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Senate Bill 4

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Last Action 03/11/25: returned to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
Title AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Bill Request Number 384
Sponsors A. Mays Bledsoe, B. Storm
Summary of Original Version 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.
Index Headings of Original Version Courts, Circuit - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, cause of action
Data Processing - Artificial intelligence, policy standards, disclosure, use
Data Processing - Artificial intelligence, policy standards, security, maintenance
Effective Dates, Emergency - Artificial intelligence, policy standards, compliance
Effective Dates, Emergency - Candidate protection, election officer protection, fraudulent misrepresentations
Elections and Voting - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, prohibition
Public Ethics - Artificial intelligence, policy standards, compliance
Purchasing - Artificial intelligence, policy standards, use
Science and Technology - Artificial intelligence, public sector, policy standards
State Agencies - Artificial intelligence, approval, allowable use
State Agencies - Commonwealth Office of Technology, Artificial intelligence, inventory, registry, reporting
State Agencies - Commonwealth Office of Technology, artificial intelligence, policy standards, creation
State Employees - Artificial intelligence, policy standards, privacy, use
Information Technology - Artificial intelligence, policy standards, regulations, use
Ethics - Artificial intelligence, policy standards
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Commonwealth Office of Technology, artificial intelligence, policy standards, establishment
Civil Actions - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, use
Civil Procedure - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, cause of action
Communications - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, prohibition
Reports Mandated - Commonwealth Office of Technology, artificial intelligence, inventory, report
Reports Mandated - Commonwealth Office of Technology, artificial intelligence, request, decision rationale, report
Technology - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, prohibition
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02/18/25
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25
  • to State & Local Government (S)
02/26/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/27/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
02/28/25
  • floor amendment (1) filed
  • 3rd reading, passed 30-3
03/04/25
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
03/07/25
  • taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Committee on Committees (H)
  • to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
03/11/25
  • taken from Small Business & Information Technology (H)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Small Business & Information Technology (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor G. Williams
Summary Retain original provisions, except remove Sections 4 and 5 in their entirety.
Index Headings Elections and Voting - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, remove
Civil Actions - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, remove
Civil Procedure - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, remove
Courts, Circuit - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, remove
Technology - Synthetic media, electioneering communication, remove

Last updated: 3/11/2025 9:25 PM (EDT)