Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Session
- 2026RS
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Attorney General, Children And Minors, Civil Actions, Communications, Consumer Protection, Data Protection, Internet, Access And Infrastructure, Technology
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-01-07 05:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from AI companion platforms and social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require AI companion platforms and social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit AI companion platforms or social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by AI companion platforms or social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.
Sponsors
- M. Lockett (primary), primary
- J. Decker (primary), primary
- S. Baker (primary), primary
- K. Banta (primary), primary
- R. Bridges (primary), primary
- G. Brown Jr. (primary), primary
- E. Callaway (primary), primary
- J. Calloway (primary), primary
- B. Chester-Burton (primary), primary
- S. Doan (primary), primary
- R. Dotson (primary), primary
- D. Elliott (primary), primary
- P. Flannery (primary), primary
- K. Fleming (primary), primary
- C. Fugate (primary), primary
- D. Gordon (primary), primary
- D. Grossberg (primary), primary
- J. Hodgson (primary), primary
- T. Huff (primary), primary
- M. Imes (primary), primary
- C. Massaroni (primary), primary
- K. Moser (primary), primary
- J. Nemes (primary), primary
- M. Proctor (primary), primary
- F. Rabourn (primary), primary
- T. Roberts (primary), primary
- N. Tate (primary), primary
- W. Thomas (primary), primary