by Lucas Schaetzel, Benesch - JD Supra

Montana’s amendments also remove the cure period for alleged violations beginning in October, provide prescriptive methods through which businesses have to provide consumers with targeted advertising opt out rights, and increase the disclosures necessary in privacy notices.

On May 8th, Montana’s Governor signed new amendments to Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Act that expand its applicability by decreasing the threshold triggers and narrowing existing exemptions and removing the existing 60-day cure period that businesses were previously granted for alleged violations. The cure period sunsets on October 1, 2025.

by Seaborn Larson Lee Newspapers - Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Montana's new consumer data protections law takes effect Tuesday, joining a handful of states that have advanced legislation on the matter before action by the federal government.

Senate Bill 384, also known as the Consumer Data Privacy Act, gives Montanans the rights to access or obtain copies of their data collected by online companies. The law will also give people the right to request a business delete personal data held by a company and opt out of the data collection process for purposes of targeted advertising or sale of their data to other companies.

Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, R-Billings, said the universal opt out is "the big one" in the bill's provisions.

Montana Amends Consumer Data Privacy Act to Broaden Applicability and Enhance Protections for Minors

'The big one': Online data privacy bill gives Montanans opt-out option