2024 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
SB131: AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.
Legislative Summary
Amend KRS 117.001 to define "electioneering communication," "information content provider," "interactive computer service," "sponsor," and "synthetic media"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to establish a cause of action for the use of synthetic media in an electioneering communication; establish an affirmative defense that the electioneering communication includes a conspicuous disclosure; provide that the sponsor of the electioneering communication may be held liable, but the medium is not liable, except in certain circumstances.
Bill History
1/25/2024
introduced in Senate
Senate
1/25/2024
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
1/29/2024
to State & Local Government (S)
Senate
2/21/2024
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
2/22/2024
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
2/22/2024
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill
Senate
2/22/2024
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024
Senate
2/23/2024
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
Senate
2/26/2024
received in House
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Committee Substitute
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa1 sfta2 RSN# 2931
2/23/2024
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/26/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs(House of Representatives)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 2
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Republican