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Introduced January 7, 2025

House
Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to privacy protection.

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…

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This bill updates Kentucky law around the use of drones, clarifying when their use is and is not considered surveillance. It allows recreational, professional, and insurance-related drone use as long as the operator does not intentionally surveil private property or improperly capture and share images of people or private areas. It also creates a new civil lawsuit option for Kentuckians whose privacy is violated by drone surveillance, along with a deadline for filing that lawsuit. Who it may affect: property owners, drone hobbyists and professionals, and insurance companies operating in Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 4, 2025 · House
To Small Business & Information Technology (H)
Feb 19, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 20, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 20, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Friday, February 21, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 21, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 90-1 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 90
Nay: 1
Absent: 9
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Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Received In Senate
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 37-0
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1
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John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

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Shane Baker

Representative · House District 085

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Kimberly Banta

Representative · House District 063

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Jared Bauman

Representative · House District 028

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John Blanton

Representative · House District 092

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Emily Callaway

Representative · House District 037

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Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

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Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Ryan Dotson

Representative · House District 073

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Jim Gooch

Representative · House District 012

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Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

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Mark Hart

Representative · House District 078

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Thomas Huff

Representative · House District 049

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Mary Imes

Representative · House District 005

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DJ Johnson

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Chris Lewis

Representative · House District 029

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Matt Lockett

Representative · House District 039

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Candy Massaroni

Representative · House District 050

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Bobby McCool

Representative · House District 097

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Marianne Proctor

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Rachel Roarx

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Tom Smith

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Nancy Tate

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Walker Thomas

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Ken Upchurch

Representative · House District 052

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Susan Tyler Witten

Representative · House District 031

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