AN ACT relating to the protection of children using social media.
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; specify what entities are subject to this Act; require digital service providers to register the age of the user; specify the duties of digital services providers relating to agreements with minors; require digital service providers to develop internal controls to prevent minors from being exposed to obscene matter, create parental monitoring tools, prevent advertising certain goods and services to minors, and provide information related to algorithms and content promotion; provide that digital service providers are not required to disclose trade secrets; provide exceptions for when a digital service provider may share a minor's personally identifying information; require digital service providers to develop a commercially reasonable method for verifying caregivers; require digital service providers to create a method for a minor's verified caregiver to gain access to a minor's personally identifying information; provide that the Department for Community Based Services has authority over the powers of a verified caregiver for minors in its custody; provide that a violation of the Act is a deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce; provide that a parent or guardian has a private right of action for violations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
94–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 98
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican78
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 8, 2024
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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