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Committee hears lengthy testimony on HB0408, a device-level filter and age verification bill
Summary
Representative Amy Reguera's HB0408 would require device manufacturers to enable age-based filters and ask for user age at activation; proponents urged parental protections while a wide set of tech, civil-liberties and industry opponents argued the bill is technically unworkable and likely unconstitutional.
Representative Amy Reguera opened the hearing for House Bill 408, which would require devices sold or activated in Montana on or after Jan. 1, 2026, to include a filter and to ask the user’s age at activation so filters default on for minors. Reguera said the change is meant to help "protect our children and keep human traffickers out of Montana."
Proponents included the National Center on Exploitation, the Montana Family Foundation and the Attorney General’s office, who…
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