana’s consumer data protections, including adding protections for people under 18 and tightening some financial‑sector exemptions.
Sen. Daniel Zolnicov, sponsor of Senate Bill 297, told the House Judiciary Committee that the measure would amend the state’s consumer data privacy law to clarify coverage, expand protections for minors and address perceived loopholes used by some financial-sector entities.
Zolnicov said the original Montana Consumer Data Protection Act, effective Oct. 1, 2024, created consumer rights such as access, correction and deletion, and allowed a universal opt‑out mechanism for targeted advertising. SB 297 would refine definitions, extend certain protections to people under 18 (rather than stopping…
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