Introduced February 18, 2025
AN ACT relating to property rights to the use of an individual's image.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 365 to define terms; establish that every individual has property rights to images of his or her unclothed body; establish how those property rights may be transferred or terminated; provide for liability, enforcement, and damages resulting from a violation of those property rights.
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a legal right for Kentuckians to control the use of images of their unclothed body. It sets rules for how that right can be transferred or given up, and creates a process for holding someone liable and seeking damages if that right is violated. Who it may affect: any Kentuckian whose intimate images are shared or used without their consent, as well as those who create, distribute, or store such images.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Senator · Senate District 12
Co-sponsors (5)
Donald Douglas
Senator · Senate District 22
Shelley Frommeyer
Senator · Senate District 24
Gerald Neal
Senator · Senate District 33
Steve Rawlings
Senator · Senate District 11
Lindsey Tichenor
Senator · Senate District 06
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