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Senate Bill 7

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Last Action 03/06/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title AN ACT relating to property rights to the use of an individual's image.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1474
Sponsors A. Mays Bledsoe, D. Douglas, S. Funke Frommeyer, G. Neal, S. Rawlings, L. Tichenor
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to define terms; establish that every individual has property rights to images of his or her unclothed body; establish how those property rights may be transferred or terminated; provide for liability, enforcement, and damages resulting from a violation of those property rights.
Index Headings of Original Version Obscenity and Pornography - Property rights of one's own images, unclothed body, consent
Property - Property rights, images of unclothed body, establishment
Wills and Estates - Property rights, images of one's own unclothed body, enforcement
Civil Actions - Property rights, images of unclothed body, enforcement, consent
Consumer Affairs - Property rights, images of unclothed body, commercial benefit
Contracts - Property rights, images, unclothed body, enforcement
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
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02/18/25
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25
  • to Judiciary (S)
02/26/25
  • taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Judiciary (S)
02/27/25
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025
03/04/25
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/05/25
  • 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
03/06/25
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor A. Mays Bledsoe
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend the definition of image to include a computer-generated "image" as defined in KRS 531.010; specify that an action under this section may only be brought by an individual domiciled in the Commonwealth; specify that this section shall not be construed to impose liability on an internet service provider, general purpose search engine, or cloud service provider when acting in its capacity as a provider of those services.
Index Headings Civil Actions - Property rights, images of unclothed body, liability, exemptions

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