{"slug":"us-montana","name":"Montana (United States)","short_name":"Montana","iso_code":"US-MT","jurisdiction_type":"state","region":"Americas","subregion":"Northern America","overview":"Montana is recorded here for its own AI instruments, which apply within its territory alongside US's national rules. On record: Montana Right to Compute Act. This page was added in the October 2026 sub-national research round; see each instrument for what it requires.","regulatory_status_summary":"Pending review: recorded from search extracts of the official sources listed on each instrument, which a reviewer has not yet opened.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Montana Right to Compute Act. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[],"official_sources":[{"title":"Montana Legislature: SB 212 session law (69th Legislature)","publisher":"Montana Legislature","url":"https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0150.pdf","document_date":null,"document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["us"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-montana","source":{"official_source_url":"https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0150.pdf","source_title":"Montana Legislature: SB 212 session law (69th Legislature)","source_publisher":"Montana Legislature","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"low","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the October 2026 sub-national research round. Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","reviewed_by":null},"policies":[{"slug":"us-montana-right-to-compute-act","id":"AIPT-POL-0222","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0222","title":"Montana Right to Compute Act (SB 212, 69th Legislature, 2025)","short_title":"Montana Right to Compute Act","jurisdiction":"us-montana","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Montana Legislature","summary_plain":"Recognises a right to own and use computational resources and limits government restrictions on them; critical infrastructure facilities controlled by an AI system must have a risk management policy.","adopted_on":null,"in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0150.pdf","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"content_version":1,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"low","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-montana-right-to-compute-act"}]}