# Montana Right to Compute Act (SB 212, 69th Legislature, 2025)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Montana (United States)
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Montana Legislature

## In brief

The Montana Right to Compute Act is a binding act of Montana (United States), issued by Montana Legislature. Its current status is in force. Government action restricting computational resources in Montana, and critical infrastructure controlled by AI systems. Every record here links to its official source and states its verification status.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

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

Enacted in 2025; effective on passage and approval.

## Notes on dates

The signing date and chapter number (the file name suggests Chapter 150) were not confirmed.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0222 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0222; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-montana-right-to-compute-act
- **Official source**: https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0150.pdf
- **Source document**: Montana Legislature: SB 212 session law (69th Legislature)
- **Published by**: Montana Legislature
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: low
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Montana Right to Compute Act (SB 212, 69th Legislature, 2025)" [AIPT-POL-0222, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0222 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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