| Last Action | 03/26/26: to Committee on Committees (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to adversarial foreign transactions in the Commonwealth. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 172 |
| Sponsors | S. Sharp, E. Callaway |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39G to define "center," "executive director," "foreign enterprise," and "resident of the Commonwealth"; prohibit a resident of the Commonwealth from engaging in a transaction with a foreign enterprise if the transaction would result in foreign control of intellectual property, infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth, obstruction of counter-intelligence efforts, or would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center to review and investigate a transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth; require the center to notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security once it has determined that a transaction would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the appropriate federal authorities if a transaction would compromise the security of the United States; allow the center to contact other state and local agencies and access state and local databases if necessary in pursuit of a review or an investigation; require the center to assess whether the transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth would pose a threat to the security of the Commonwealth, the level of threat the transaction would pose, whether that threat has been mitigated, whether the transaction is with or on behalf of a foreign government, and whether a foreign entity may obtain control of critical infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the Attorney General and notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security if it determines that the transaction would pose as a threat to the Commonwealth and the threat cannot be mitigated; require the center to meet with the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee at least twice a year to discuss any findings in its review or investigations that would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; allow either co-chair of the Legislative Investigations and Oversight Committee to compel additional meetings; require the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee to have required security clearance before meeting with the center; prohibit the center from meeting with the co-chairs if neither have obtained the required security clearance; exempt the meeting between the center and the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee from the Kentucky Open Meetings Act and exempt any records produced in the meeting from the Kentucky Open Records Act; require center to submit an annual report to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; exempt certain data from the report from the Kentucky Open Records Act; exempt certain data from the report from the Kentucky Open Meetings Act; direct that the first report to the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee be issued by July 1, 2027. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Attorney General - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, critical assets, investigation Business Entities And Organizations - Economic transactions, foreign entities, transfer of critical assets and infrastructure, prohibition Cities - Economic transactions, foreign entities, transfer of critical assets and infrastructure, prohibition Contracts - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, transfer of critical assets, prohibition Counties - Economic transactions, foreign entities, transfer of critical assets and infrastructure, prohibition Homeland Security - Transactions, foreign entities, critical assets, investigation, notification Homeland Security - Transactions, foreign entities, critical assets, investigation, reporting Information Technology - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, critical assets, prohibition Internet, Access And Infrastructure - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, transfer of critical assets, prohibition Legislative Research Commission - Co-chairs of Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, required security clearance Legislative Research Commission - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, economic security of Commonwealth, meeting Local Government - Economic transactions, foreign entities, critical assets, prohibition Local Government - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, database access Public Meetings - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, legislative co-chair meetings, confidential info, exemption Public Meetings - Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee, foreign transactions, exemption Public Records And Reports - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, legislative co-chair meetings, records, exemption Public Safety - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, transactions, foreign entities, critical assets, investigation Reports Mandated - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, foreign transactions in the Commonwealth, July 1 2027 Small Business - Economic transactions, foreign entities, transfer of critical assets and infrastructure, prohibition State Agencies - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, database access State Agencies - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, legislative co-chair meetings, records, exemption State Agencies - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, transactions, foreign entities, critical assets, investigation Technology - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, critical assets, prohibition United States - Economic transactions, foreign entities, matters affecting the United States, agencies, referral Local Mandate - Transactions, foreign entities, critical assets, investigation, reporting |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Committee Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 01/09/26 |
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| 01/16/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except remove the definition of "foreign enterprise"; define "foreign adversary" and "key infrastructure assets"; remove the prohibition that a resident of the Commonwealth cannot engage in a transaction with a foreign adversary; require the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, upon receipt of relevant information from a person or entity, or upon its own discovery, to review any transaction between a foreign adversary and a resident of the Commonwealth if the transaction would result in ownership or control by a foreign adversary of key infrastructure assets; remove language that would require the center to conduct an investigation; require the center to refer any findings to the Attorney General and the executive director that would result in a foreign adversary having control of key infrastructure assets and that threat cannot be mitigated; exempt certain qualified manufacturers from review. |
| Index Headings |
Local Mandate - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, critical assets, investigation Attorney General - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, critical assets, investigation Business Entities And Organizations - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, review, qualifying manufacturers, exemption Homeland Security - Transactions, foreign adversaries, critical assets, review, notification Information Technology - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, critical assets, review Internet, Access And Infrastructure - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, transfer of critical assets, review Public Safety - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, transactions, foreign adversaries, critical assets, review State Agencies - Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center, transactions, foreign adversaries, critical assets, review Technology - Economic transactions, foreign and Kentucky entities, critical assets, review |
| Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | D. Hale |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 283 |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | T. Roberts |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; prohibit a foreign call center from calling a Kentucky resident who is registered on the Do Not Call Registry; establish fines for a business that contracts with a foreign call center that calls a Kentucky resident who is registered on the Do Not Call Registry per call placed. |
| Index Headings |
Business Entities And Organizations - Contracts with foreign call centers, Do Not Call Registry, Kentucky residents, prohibition Business Entities And Organizations - Contracts with foreign call centers, Do Not Call Registry, Kentucky residents, penalties Consumer Protection - Do Not Call Registry, Ky residents, businesses who contract with foreign call centers, prohibition Consumer Protection - Do Not Call Registry, Ky residents, businesses who contract with foreign call centers, penalties Federal Laws And Regulations - Do Not Call Registry, registered Kentucky residents, foreign call centers, prohibition Federal Laws And Regulations - Do Not Call Registry, registered Kentucky residents, foreign call centers, penalties |
Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)