SB 4

  • Kentucky Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 18, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 28, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 13, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 24, 2025

AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency.

Abstract

Amend KRS 42.722 to define terms relating to artificial intelligence; amend KRS 42.726 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to establish and implement policy standards for the use of artificial intelligence; create a new section of KRS 42.720 to 42.742 to create the Artificial Intelligence Governance Committee; task the committee with the establishment of responsible, ethical, and transparent procedures for the allowable use, development, and approval of artificial intelligence for any department, program, cabinet, agency, and administrative body that uses and accesses the Commonwealth's information technology and technology infrastructure; require public disclosure of any use of artificial intelligence; provide employee education and training; prioritize personal privacy and protection of the data of individuals and businesses; require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 117.001 to define "electioneering communication," "information content provider," "interactive computer service," "sponsor," and "synthetic media"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to establish a cause of action for the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication; establish an affirmative defense that the electioneering communication includes a conspicuous disclosure; provide that the sponsor of the electioneering communication may be held liable, but the medium and its advertising sales representative are not liable, except in certain circumstances; EMERGENCY.

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Votes


Actions


Mar 24, 2025

Senate

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)

Mar 13, 2025

Senate

delivered to Governor

House

enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

Senate

enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

Senate

passed 33-4 with Committee Substitute (1)

Senate

Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)

Senate

posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)

Senate

to Rules (S)

Senate

received in Senate

Senate

3rd reading, passed 86-10 with Committee Substitute (1)

Senate

placed in the Orders of the Day

Senate

taken from Rules

Mar 12, 2025

Senate

reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

Mar 11, 2025

Senate

2nd reading

House

taken from Small Business & Information Technology (H)

House

returned to Small Business & Information Technology (H)

Mar 07, 2025

House

to Small Business & Information Technology (H)

House

returned to Committee on Committees (H)

Senate

1st reading

House

taken from Committee on Committees (H)

Mar 04, 2025

House

received in House

House

to Committee on Committees (H)

Feb 28, 2025

Senate

3rd reading, passed 30-3

Senate

floor amendment (1) filed

Feb 27, 2025

Senate

posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025

Senate

2nd reading, to Rules

Feb 26, 2025

Senate

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

to State & Local Government (S)

Feb 18, 2025

Senate

introduced in Senate

Senate

to Committee on Committees (S)

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Acts Chapter 66 PDF
Current/Final PDF
Introduced PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 1

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