AN ACT relating to automated online activity. [SB-266]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; prohibit a bot from communicating or interacting with another person in Kentucky online with the intent to mislead the other person about its artificial identify for the purpose of knowingly deceiving the person about the content of the communication in order to incentivize a purchase or sale of goods or services in a commercial transaction; provide that a violation of the Act is a deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce; prohibit a private right of action.
SB-266: AN ACT relating to automated online activity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Received In House on 03/25/2024
AN ACT relating to social work. [SB-255]
Retain original provisions; require a social worker to make a reasonable attempt to verify the identity of a client; require the use of non-public facing HIPAA compliant technology products.
SB-255: AN ACT relating to social work.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 53) on 04/04/2024
AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver tax credit. [HB-601]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an eligible caregiver tax credit against the tax imposed in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.
HB-601: AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Gentry
Introduced In House on 02/20/2024
AN ACT relating to education technology. [SB-212]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a school district from entering into an agreement with providers of digital instruction services that allows the provider to collect, share, or use data not directly related to the function of the service; amend KRS 158.060 to establish limits to student screen time during the instructional day, regardless of instructional model.
SB-212: AN ACT relating to education technology.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Education (s) on 02/20/2024
AN ACT relating to violations of privacy. [SB-180]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 454 to restrict use of facial recognition technology and biometric identifiers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action for use of facial recognition technology or biometric identifiers; create new sections of KRS Chapters 6, 13B, 23A, 24A, and 29A to prohibit use of facial recognition technology as evidence; propose a new section of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence to make evidence gained from use of facial recognition inadmissible.
SB-180: AN ACT relating to violations of privacy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Judiciary (s) on 02/08/2024
AN ACT relating to the Uniform Commercial Code. [SB-155]
Amends sections of Articles 1, 2, 2A, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of KRS Chapter 355 to make definitional revisions and conforming amendments; amends sections of Articles 2, 2A, 4A, and 9 of KRS Chapter 355 to remove writing requirements; repeals and reenacts KRS 355.2-102 to establish transactions subject to provisions of article; amends KRS 355.2A-102 to establish when article applies to hybrid leases; amends definition of “negotiable instrument” in KRS 355.3-104; amends KRS 355.3-105 and 355.3-604 to accommodate electronic transactions; amends KRS 355.3-417
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SB-155: AN ACT relating to the Uniform Commercial Code.
Sponsored by: Sen. Whitney Westerfield
Signed By Governor (acts Ch.10) on 03/26/2024
AN ACT relating to technology in public schools. [HB-383]
Amend KRS 158.165 to require local boards of education to adopt a policy to, at a minimum, prohibit student use of a personal telecommunications device during instructional time with specific exceptions.
HB-383: AN ACT relating to technology in public schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Taken From The Orders Of The Day on 03/27/2024