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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
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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