2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB19: AN ACT relating to privacy protection.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 500.130 to define terms; provide that the use of an unmanned aircraft system is not prohibited in the case of recreational or professional use if there is not intent to conduct surveillance on private property and there is no unauthorized use or publication of images of individuals or areas of private property, or in the case of an insurance company for purposes of underwriting a risk or investigating damage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil action; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a statute of limitations for the civil action.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 21, 2025
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
3rd reading, passed 90-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
received in Senate
Senate
2/25/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
2/27/2025
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
3/6/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Senate
3/7/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/11/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Senate
3/12/2025
3rd reading, passed 37-0
Senate
3/12/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/15/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 19)
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Substitute

House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3483
3/12/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 62
2/21/2025
90
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED