# Kentucky HB 19: AN ACT relating to privacy protection.

Kentucky HB 19, AN ACT relating to privacy protection., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Hodgson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-15 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB19-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky HB 19
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to privacy protection.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-15, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)
- Sponsor: John Hodgson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Subjects: Property, Aeronautics and Aviation, Civil Actions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger drone privacy rights for residents: benefit, medium. Covered drone operators cannot record private property or people there for surveillance or unauthorized publication when recording violates a reasonable expectation of privacy. Privacy is protected when someone cannot be seen from a lawful ground-level location, even if visible from the air. Owners…
- Space Force drones gain weapons exception: cost, low. The law adds U.S. Space Force drones to the military exception from Kentucky's ban on drones carrying lethal payloads.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Hodgson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beverly Chester-Burton (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Bobby McCool (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Lewis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Candy Massaroni (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: DJ Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Emily Callaway (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Bauman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Blanton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Decker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Gooch Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Banta (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Upchurch (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Hart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Imes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Lockett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marianne Proctor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nancy Tate (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Dotson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Roarx (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Shane Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan Witten (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Huff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Walker Thomas (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 90 | 1 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-03-15: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)
- 2025-03-12: delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-12: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House)
- 2025-03-12: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-03-12: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-12: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 3rd reading, passed 90-1 with Committee Substitute (1) (House)
- 2025-02-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 21, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House)
- 2025-02-04: to Small Business & Information Technology (H) (House)
- 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-01-07: introduced in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb19/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2024-12-26: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb19/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law)
- HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed)
- HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed)
- HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed)
- HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed)

## Sources
- [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb19/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb19/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS)
- [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS)
- [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS)
- [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS)
- [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS)
- [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS)
- [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills)
- [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB19-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).