Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB283: AN ACT relating to adversarial foreign transactions in the Commonwealth.
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39G to define "center," "executive director," "foreign enterprise," and "resident of the Commonwealth"; prohibit a resident of the Commonwealth from engaging in a transaction with a foreign enterprise if the transaction would result in foreign control of intellectual property, infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth, obstruction of counter-intelligence efforts, or would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center to review and investigate a transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth; require the center to notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security once it has determined that a transaction would compromise the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the appropriate federal authorities if a transaction would compromise the security of the United States; allow the center to contact other state and local agencies and access state and local databases if necessary in pursuit of a review or an investigation; require the center to assess whether the transaction between a foreign enterprise and a resident of the Commonwealth would pose a threat to the security of the Commonwealth, the level of threat the transaction would pose, whether that threat has been mitigated, whether the transaction is with or on behalf of a foreign government, and whether a foreign entity may obtain control of critical infrastructure, technology, or assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth; require the center to refer the matter to the Attorney General and notify the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security if it determines that the transaction would pose as a threat to the Commonwealth and the threat cannot be mitigated; require the center to meet with the co-chairs of the Legislative Oversight and Investigati
What the bill says
An act relating to foreign transactions in the Commonwealth.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to foreign transactions in the Commonwealth. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 39G IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) As used in this (b) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security; (c) "Foreign adversary" means the government of any proscribed country referenced in 22 C.F.R. sec. 126.1, as amended; (d) "Key infrastructure assets" has the same meaning as in KRS 511.100; and (e) "Resident of the Commonwealth" 2. Any business that is registered to conduct business in the Commonwealth or regularly conducts business in the Commonwealth; or 3. A state or local government. (2) The center shall, upon receipt of relevant information from a person or entity, or upon its own discovery, review any transaction between a foreign adversary and a resident of the Commonwealth, if the transaction would result in: (a) Ownership or control of intellectual property, infrastructure, including but not limited to key infrastructure assets, technology, or other assets critical to the economic security of the Commonwealth by the foreign adversary; (b) The potential of a foreign malign economic interest by a foreign adversary; (c) An obstruction of counterintelligence efforts or other security efforts; or (d) A transfer that would otherwise compromise the economic …
Sponsors
- Scott Sharp (R, HD-100) · primary sponsor
- Emily Callaway (R, HD-037)
Latest actions
- : returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- : 2nd reading
- : taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- : returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- : 1st reading
- : taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- : to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 322 (March 25, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Technology, Internet, Access And Infrastructure, Reports Mandated, Information Technology, United States, BRAILSFORD, RONNIE ELIJAH, SR. (N97U3), Small Business
Common questions
- What is HB283?
- HB283 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to adversarial foreign transactions in the Commonwealth.
- What does HB283 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to foreign transactions in the Commonwealth.
- What is the status of HB283?
- In committee as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB283?
- Scott Sharp (R, HD-100), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB283?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb283.html
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