# Kentucky HB 58: AN ACT relating to privacy protection. Kentucky HB 58, AN ACT relating to privacy protection., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Hodgson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-10 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB58-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 58 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to privacy protection. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-04-10, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71) - Sponsor: John Hodgson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: Transportation, Corrections Impact, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Highways, Streets, And Bridges, Motor Vehicles, Peace Officers And Law Enforcement, Traffic Safety - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (193 yes, 31 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New limits on license plate readers: benefit, medium. The law limits use of automated license plate readers to listed public safety and transportation jobs. Most other uses are illegal. Agencies must post a public ALPR policy, control access, train staff, and audit use at least every 90 days. Before a stop based only on a reader alert, an officer or d… - Penalties for breaking Section 1 rules: cost, medium. If you are convicted of violating Section 1 of this Act, the court can fine you $20 to $2,000, jail you in county jail for up to one year, or both. - Plate data sharing and 2027 notices: mixed, medium. Captured plate data stays with the deployer and only for the uses the law allows. Selling or sharing it for other reasons is barred. Sharing is allowed for narrow cases: police work, subpoenas, the National Insurance Crime Bureau, insurers for fraud or claims, and lenders for collateral or lien enf… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Hodgson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Lewis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Elliott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: David Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: DJ Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emily Callaway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: George Brown Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jared Bauman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Bray (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Decker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kim Banta (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Jackson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lindsey Burke (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Matt Lockett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marianne Proctor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Peyton Griffee (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Bivens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Duvall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Shane Baker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Bratcher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Roberts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Walker Thomas (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | passed | pass | 70 | 19 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 34 | 3 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 89 | 9 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-10: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71) - 2026-03-31: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: passed 70-19 (House) - 2026-03-31: House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2026-03-27: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-24: received in House (House) - 2026-03-24: 3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-19: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-18: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-16: to Transportation (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-18: 3rd reading, passed 89-9 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2026-02-17: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026 (House) - 2026-02-12: floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-02-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-11: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-02-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-01-14: to Judiciary (H) (House) - 2026-01-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-07: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb58/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-11-10: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb58/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb58/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb58/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [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-HB58-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).