Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

HB 692 — AN ACT relating to data privacy.

Last action — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on April 13, 2026.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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207 line(s) added, 268 removed.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN AN ACT relating to data privacy.
CHAPTER 118 1 CHAPTER 118 ( HB 692 ) AN ACT relating to data privacy.
Collected about a consumer's interactions with content provided by the Page 1 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN controller's own services;
Collected about a consumer's interactions with content provided by the controller's own services;
(9)[(8)] "Controller" means the natural or legal person that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of processing personal data;
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (9)[(8)] "Controller" means the natural or legal person that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of processing personal data;
(11)[(10)] "Decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning a consumer" means a decision made by a controller that results in the provision or Page 2 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN denial by the controller of financial and lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, or access to basic necessities like food and water;
(11)[(10)] "Decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning a consumer" means a decision made by a controller that results in the provision or denial by the controller of financial and lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, or access to basic necessities like food and water;
(a) Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation Page 3 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN from a high school or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;
(a) Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation from a high school or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;
Personal data does not include de- identified data or publicly available information;
Personal data does not include de-identified data or publicly available information;
(22)[(21)] "Process" or "processing" means any operation or set of operations performed, whether by manual or automated means, on personal data or on sets of personal data, including but not limited to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, analysis, Page 4 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN deletion, or modification of personal data;
CHAPTER 118 3 (22)[(21)] "Process" or "processing" means any operation or set of operations performed, whether by manual or automated means, on personal data or on sets of personal data, including but not limited to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, analysis, deletion, or modification of personal data;
Page 5 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN (c) The disclosure or transfer of personal data to an affiliate of the controller;
(c) The disclosure or transfer of personal data to an affiliate of the controller;
(31)[(29)] "State agency" means all departments, offices, commissions, boards, institutions, and political and corporate bodies of the state, including the offices of Page 6 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN the clerk of the Supreme Court, clerks of the appellate courts, the several courts of the state, and the legislature, its committees, or commissions;
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (31)[(29)] "State agency" means all departments, offices, commissions, boards, institutions, and political and corporate bodies of the state, including the offices of the clerk of the Supreme Court, clerks of the appellate courts, the several courts of the state, and the legislature, its committees, or commissions;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, not process personal data for purposes that are neither reasonably necessary to nor compatible with the disclosed purposes for which the personal data is processed as disclosed to the Page 7 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN consumer, unless the controller obtains the consumer's consent;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, not process personal data for purposes that are neither reasonably necessary to nor compatible with the disclosed purposes for which the personal data is processed as disclosed to the consumer, unless the controller obtains the consumer's consent;
Page 8 of 9 HB069220.100 - 1450 - XXXX 3/31/2026 7:47 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 692/EN (3) Controllers shall provide consumers with a reasonably accessible, clear, and meaningful privacy notice that includes:
(3) Controllers shall provide consumers with a reasonably accessible, clear, and meaningful privacy notice that includes:
(c) How consumers may exercise their consumer rights pursuant to KRS 367.3615, including how a consumer may appeal a controller's decision with regard to the consumer's request;
CHAPTER 118 5 (c) How consumers may exercise their consumer rights pursuant to KRS 367.3615, including how a consumer may appeal a controller's decision with regard to the consumer's request;
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Signed by Governor April 13, 2026.
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Action History

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118)

  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  5. passed 88-0

  6. House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)

  7. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)

  8. to Rules (H)

  9. received in House

  10. 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

  11. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

  12. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026

  13. reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill

  14. returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  15. 2nd reading

  16. taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  17. returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  18. 1st reading

  19. taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  20. to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  21. to Committee on Committees (S)

  22. received in Senate

  23. 3rd reading, passed 92-0

  24. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026

  25. 2nd reading, to Rules

  26. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  27. to Small Business & Information Technology (H)

  28. to Committee on Committees (H)

  29. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (135)

135 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 692 w/ SCS 1

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Republican 33000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Cassie Chambers Armstrong Democrat Yea
Gary Clemons Democrat Yea
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Yea
Karen Berg Democrat Yea
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Yea
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Craig Richardson Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matt Nunn Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Scott Madon Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea

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Final Passage

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 17003
Republican 70009
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 880012
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lewis C — Yea
Adam Moore Democrat Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Not Voting
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Not Voting
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
Erika Hancock Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Yea
Joshua Watkins Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Yea
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Yea
Matthew Lehman Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Not Voting
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Not Voting
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Not Voting
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Not Voting
Josh Calloway Republican Not Voting
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Not Voting
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Not Voting
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Not Voting
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Not Voting

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Pass

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 19001
Republican 72007
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 92008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lewis C — Yea
Adam Moore Democrat Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Yea
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
Erika Hancock Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Yea
Joshua Watkins Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Not Voting
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Yea
Matthew Lehman Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Yea
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Not Voting
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Not Voting
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Not Voting
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Not Voting
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Not Voting
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Not Voting
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 692 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 692?
HB 692 is sponsored by William Lawrence (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican), and Josh Branscum (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 692?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2026. Enacted.
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