A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Commonwealth Artificial Intelligence Consortium Task Force. [SCR-142]
Establish the Commonwealth Artificial Intelligence Consortium Task Force to design the needs, collect data, develop artificial intelligence solutions, foster innovation and competitiveness, promote artificial intelligence literacy, and ensure trusted artificial intelligence development and governance; establish task force membership; require the task force to meet as needed; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by November 21, 2025.
SCR-142: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Commonwealth Artificial Intelligence Consortium Task Force.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe
To Senate Floor on 03/11/2025
AN ACT relating to blockchain digital assets. [HB-701]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 369 to define terms relating to blockchain technology; allow individuals to use digital assets and self-hosted wallets; prohibit local zoning changes that discriminate against a digital asset mining business; provide guidelines for operation of a node; amend KRS 286.11-007 to exclude home digital asset mining, digital asset mining business, and the operation of a node from money transmitter license requirements; amend KRS 292.340 to provide that digital asset mining or staking as a service shall not be deemed to
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HB-701: AN ACT relating to blockchain digital assets.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Bowling
Delivered To Governor on 03/14/2025
AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency. [HB-672]
Amend KRS 42.722 to define terms relating to artificial intelligence; amend KRS 42.726 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to establish and implement policy standards for the use of artificial intelligence; create a new section of KRS 42.720 to 42.742to create the Artificial Intelligence Governance Committee; task the committee with the establishment of responsible, ethical, and transparent procedures for the allowable use, development, and approval of artificial intelligence for any department, program, cabinet, agency, and administrative
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HB-672: AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Bray
To State Government (h) on 02/26/2025
AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency. [SB-4]
Amend KRS 42.722 to define terms relating to artificial intelligence; amend KRS 42.726 to require the Commonwealth Office of Technology to establish and implement policy standards for the use of artificial intelligence; create a new section of KRS 42.720 to 42.742 to create the Artificial Intelligence Governance Committee; task the committee with the establishment of responsible, ethical, and transparent procedures for the allowable use, development, and approval of artificial intelligence for any department, program, cabinet, agency, and administrative
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SB-4: AN ACT relating to protection of information and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon Storm
Delivered To Governor on 03/13/2025
AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles. [SB-241]
Amend KRS 186.763 to extend the requirement for a human driver on a fully autonomous commercial vehicle in excess of 62,000 pounds from July 31, 2026 to July 31, 2031; prohibit school districts from using fully autonomous vehicles as school buses or to transport students; amend KRS 186.779 to allow units of local government to impose conditions on autonomous vehicle operation within their jurisdictions; amend KRS 186.766 and 281.655 to increase all insurance minimum requirement amounts from $1 million to $5 million for both personal and commercial
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SB-241: AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
Introduced In Senate on 02/18/2025
AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency. [SB-136]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to allow for an electronic record of a motor vehicle title to be stored in AVIS without the production of a paper copy of the title; provide that titles held in the system electronically have the same legal status as paper titles; allow a titled holder to request a paper title at any time; exempt from fees the first paper title for a vehicle if the title was held electronically; amend KRS 186A.035 to outline procedures and forms for transfers of vehicles held in joint ownership; amend KRS 186A.115 to allow
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SB-136: AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jimmy Higdon
Delivered To Governor on 03/14/2025
AN ACT relating to administrative regulations. [HB-422]
Amend KRS 13A.010 to define "signature"; amend KRS 13A.190, 13A.220, 13A.2251, 13A.2255, 13A.240, 13A.250, 13A.255, 13A.280, 13A.312, and 13A.320 to establish administrative regulation filing and notification requirements; amend KRS 13A.270 to direct the Commonwealth Office of Technology to administer a centralized state government website to inform the public about regulation filings; require promulgating agencies to join the registration website; amend KRS 13A.290 and 13A.300 to set out regulation deferral powers and requirements; amend KRS 13A.315
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HB-422: AN ACT relating to administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Lewis
Delivered To Governor on 03/14/2025
AN ACT relating to school safety. [HB-14]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety.
HB-14: AN ACT relating to school safety.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Received In Senate on 03/07/2025
AN ACT relating to state financial practices. [HB-376]
Amend KRS 42.500 to authorize the State Investment Commission to make investments in certain digital assets and bullion; define terms; establish requirements for investments; prohibit investments in central bank digital currency; make technical corrections; amend KRS 42.525 to specify administrative regulation authority of commission regarding investment powers and requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to authorize state retirement funds and state deferred compensation fund participants to invest in exchange traded products; amend
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HB-376: AN ACT relating to state financial practices.
Sponsored by: Rep. T.J. Roberts
To Banking & Insurance (h) on 02/12/2025
AN ACT relating to digital assets. [HB-377]
Amend KRS 41.070 and 45.345 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit state and local governments from requiring use or payment of central bank digital currency; establish KRS Chapter 355A and create new sections thereof to define terms, establish property classifications for digital assets, and prohibit KRS Chapter 355A from applying to central bank digital currency; supplement and modify provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, KRS Chapter 355, relating to the classification, perfection, and priority of digital assets; allow debtors
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HB-377: AN ACT relating to digital assets.
Sponsored by: Rep. T.J. Roberts
To Banking & Insurance (h) on 02/12/2025
AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver tax credit. [HB-226]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an eligible caregiver tax credit against the tax imposed in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.
HB-226: AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/07/2025