States/Kentucky

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AI Overview

Kentucky has a regulation score of 3/10 (permissive), with 1 enacted AI law and 5 pending bills. Total tracked lobbying activity: $1.4M. Key companies active: Humana, Yum! Brands, Appriss.

Kentucky

Kentucky has taken a light-touch approach to AI regulation, enacting one law governing AI use in state agencies. The legislature has emphasized economic development opportunities from AI over precautionary regulation.

Permissive Regulation8 Total Bills

Permissive

Enacted

Pending

$1.4M

Lobbying

Key Laws & Legislation

•KY HB 241 - AI Use in State Agencies Standards

Key Legislators

Sen. Whitney Westerfield

Senate · Judiciary Committee Chair

Rep. Josh Calloway

House · Technology Committee Member

Active AI Company Lobbying

HumanaYum! BrandsAppriss

All Kentucky AI Bills (7)

7 bills found

State	Bill	Title	Status	Topics	Last Action
KY	HB 2958	Data Center Environmental Impact Act	Introduced	data-centers	2026-04-01
KY	HB 4999	Facial Recognition Moratorium Act	In Committee	facial-recognition	2026-04-01
KY	SB 310	AI Deepfake Criminalization Act	Introduced	deepfakes	2025-02-05
KY	SB 3223	AI-Enabled Security Systems Regulation Act	Passed Chamber	ai-weapons	2025-01-21
KY	HB 520	Kentucky AI in Government Act	In Committee	government-ai	2025-01-17
KY	SB 2721	AI Training Data Transparency Act	In Committee	copyright	2024-07-07
KY	SB 2898	AI in Healthcare Safety Act	Dead	healthcare-ai	2024-04-05

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Last updated: 2026-04-15