Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB692: AN ACT relating to data privacy.
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
Amend KRS 367.3611, relating to the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act, to define "automatic content recognition" and "smart monitor" and to include automatic content recognition data in the definition of "sensitive data"; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
What the bill says
An act relating to data privacy.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to data privacy. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 367.3611 is amended to read as follows: As used in KRS 367.3611 to 367.3629: (1) "Affiliate" means a legal entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another legal entity or shares common branding with another legal entity. For the purposes of this definition, "control" or "controlled" means: (a) Ownership of, or the power to vote, more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of a company; (b) Control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors or of individuals exercising similar functions; or (c) The power to exercise controlling influence over the management of a company; (2) "Authenticate" means verifying through reasonable means that the consumer entitled to exercise his or her consumer rights in KRS 367.3615 is the same consumer exercising such consumer rights with respect to the personal data at issue; (3) "Automatic content recognition data": (a) Means data about a consumer's content viewing history collected through the use of technology that is embedded or operated through a smart television or smart monitor, integrated with internet connectivity and an operating system that identifies, in real time, the specific content displayed by …
Sponsors
- Josh Branscum (R, HD-083) · primary sponsor
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025)
- William Lawrence (R, HD-070)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 88-0
- : House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote (SCS 1) RSN# 4063 (March 31, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Final Passage RCS# 401 (March 31, 2026): 88 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 248 (March 13, 2026): 92 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Technology, Consumer Protection, Information Technology, Economic Development, Effective Dates, Delayed, Attorney General, Telecommunications, Data Protection
Common questions
- What is HB692?
- HB692 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to data privacy.
- What does HB692 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to data privacy.
- What is the status of HB692?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB692?
- Josh Branscum (R, HD-083), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB692?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb692.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.