21RS SB 111

Actions

Last Action	01/13/21: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to social media Web sites.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1286
Sponsors	R. Mills, P. Wheeler
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 establishing that the owner or operator of a social media Web site is subject to a private cause of action by a social media Web site user in this state under specified conditions; establish entitlement to damages, including the award of reasonable attorney fees and costs; specify that hate speech shall not constitute a defense to violation of this Act; authorize the Attorney General to bring an action on behalf of a social media Web site user; establish a violation under deceptive trade practices; provide exceptions for deletion or censoring of certain types of speech; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Emergency - Constitutional rights, protection from censorship Civil Actions - Censorship, social media, establishment Constitution, Ky. - Speech and expression, social media, create cause of action for censorship Constitution, U.S. - Speech and expression, social media, create cause of action for censorship