{"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","status_note":"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.","scope_summary":"Government action restricting computational resources in Montana, and critical infrastructure controlled by AI systems.","who_it_applies_to":"Montana state and local government; operators of AI-controlled critical infrastructure.","key_dates_summary":"Enacted in 2025; effective on passage and approval.","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"The signing date and chapter number (the file name suggests Chapter 150) were not confirmed.","taxonomy":{"actor":["deployer","public_authority"],"ai_system_type":["safety_component"],"sector":["critical_infrastructure"],"risk_category":["high_risk"],"use_case":["safety_critical"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"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,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"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},"second_review":null}