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SB 7 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to property rights to the use of an individual's image.

Summary
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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from BR 1474 to SB 7 and updated to reflect current legislative session numbers. The most significant substantive change is the redefinition of 'Image' to include computer-generated images as defined in KRS 531.010, expanding protection beyond traditional photographs and video recordings. The bill also maintains the same property rights framework for unclothed body images, including transferability, duration, and liability provisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include computer-generated images in addition to traditional photographs, films, and video recordings, broadening the types of images protected under the legislation.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'Image' was changed to include computer-generated images as defined in KRS 531.010, expanding protection beyond traditional photographs, films, and video recordings.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from BR 1474 to SB 7 and updated with current legislative session numbers (25 RS SB 7/GA instead of 25 RS BR 1474).

Page headers and footer information were updated to reflect the new bill number SB 7 instead of BR 1474.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

43–0
Passed
Total votes 43
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
37 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.