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Montana Child Pornography and Criminal Racketeering Amendment (2026)
| Montana Child Pornography and Criminal Racketeering Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Sexual content regulations | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Montana Child Pornography and Criminal Racketeering Amendment may appear on the ballot in Montana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The measure would allow the state and local government to outlaw and punish distribution or receipt of child pornography. It would allow any person to sue to enjoin an individual that distributes or receives such material in violation of federal racketeering laws.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Montana Constitution
- See also: Amending the Montana Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required of all members of the legislature during one legislative session for the Montana State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Since Montana has 150 legislators (100 Representatives and 50 Senators), at least 100 members must vote in favor of a constitutional amendment for it to pass. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
House Bill 921 (2025)
- April 5, 2025: The House passed the amendment in a vote of 54-44.[1]
| Vote in the Montana House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members of the legislature as a whole, whether in a joint session or separate sessions | |||
Number of yes votes required:[2] 58  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 54 | 44 | 2 |
| Total percent | 54% | 44% | 2% |
| Democrat | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Republican | 54 | 2 | 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montana State Legislature, "HB 921," accessed April 7, 2025
- ↑ Since Montana requires a two-thirds (66.67%) vote of all members of the legislature taken together, as long as there are enough yes votes in the first chamber to make passage possible (i.e., 50 in the House and 0 in the Senate), the proposal moves to the next chamber. However, a vote of less than a two-thirds majority in the first chamber requires a vote of more than two-thirds in the second chamber.
