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HB21

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AN ACT relating to privacy protection.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms and establish limitations on "deep fakes"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish a statute of limitations for an action filed for the unlawful dissemination of a deep fake; create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to establish a criminal penalty for illegally disseminating a deep fake.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

To Small Business & Information Technology (H)
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This bill would create new legal protections against "deep fakes," which are realistic but fabricated audio or video content generated by artificial intelligence that makes it appear someone said or did something they did not. It would set rules defining what counts as an illegal deep fake, establish a time limit for filing a civil lawsuit over one, and create criminal penalties for unlawfully sharing them. Who it may affect: any Kentuckian who could be depicted without their consent in AI-generated media, as well as those accused of creating or sharing such content.

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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)

Primary Sponsor

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John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

Primary sponsor
john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (2)

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Emily Callaway

Representative · House District 037

Co-sponsor
emily.callaway@kylegislature.gov
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Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

Co-sponsor
daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov

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