# Kentucky SB 4: AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 4, AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB4-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 4 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-03-24, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66) - Sponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Courts, Circuit, Data Processing, Effective Dates, Emergency, Elections and Voting, Public Ethics, Purchasing, Science and Technology, State Agencies, State Employees, Information Technology, Ethics, Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, Communications, Reports Mandated, Technology - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (149 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More safeguards for government AI decisions: benefit, medium. State entities must clearly disclose covered AI use in decisions, decision support, outputs, and public information, including third-party product information. For decisions affecting Kentucky citizens outside the agency, they must explain AI's role and human involvement. Appeal options must be rea… - Kentucky agencies face new AI oversight: benefit, low. The Commonwealth Office of Technology must create an AI oversight committee, system inventory, standards, and approval process. Covered agencies using state technology must verify generative and high-risk AI use and development, keep records, and provide risk-based human review. The technology dire… - Candidates can challenge fake election media: mixed, low. Candidates can sue sponsors over covered, nonconsensual AI-altered audio or video that realistically but falsely changes their appearance, actions, or speech. The communication must reach the relevant electorate within 45 days before a primary or regular election. Candidates must file in their home… - Media gain shields with disclosure duties: mixed, low. Media outlets and advertising sales representatives generally have protection from liability under the synthetic-election-media remedy. They can face liability for intentionally removing a disclosure and, after notice, failing to restore it or remove the communication. They can also face liability… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | passed | pass | 33 | 4 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 86 | 10 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 30 | 3 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-03-24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66) - 2025-03-13: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-13: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: passed 33-4 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-13: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: 3rd reading, passed 86-10 with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-13: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-13: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-03-11: returned to Small Business & Information Technology (H) (House) - 2025-03-11: 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-11: taken from Small Business & Information Technology (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: to Small Business & Information Technology (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-07: 1st reading (House) - 2025-03-07: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-04: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-04: received in House (House) - 2025-02-28: 3rd reading, passed 30-3 (Senate) - 2025-02-28: floor amendment (1) filed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-20: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb4/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb4/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/sb4/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb4/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-SB4-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).