Kentucky House Bill 227

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 25-3)
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-01 - returned to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish requirements to protect minors from AI companion platforms and social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require AI companion platforms and social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit AI companion platforms or social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by AI companion platforms or social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.

AN ACT relating to addictive online platforms.

Rep. Matt Lockett [R]	Rep. Jennifer Henson Decker [R]	Rep. Shane Baker [R]	Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]
Rep. Randy Bridges [R]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Emily Callaway [R]	Rep. Josh Calloway [R]
Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Steven Doan [R]	Rep. Ryan Dotson [R]	Rep. Daniel Elliott [R]
Rep. Patrick Flannery [R]	Rep. Ken Fleming [R]	Rep. Chris Fugate [R]	Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon [R]
Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D]	Rep. John Hodgson [R]	Rep. Thomas Huff [R]	Rep. Mary Imes [R]
Rep. Candy Massaroni [R]	Rep. Kimberly Moser [R]	Rep. Jason Nemes [R]	Rep. Marianne Proctor [R]
Rep. Felicia Rabourn [R]	Rep. T.J. Roberts [R]	Rep. Nancy Tate [R]	Rep. Walker Thomas [R]

2026-03-09 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 219 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-01	Senate	returned to Judiciary (S)
2026-04-01	Senate	2nd reading
2026-04-01	Senate	taken from Judiciary (S)
2026-03-31	Senate	returned to Judiciary (S)
2026-03-31	Senate	1st reading
2026-03-31	Senate	taken from Judiciary (S)
2026-03-16	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2026-03-10	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-10	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-09	House	3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (6)
2026-03-09	House	floor amendment (9) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-03-06	House	floor amendment (8) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-03-05	House	floor amendments (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-03-04	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026
2026-03-04	House	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-24	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-19	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-18	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-14	House	to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
2026-01-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb227.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb227/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb227/bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA2.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA3.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA4.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA5.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA6.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA7.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA8.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB227/HFA9.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb227/vote_history.pdf